Teaching Gifted Kids In Today?S Classroom: Strategies And Techniques Every Teacher Can Use (Free Spirit Professional?)

Teaching Gifted Kids In Today?S Classroom: Strategies And Techniques Every Teacher Can Use (Free Spirit Professional?)

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 contentExtending reading and writing instructionPlanning curriculum for all students at the same timeSupporting self-directed independent studySupporting curriculum standards and increasing curriculum rigorBoosting critical and creative thinking skillsUsing assessments to help students demonstrate what they already knowUsing technology for accelerated learning and to benefit twice-exceptional (2e) studentsServing gifted kids with special needsManaging 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.ReviewAn excellent book for both beginning and veteran teachers . . . [that] contains tons of highly valuable information written in a concise user-friendly format.,MiddleWebAbout the AuthorSusan Winebrenner, M.S., is a full-time consultant in staff development. She presents workshops and seminars nationally and internationally, helping educators translate educational research into classroom practice. Susan is also the coauthor ofTeaching Kids with Learning Difficulties in Today?s Classroom andThe Cluster Grouping Handbook. She lives in San Marcos, California. Dina Brulles, Ph.D., is a school administrator and the gifted-education director for Arizona?s Paradise Valley Unified School District. She also assists districts throughout the United States in developing gifted-education programs. Other books Dina has coauthored includeA Teacher?s Guide to Flexible Grouping and Collaborative Learning andThe Cluster Grouping Handbook. She lives in Peoria, Arizona.