Gifted Endorsement: Coursework Hours I watched a very interesting webinar, in more ways than one, featuring Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman. He is a humanistic psychologist who works at Columbia university and is a widely published author including several books. He was … Continue reading →

Gifted Endorsement: Elective Hours “Frank says I’m not supposed to correct older people. Nobody likes a smart ass.” – Mary Adler If this movie doesn’t have you tearing up immediately, you’re probably an alien. Its sweet, funny, compassionate, and loving … Continue reading →

Gifted Endorsement: Coursework Hours I participated in a webinar presented by Dr. Sandra Kaplan and Dr. Eugenia Mora-Flores. Both women are educators at the University of Southern California. This webinar addressed challenges of gifted bilingual students, particularly in urban  areas. … Continue reading →

Gifted Endorsement: Elective Hours  While looking for engaging math activities that create a growth mindset, I came across this short video found on youcubed.org. Rethinking Giftedness Film Jo Boaler created this short film to show how labels can be harmful … Continue reading →

Gifted Endorsement: Research Action   We began teaching remotely at the beginning of 4th quarter, but I still really wanted to try a Socratic Seminar. I decided it was still possible. We would use Zoom! I surveyed my students to … Continue reading →

Gifted Endorsement: Action Research – Free Choice As we began our remote learning adventures, I remember thinking about which students were going to have a higher success rate. Would it be the ones that always completed work in class? Or … Continue reading →

Gifted Endorsement:Concept Attainment – Elective Hours To introduce our next science unit, I decided to try using the Concept Attainment strategy. I presented my class with these pictures for the first step of yes and no examples.

Gifted Endorsement: Action Research – Group Investigation I began this group investigation by presenting these pictures and question to my students. What questions do you have about the positive and negative effects these resources have on the environment? 

Gifted Endorsement:Elective Hours  This is an interesting article that focuses on culturally diverse students, but I felt the information was valid for all high achieving students.

Gifted Endorsement: Elective Hours  Over the summer, I participated in a 5 hour online PD course offered by PLB . This PD, Differentiation for Gifted Learners in the Classroom, was composed of four lessons. These four lessons included 1. Characteristics 2. Personal, Social … Continue reading →