Educators Articles & Reports

KGTC's Educator Support Series - Articles by David Wolff, ED.D.

July 2023: The Apprenticeship of Observation in Gifted Education
August 2023: Talent Scouts
October/November 2023: Higher Order Thinking 'On the Go'
January 2024: Intentional Planning to Differentiate
March 2024: Supporting New Colleagues in Gifted Education: Finding Your Starting Point

 



Why Is It Important for Teachers to Take Time to Relax Over School Breaks?

Americans Agree:  Public Attitudes Toward Gifted Education   Elizabeth Jones & Shelagh Gallagher/Institute for Educational Advancement

Rural Communities Test Ways to Hook Gifted Students   Sarah Sparks Education Week

7 Tips for New Year's Resolution Success
Success guidelines for students, parents, and educators
Lisa Van Gemert giftedguru.com

"Rethinking What Gifted Education Means, and Whom It Should Serve"  Dand Goldstein/Ney York Times

Why Bother Understanding Giftedness - Won't They All Be Fine Because They Are So Smart?  Paula Prober
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The Benefits of Being Gifted  Psychology Today

Learning At Home Resources:  Ideas for Teachers and Parents   Lisa Van Gemert/giftedguru.com

Bright & Early - A Story of Radical Acceleration (Podcast)    mindmatterspodcast.com

National School Boards Action Center Releases Its First Educational Poll of Priorities for Public Schools  prweb.com

Stop Scapegoating Gifted Students for Inequality   James R. Delisle/EducationWeek

What Exactly is an 'Underachiever,' and Why Are There So Many of Them in our Schools?  Valerie Strauss/TheWashingtonPost

The Contradiction at the Heart of Public Education  Andy Smarick/theatlantic.com

Why Getting 100% on Everything is Setting Gifted Students Up to Fail  Jennifer Greene/ArtofProblemSolving

Equity Does Not Mean Everyone Gets Nothing:  There's a Better Way to Address New York City's Gifted Gap  Colin Seale/the74

Kids' Brains Need More Downtime, Research Shows Faiza Elmasry/Science & Health

Managing the Summer Enrichment Craze  Jill Anderson and Bari Walsh/Harvard Graduate School of Education



Students Don't Want to be Bored; They Want to Learn  HubCitySpokes.com

Gifted Adults:  Embracing Complexity  giftedchallenges.blogspot.com