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  • - Lessons, Activities, and Extensions for Gifted and Advanced Learners: Grade 4
    av Center for Gifted Education
    569,-

    In Math Curriculum for Gifted Students (Grade 4), the 24 lessons cover mathematics content for grade 4 and are divided into five sections: number and operations in Base Ten, operations and algebraic thinking, number and operations-fractions, measurement and data, and geometry.

  • - Lessons, Activities, and Extensions for Gifted and Advanced Learners: Grade 3
    av Centre for Gifted Education
    545

    In Math Curriculum for Gifted Students (Grade 3), the 21 lessons cover mathematics content for grade 3 and are divided into five sections: number and operations in Base Ten, operations and algebraic thinking, number and operations-fractions, measurement and data, and geometry.

  • - Step-by-Step Projects and Resources for Grades 3-6
    av Julie Darling
    419

    Social-Emotional Learning Using Makerspaces and Passion Projects is chock-full of meaningful projects that educators can use to teach social-emotional skills in grades 3-6.

  • - An Educator's Guide to Implementing a Culturally Responsive Talent Identification and Development Program
    av Julie Dingle Swanson
    529,-

    Talent Development in School helps educators utilize research-based curriculum and strategies to implement talent development in the classroom. This practical guide:Focuses on a talent development model that is centered on teacher learning.Highlights talent development''s impact on culturally, linguistically, and economically diverse learners.Details how to apply the talent development model in one''s school or district and opening access and opportunity to all students.Reviews current theories, concepts, and research on talent development in the field of gifted education.Is perfect for teachers, coordinators, and administrators.Talent Development in School features techniques for culturally responsive teaching and considerations for how psychosocial skills and noncognitive influences on learningΓÇösuch as motivation, grit, resiliency, and growth mindsetΓÇöaffect talent development. Written by experts in the field, this book will become a go-to for professional learning and development.

  • - Secrets for Parenting Successful, Happy Sons
    av Mary Anne Richey
    315,-

    The second edition of the best-selling Raising Boys With ADHD features the latest information on research and treatment for boys with ADHD. This book:Empowers parents to help their sons with ADHD find success in school and beyond.Covers topics not often found in other parenting guides.Provides a strength-based approach to helping boys discover their strengths and abilities.Helps boys become motivated, successful, and independent adults.Discusses the preschool years, early diagnosis, and strategies for teens transitioning to work and college.Filled with practical knowledge, a dynamic action planning guide, resources, and tools needed to help parents address the many strengths and challenges of boys with ADHD, this book provides parents with encouragement and hope for the future.

  • - Identifying and Serving Gifted Students From Low-Income Households
    av Tamra Stambaugh
    569,-

    This edited book, written by authors with extensive experience in working with gifted students from low-income households, focuses on ways to translate the latest research and theory into evidence-supported practices that impact how schools identify and serve these students.

  • - Extracurricular Academic Activities for Gifted Education
    av Todd Stanley
    459

    Enrichment Activities for Gifted Students outlines a variety of extracurricular academic activities and programming options for gifted student talent development. This book: Includes strategies for educators to develop enrichment programs that fit the needs of their students.Provides numerous examples of nationally-recognized and easy-to-implement programs and competitions.Helps promote students'' academic growth.Categorizes options by subject area, including math, science, technology, language arts, and social studies.Categorizes options by skill type, including creative thinking, problem solving, and adaptability.Enrichment Activities for Gifted Students provides everything busy educators need to know about offering, funding, and supporting enrichment activities and programs that develop students'' content knowledge and expertise, build valuable real-world skills, and extend learning beyond the walls of the classroom.

  • - Connecting Research to Practice
    av C. Matthew Fugate
    569,-

    Understanding Twice-Exceptional Learners offers an in-depth look at the needs and lived experiences of students who are twice-exceptional. This book:Includes detailed examinations of co-occurring disabilities commonly found in twice-exceptional populations.Features studies of ADHD, dyslexia, dyscalculia, autism spectrum disorders (ASD), anxiety, OCD, and more.Bridges the divide between research about and practical strategies for teaching gifted students with learning challenges.Is Ideal for university teacher preparation courses and graduate programs.Provides strength-based strategies that focus on students'' unique gifts and talents.Each chapter includes a comprehensive literature review, suggested interventions, resources for further exploration, and vignettes that highlight experiences of twice-exceptional students and the behaviors and needs that practitioners might commonly see in the classroom.

