Description |
ix, 210 pages : illustrations, charts ; 28 cm |
Note |
Professional |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
Contents |
Let's start at the very beginning : who are gifted children? -- Find out what you do first -- Building broad-based support for gifted education -- Don't treat gifted children like wallpaper or accessories -- Recognizing differences among gifted children -- Identifying gifted students -- Educators as talent developers -- Mazimizing potential through social and emotional understanding and support -- Acceleration : accommodating a different pace for learning -- Making differentiation defensible -- Preassessing in order to teach what students don't already know -- Strategies to light the fire of learning -- Strategies to differentiate instruction -- Excellence : an important but elusive goal in schools -- A tough choice for some : an "A" today or preparation to be successful tomorrow -- Encourage creativity : the edge for the future -- Nurturing leaders : a necessity, not an option -- Creating a gold-standard school and district -- Making all special teachers the gifted child's best resources -- Opportunities galore -- Unlocking considerations that often mask giftedness. |
Audience |
Professional |
Subject |
Gifted children -- Education.
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Teachers of gifted children.
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First year teachers.
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Added Author |
Boggess, Julie Roberts, 1972-
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ISBN |
9781593635381 (pbk.) |
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1593635389 (pbk.) |
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