Most teachers of gifted students, whether in the regular classroom, a gifted pull - out program, or a special gifted program, need resources.
Not exact matches
As a former
teacher, it is the little
gifts of art and drawing that I miss the
most and treasure from my old
students!
Reports published by the Neag Center for
Gifted Education and Talent Development at the University of Connecticut have shown that most general education classroom teachers are poorly equipped to meet the needs of the gifted, and that gifted students can spend as much as half the school repeating curriculum and waiting for classmates to cat
Gifted Education and Talent Development at the University
of Connecticut have shown that
most general education classroom
teachers are poorly equipped to meet the needs
of the
gifted, and that gifted students can spend as much as half the school repeating curriculum and waiting for classmates to cat
gifted, and that
gifted students can spend as much as half the school repeating curriculum and waiting for classmates to cat
gifted students can spend as much as half the school repeating curriculum and waiting for classmates to catch up.
Consequently,
gifted students spend
most of their school day in front
of teachers that have little or no training in this area.
The few hours (at
most)
of annual professional development spent on training
teachers to educate
gifted students are clearly not sufficient; we need more time and higher - quality training devoted to curricular and instructional differentiation by ability level.
The
teachers weren't very tolerant
of the
gifted students and
most of the time would just add on extra assignments for us to complete.
Led by Ms. Nicholson, The Children's Guild DC Public Charter School is a place where
students strive to do their best daily, and where
teachers, faculty and staff, work to help even the
most challenged
students find the
gift of learning.
Despite rhetoric to the contrary, «
Most regular classroom
teachers make few, if any, provisions for talented
students» (U. S. Department
of Education, 1993, p. 2) Furthermore, the trend toward using heterogeneous cooperative learning groups in contemporary classrooms may lend itself to the exploitation
of highly
gifted children, especially in settings where group grades are given or where no homogeneous groupings are allowed (Robinson, 1990).
Christina Sparacino, 3rd grade
teacher, Watchung Elementary School Christina Sparacino exemplifies the commitment to differentiation and
student achievement that is critical to meeting the needs
of all
students, but
most particularly to
gifted youngsters.
Joyce VanTassel - Baska alerts us to the fact that
teachers who refuse even to consider the use
of acceleration with academically
gifted students are blinding themselves to one
of the
most predominant characteristics
of such
students.
A
gift to the Fine Arts Museums supports groundbreaking exhibitions, provides resources for
teachers and
students, sustains public programs, and protects a permanent collection that is one
of San Francisco's
most important cultural legacies.
If you happen to have a «
gifted» child you get the run around you have to fight to get classes and
most of the
teachers seem to be intimidated by
students who excel.