  • - How the Five Legs of Creativity Influence Math Talent
    av Scott A. Chamberlin
    729

    The Relationship of Affect and Creativity in Mathematics explores the five legs of creativityΓÇöIconoclasm, Impartiality, Investment, Intuition, and InquisitivenessΓÇöas they relate to mathematical giftedness. This book:Discusses these affective components relevant to mathematical learning experiences.Shares how affective components impact students'' creative processes and products.Shows the influence of learning facilitators, including teachers, afterschool mentors, and parents.Describes facilitating environments that may enhance the likelihood that creative process and ultimately product emerge.Utilizes the expertise of two young scholars to discuss the practical effects of affect and creativity in learning experiences.This practical, research-based book is a must-read for stakeholders in gifted education, as many advanced students are underidentified in the area of creativity in mathematics.

  • - A Week-by-Week Guide to Helping Your Out-of-Sync Child With Sensory and Self-Regulation Issues
    av Rondalyn V Whitney
    275,-

    Taking a look at the most common sensory issues kids face, Raising Kids With Sensory Processing Disorders offers a compilation of unique, proven strategies that parents can implement to help their children move beyond their sensory needs. This updated second edition: Shows parents how to characterize their child''s sensory issues into one of several profiles. Helps parents find the best adaptations and changes to their child''s everyday routines. Provides a week-by-week series of activities and checklists. Helps improve children''s performance on tasks like homework, transitions between activities, and interactions with friends. Is written by parents and occupational therapists. Whether it''s having to remove tags from clothing or using special dimmed lighting when they study, kids with sensory disorders or special sensory needs often need adaptations in their everyday lives in order to find success in school and beyond.

  • - A Planning and Advocacy Guide for Teens With LD, ADHD, ASD, and More
    av Cynthia G. Simpson
    289,-

    College Success for Students With Learning Disabilities (2nd ed.) offers students the knowledge, guidance, and strategies they need to effectively choose a college, prepare for university life, and make the most of their collegiate experience. This revised edition:Outlines the rights and responsibilities of students with learning disabilitiesGives advice on talking to professors and peers, getting involved, and asking for and receiving accommodations.Helps students utilize their strengths to meet and exceed academic standards.Provides additional information on autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and ADHD.Includes a handy guide to universities with special programs and advice from current college students with disabilities.Planning for college can be one of the biggest moments in any student''s life, but for students with disabilities, the experience can be challenging on many different levels. This book will empower future students and provide them with hope for success.Grades 9-12

  • - Equitable Programs and Services for ELLs in Gifted Education
    av Mary Catharine Campbell
    515,-

    This book is a practical guide for identifying and supporting gifted English language learners (ELLs) based on research and firsthand teaching experience. This book:Presents practical information and strategies for identifying gifted ELLs.Helps readers understand more about potentially gifted behaviors and talents.Supports the enrichment and social-emotional needs of these students.Includes background information, teaching strategies, and methods.Offers ideas for lessons and activities that can be used to support any learner.Research from the last 2 decades shows that there is a considerable disparity between ELLs and native English speakers identified as gifted. This book will inspire action by key players in these students'' lives, including English language and gifted educators, classroom teachers, school administrators, district and state leaders, families, and the greater community.

  • - Advice, Quizzes, and Activities for Dealing With Stress, Expectations, Friendships, and More
    av Christine Fonseca
    289,-

    Pssst! Want to know a secret? Want to help gifted kids harness the power of their giftedness? The second edition of 101 Success Secrets for Gifted Kids is a must-read for gifted kids ages 8 to 12 who want to find success in school, relationships, and life. This book:Includes 101 awesome secrets, tips, and tricks for gifted kids.Is chock-full of fun quizzes, activities, and practical strategies.Covers bullying, school performance, perfectionism, friendships, sibling rivalries, and managing intensities.Features Q & A sections from other gifted kids and preteens.Gives gifted kids insight into everything they''ve ever wanted to know about being gifted.Proven strategies for dealing with stress management, parents'' and teachers'' expectations, anxiety, cyberbullying, friendship troubles, and more make this the must-have guide for every gifted kid.Ages 8-12

  • - A Visual Guide to Acing Math in Grades 4-9
    av Theresa R. Fitzgerald
    265,-

    Equipped with the #1 guide to help kids (and their parents) with math homework, students will be able to quickly find the definitions and illustrated examples that will enable them to solve many of the math challenges they face. Covering everything from "addend" to "zero," Stress-Free Math:Is perfect for both kids and their parents looking for help with math homework and the tools to ace the class!Gives students in grades 4-9 more than 400 definitions, full-color illustrations, and examples.Covers subjects like measurement, algebra, geometry, fractions and decimals, statistics and probability, and problem solving.Helps students solve math problems with confidence.Is a fully updated reimagining of the best-selling Math Dictionary for Kids.This well-organized and easy-to-follow quick reference guide includes illustrated, concise explanations of the most common terms used in general math classes. Packed with strategies to help students get better grades and master math concepts without any headaches, this math study guide also discusses how students can use manipulatives and basic math tools to improve their understanding and includes handy measurement conversion tables, guides to geometric shapes, and more. Each concept covered has a concise definition and an example or illustration.Grades 4-9

  • - Taking Passion Projects to the Next Level
    av Andi McNair
    339,-

    Ready-to-Use Resources for Genius Hour in the Classroom provides practical advice and a wealth of hands-on resources for teachers to implement Genius Hour, or passion projects, in the classroom.

