Attendance Part 2
My last post looked at a student’s reasons for wanting to go to school (or not wanting to go). We need students to choose school. When a...
GT = Group Therapy
I facilitate a GT course for high school 11th and 12th grade students. Much of what we discuss in this course covers the question “What...
Tweet To Learn
I learned something tweet! OK, cheesey...but... Did you know that when you put the #something on Twitter, it tags the post for specific...
TAGT Annual Conference!
Thank you, TAGT for another inspiring conference. In addition to the wonderful information delivered by experienced, creative presenters,...
Speak Up!
With all the debating and promises and agendas during the presidential debate, something struck a cord with me. Clinton at one point has...
Has it been 6 Months?
No excuses. OK, so excuses. Much traveling, new text books, new systems, writing GT ISP curriculum, taking the GT certification test,...
Winding Down...
I can't quite pin point what it is, but I am always exhausted this time of the year. As students begin their decline into summer, they...
Austin Mini Maker Faire
Austin Mini Maker Faire was amazing and inspiring. I keep saying that... This was the perfect collaborative learning environment. Perfect...
Are you engaging?
Found and article through TAGT's newsletter about engaging the gifted learner--jumped a link to another article by Jeffrey Shoemaker...
A Century Later...
One hundred years ago... A woman apparently ahead of the gifted education game, possibly the original gifted guru, Leta Setter...