Dr. Reis presentation on Enrichment Clusters in Connecticut had a profound affect on my thinking this week. I also attended Ben Wilkoff’s presentation on the Academy of Discovery Model. I am trying a new model using a Social Network for an Enrichment Cluster (based on the Joseph Renzulli’ s Schoolwide Enrichment Model). By forming a social network, students [...]
I just returned from the CAG/T conference in Denver. So many ideas …
Joe Renzulli and Sally Reis were great keynotes. Sally’s presentation on the impact of GT programs was truly motivational. The question that keeps popping into my mind is how do we prepare this generation of GT students to achieve greatness in a world we can’t even envision [...]
In 2002, my then 10 year old son, was working on report on the State of
Idaho for school. He enjoyed learning about the state but when it came time to write the report, he was struggling. Each attempt at creating the paper was frustrating and the end result did not represent what he knew about [...]
Technology is an exciting learning tool for most students, but for gifted and talented students it represents the opportunity to engage in deep and complex thinking on a wide variety of topics. Technology allows for the process of large amounts of information with speed and efficiency. Most importantly technology provides opportunities for constructivist based learning [...]
I received my Masters in Educational Psychology with a concentration in Gifted and Talented Education in 2005 from the University of Connecticut. I have worked as a Gifted and Talented Advisor in BVSD and I am starting a private educational consulting practice focusing on the needs of gifted and talented elementary and middle school students. [...]