  • - Helping Your Child Thrive After Trauma
    av Christine Fonseca
    289,-

    The prevalence of trauma permeates AmericaΓÇÖs families, and no one is immune to its impact. Natural disasters, community and institutional violence, adverse childhood experiencesΓÇöthese events impact the developing brains and bodies of our youth. This book for parents and educators pulls together the research on adverse childhood experiences and other traumatic events, positive psychology and resilience to provide parents and educators specific tools to help their trauma-impacted children move from surviving to thriving. Presented in an easy-to-read, conversational style, Healing the Heart uses evidence-based strategies, inspirational stories and role-playing scenarios to provide parents and educators the information and tools needed to heal the negative impact of traumatic events. With specific strategies to address diverse forms of trauma and diverse populations, this book is a must-read resource for anyone wanting to reestablish safety, increase resilience and help heal the long-term impact of trauma.

  • - Geometry (Grades 9-12)
    av Laurie E. Westphal
    329,-

    Differentiating Instruction With Menus: Geometry offers teachers everything needed to create a student-centered learning environment based on choice. This book:

  • - Documenting Student Achievement in Gifted Education
    av Joan L. Green
    449,-

    Assessment of Gifted and High-Ability Learners equips readers with the knowledge and skills to evaluate and document student progress using a cyclical systematic process. This book:

  • - Dismantling Barriers and Tapping Potential
    av April Wells
    339,-

    Achieving Equity in Gifted Programming offers practical, research-based programming implementations to increase equity in gifted education and:

  • - A Practical Guide to Evaluating Student Work
    av Todd Stanley
    389,-

    Writing a rubric that can accurately evaluate student work can be tricky. Rather than a single right or wrong answer, rubrics leave room for interpretation and thus subjectivity. How does a teacher who wants to use performance-based assessment in this day and age of educational data and SMART goals find a way to reliably assess student work? The solution is to write clear rubrics that allow the evaluator to objectively assess student work. This book will show classroom teachers not only how to create their own objective rubrics, which can be used to evaluate performance assessments, but also how to develop rubrics that measure hard-to-assess skills, such as leadership and grit, and how to empower their own students to create rubrics that are tailored to their work.

  • - Grades 6-10
    av Chris Fancher
    379

    Project-Based Learning in the Math Classroom explains how to keep inquiry at the heart of mathematics teaching and helps teachers build students'' abilities to be true mathematicians. This book outlines basic teaching strategies, such as questioning and exploration of concepts. It also provides advanced strategies for teachers who are already implementing inquiry-based methods. Project-Based Learning in the Math Classroom includes practical advice about strategies the authors have used in their own classrooms, and each chapter features strategies that can be implemented immediately. Teaching in a project-based environment means using great teaching practices. The authors impart strategies that assist teachers in planning standards-based lessons, encouraging wonder and curiosity, providing a safe environment where failure occurs, and giving students opportunities for revision and reflection.Grades 6-10

  • - 30-Minute Lessons That Build Empathy, Self-Awareness, and Social-Emotional Understanding in Grades 4-8
    av Deborah S. Delisle
    339,-

    Teachers are always looking for activities that not only enhance the mechanics of writingΓÇögrammar, spelling, and syntaxΓÇöbut also allow students to express themselves in creative and personal ways. Creating Strong Kids Through Writing is the perfect resource for teachers seeking quick, ready-to-use writing lessons that encourage social and emotional growth, personal development, introspection, and innovative thinking in students. Each of the 20 lessons has been classroom-tested with students of all ability levels in grades 4-8, and each lesson contains one or more samples of student work to help guide and inspire student writers. Creating Strong Kids Through Writing is a resource teachers will turn to again and again when they seek writing lessons that, although short in duration, are lasting in their personal impact on student growth.Grades 4-8

  • - A Teacher's Guide to Student-Driven Classrooms, Authentic Learning, Student Empowerment, and Keeping It All Together Without Losing Your Mind
    av Andi McNair
    339,-

    How do you organize what may seem like a chaotic mess into a classroom that empowers students to engage with content and pursue their passions? A Meaningful Mess offers suggestions and specific tools that can be used to engage this generation of students in meaningful, relevant, and student-driven learning experiencesΓÇöeven if things in the classroom may get messy, both literally and figuratively. Such strategies and tools include Genius Hour, Makerspaces, flexible learning spaces, meaningful technology, global learning experiences, critical and creative thinking, collaboration, and reflection. Packed with relevant evidence and research, A Meaningful Mess helps teachers understand why traditional teaching strategies are no longer working and what they can do to engage and empower this generation of learners.

