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The Social and Emotional Development of Gifted Children: What Do We Know?

June 17, 2016
The Social and Emotional Development of Gifted Children (Second Edition) remains the only book that provides a comprehensive summary of the empirical research on the social and emotional development of gifted children by leading authorities in the field.

Life lessons from a grandfather's wisdom

June 15, 2016
This blog post, an excerpt from Teaching for High Potential (Summer 2016), is by Thomas P. Hébert, professor of gifted and talented education in the College of Education at the University of South Carolina. 

Javits Funding for Fiscal Year 2017 Clears First Hurdle

June 9, 2016
Today the Senate Appropriations Committee approved $12 million for the Javits Gifted & Talented Students Education Act in the bipartisan 2017 funding bill for the departments of labor, health and human services (L/HHS), and education.

Standard deviations: Creative writers take standardized writing tests?

June 8, 2016
This blog post, an excerpt from Teaching for High Potential (Summer 2016), is by Michael H. Miller, a consultant with the Northern Virginia Writing Project who teaches English at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, Virginia.

For What It’s Worth: Crafting a Statement of Educational Philosophy

Jeff Danielian
June 6, 2016
I’m often found writing a great deal about what it means to be an educator. There are times when specific curricular topics or themes are discussed, social and emotional behaviors covered, or a favorite conversation starter in the classroom is introduced. 

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