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Austin Mini Maker Faire
Austin Mini Maker Faire was amazing and inspiring. I keep saying that... This was the perfect collaborative learning environment. Perfect...
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Are you engaging?
Found and article through TAGT's newsletter about engaging the gifted learner--jumped a link to another article by Jeffrey Shoemaker...
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A Century Later...
One hundred years ago... A woman apparently ahead of the gifted education game, possibly the original gifted guru, Leta Setter...
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Is IQ Testing the Best Option?
How do we identify? How do we identify those people groups who are under represented? Gifted has been defined as a function of IQ, but,...
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Purpose Based Learning
Read a validating post from one of my favorite blogs, Upcyled Education, on purpose based learning. This phrase seems to flow with what...
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The Gifted Label
I really like this blog I have stumbled upon: Teachery Confessions. Blogger has a fresh way of voicing the thoughts rambling around in...
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Is College Next?
Nikhil Goyal-- you have me convinced! There are other paths to higher education than just college. In his book, One Size Does Not Fit...
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Mindset
Image: Mindsetmax.com What mindset are you? What mindset do you seek? In her book Mindset, Carol S. Dweck writes about recognizing your...
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Ghost Boy--Pistorius
Martin Pistorius reminds us not to take communication for granted. To slow down and connect with those who we cross paths with. Not to...
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I NEED you to FEEL it...
Image: Popularwealth.com Apologies for being so dull...My intent for the blog posts on this site is to help gifted individuals, or those...