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Teaching gifted kids in today's classroom : strategies and techniques every teacher can use / Susan Winebrenner M.S. ; with contributing author Dina Brulles Ph.D.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Minneapolis, MN : Free Spirit Publishing, [2018]Copyright date: ©2018Edition: Updated fourth editionDescription: ix, 246 pages : illustrations ; 28 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781631983726
  • 1631983725
Subject(s):
Contents:
Characteristics of gifted students -- Compacting and differentiating for skill work -- Compacting and differentiating for new content -- Extending reading and writing instruction -- Planning curriculum for all students at the same time -- "I'm done. now what should I do?" : self-selected independent study -- Grouping gifted students for learning -- Assessment and technology -- Gifted programming.
Summary: "Fully revised and updated for a new generation of educators, this is the definitive guide to meeting the learning needs of gifted students in the mixed-abilities classroom--seamlessly and effectively with minimal preparation time. For years, teachers have turned to this book daily to ensure their gifted students are getting the opportunities they need and deserve. Included are proven, practical, classroom-tested strategies and step-by-step instructions for how to use them. The new edition of Teaching Gifted Kids in Today's Classroom provides information on using technology for accelerated learning, managing cluster grouping, increasing curriculum rigor, improving assessments, boosting critical and creative thinking skills, and addressing gifted kids with special needs. Already a perennial best seller, this guide's third edition is sure to be welcomed with open arms by teachers everywhere"-- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Parent/Teacher Resource Collection-Children's 371.95 W767 Available 33111009309069
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Latest edition of the go-to classroom resource since 1992 for reaching and challenging gifted students.

This fourth edition of the "orange bible" brings fresh updates to the definitive guide to meeting the learning needs of gifted students in the mixedabilities classroom--seamlessly and effectively with minimal preparation time. Included are practical, classroom-tested strategies and step-by-step instructions for how to use them. The book provides information on: Compacting and differentiating skill work and new content Extending reading and writing instruction Planning curriculum for all students at the same time Supporting self-directed independent study Supporting curriculum standards and increasing curriculum rigor Boosting critical and creative thinking skills Using assessments to help students demonstrate what they already know Using technology for accelerated learning and to benefit twice-exceptional (2e) students Serving gifted kids with special needs Managing cluster grouping Digital content includes a full chapter for parents as well as a PDF presentation for professional development, reproducible forms ready to customize and print for classroom use, and additional extension menus for the primary and upper grades.

Revised edition of: Teaching gifted kids in the regular classroom, c2018.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 232-239) and index.

Characteristics of gifted students -- Compacting and differentiating for skill work -- Compacting and differentiating for new content -- Extending reading and writing instruction -- Planning curriculum for all students at the same time -- "I'm done. now what should I do?" : self-selected independent study -- Grouping gifted students for learning -- Assessment and technology -- Gifted programming.

"Fully revised and updated for a new generation of educators, this is the definitive guide to meeting the learning needs of gifted students in the mixed-abilities classroom--seamlessly and effectively with minimal preparation time. For years, teachers have turned to this book daily to ensure their gifted students are getting the opportunities they need and deserve. Included are proven, practical, classroom-tested strategies and step-by-step instructions for how to use them. The new edition of Teaching Gifted Kids in Today's Classroom provides information on using technology for accelerated learning, managing cluster grouping, increasing curriculum rigor, improving assessments, boosting critical and creative thinking skills, and addressing gifted kids with special needs. Already a perennial best seller, this guide's third edition is sure to be welcomed with open arms by teachers everywhere"-- Provided by publisher.

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