There is nothing quite like getting your brain in gear with intensive summer classes after being out of the classroom for nearly 6 years. I’ve spent the past week immersed in gifted pedagogy and am just taking a short break before getting back to homework. My goal, at least for now, is to try to get [...]
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Wow, it’s been a year of blogging already. Today is my one year blogiversary! Looking back, I see that I managed to post a lot more frequently in the beginning. I think I had a lot pent up that I wanted to get out, plus didn’t know yet about some of the great gifted communities already [...] Last week Carnegie Mellon announced their C-MITES weekend workshops in Lower Merion. C and a friend are both attending for the first time, though different classes. C will be newly 6 and hopefully not too much younger than the other kids. It will be his first experience with a group of other children like himself, even [...] Last week the latest Davidson Institute eNews-Update was published. Worth noting is their updated map of gifted policies by state and list of summer programs. I have also started updating my links section with more resources that I have come across, including colleges with various summer and weekend programs for gifted students. [...] My husband came across an interesting article in The New York Times titled Studying Young Minds, and How to Teach Them. While it doesn’t mention gifted children, it does talk about how cognitive neuroscience is changing our expectations about teaching young children. It’s interesting to see that it wasn’t until recently that scientists realized that children [...] This week has been crazy. I’ve been dealing with insurance issues for Z’s speech therapy, met with C’s school and had a GIEP meeting with our district. Below is a revised summary based on my post on Davidson’s. We met with C’s private school on Monday and then had a GIEP meeting with our district today. District officials [...] I heard back from Johns Hopkins, a day later than I expected, but it was a pretty quick response to my intake paperwork. They say that they try to call within two weeks, which is great. I have mixed feelings about the call, though. The psychologist suggested that we wait until further into the school year [...] I debated whether or not to tune into the NAGC WOW webinar last night Ten Things Administrators Should Know about Gifted Education with Joyce VanTassel-Baska. Since it was intended for administrators, I wondered whether it would be worthwhile for me as a parent and former teacher. I’m so glad I decided to invest that hour, because [...] Back in August Carnegie Mellon posted their Pittsburgh weekend workshops for grades k-9. This week they posted their Lower Merion workshops for grades 1-9. We haven’t done any of these yet, but they seem like a good opportunity for children to meet other gifted kids and do something fun and challenging together. C finished his public school [...] I started a thread on the Davidson forum for the first time tonight. I’m trying to keep an open mind and get some feedback from other parents before I meet with C’s school. I don’t want to advocate for the wrong thing. I just want C to be happy and successful in school. DS5 started first grade [...] |
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