  • - Integrated ELA Lessons for Gifted and Advanced Learners in Grades 2-4
    av Tamra Stambaugh
    569,-

    Transformations in Stories and Arguments explores essential questions, such as "How does the development of a character build the reader''s understanding? How do the actions of others change the world? How do words and images impact our thinking?" This unit, developed by Vanderbilt University''s Programs for Talented Youth, is aligned to the Common Core State Standards and features accelerated content, creative products, differentiated tasks, engaging activities, and the use of in-depth analysis models to develop sophisticated skills in the language arts. Through the lens of transformation, students will examine narrative and persuasive elements essential to the analysis of short stories, advertisements, visual art, scientific argumentation, and their own writing. Students will discover transformations in themselves and their written work as they craft and revise narrative and persuasive pieces, realizing their own voice in the process. Ideal for gifted classrooms or gifted pull-out groups, the unit features stories by Dan Santat, Fiona Roberton, Jannell Cannon, Christopher Myers, Maurice Sendak, Daniel Manus Pinkwater, Jane Yolen, and Patricia Polacco; poetry by Carl Sandburg; sculptures by Arturo Di Modica and Kristen Visbal; a viewing of Pixar''s short film Lou and a variety of commercials; and engaging short nonfiction readings.Winner of the 2015 NAGC Curriculum Studies AwardGrades 2-4

  • - Lessons That Develop Habits of Mind and Thinking Skills for Young Geographers in Grade 2
    av Rebecca M. Burley
    515,-

    Thinking Like a Geographer focuses on high-interest, career-related topics in the elementary curriculum related to geography. Students will explore interdisciplinary content, foster creativity, and develop higher order thinking skills with activities aligned to relevant content area standards. Students will develop and practice geography skills, such as reading and creating maps, graphs, and charts; examining primary and secondary sources; and thinking spatially on a variety of scales. Thinking Like a Geographer reflects key emphases of curricula from the Center for Gifted Education at William & Mary, including the development of process skills in various content areas and the enhancement of discipline-specific thinking and habits of mind through hands-on activities. Grade 2

  • - Lessons for Social-Emotional Learning for Grades 4-8
    av Emily Mofield
    395,-

    How can we help students develop resilience to persevere in the face of setbacks? How can we ignite a drive that will inspire them to sustain effort even through difficulty? This book equips teachers to deliberately cultivate psychosocial skills, including self-awareness, problem solving to deal with setbacks, assertive interpersonal skills, and intellectual risk-taking. By teaching students to be aware of how their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors affect their pursuit of excellence, students can learn to tackle challenges and setbacks that they might experience as they reach to achieve. Lessons include engaging activities and curriculum connections, covering topics related to perfectionism, mindset, grit, stress, procrastination, social-emotional intelligence, and more. Grades 4-

  • - A Guide to the Social and Emotional Lives of Gifted Kids
    av James Delisle
    275,-

    Understanding Your Gifted Child From the Inside Out provides an engaging and encouraging look at raising gifted children today. A follow-up to the best-selling Parenting Gifted Kids: Tips for Raising Happy and Successful Children, this new edition focuses on the social and emotional aspects of giftedness, highlighting new information on the issues of perfectionism, self-advocacy, underachievement, mindfulness, and the impact of technology on gifted kids'' relationships. The book also features a section on life beyond college, for those readers whose children are no longer children. Understanding Your Gifted Child From the Inside Out features real-life stories about the lives of gifted children and how they and their parents recognize and enjoy the many intellectual talents and social and emotional insights they possess.Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented 2019 Legacy Book Award Winner - Parenting

  • - Learning and Innovation for 21st-Century Schools
    av Todd A. Kettler
    519

    Developing Creativity in the Classroom applies the most current theory and research on creativity to support the design of teaching and learning. Creative thinking and problem solving are at the heart of learning and application as students prepare for innovation-driven careers. This text debunks myths about creativity and teaching and, instead, illustrates productive conceptions of creative thinking and innovation, including a constructivist learning approach in which creative thinking enhances and strengthens conceptual understanding of the curriculum. Through models of teaching that support creativity and problem solving, this book extends the idea of a creative pedagogy to the four core curriculum domains. Developing Creativity in the Classroom focuses on explanations and examples of how creative thinking and deep learning merge to support engaging learning environments, rising to the challenge of developing 21st-century competencies.

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    275 - 1 429

  • - Grade 3
    av Mary Center for Gifted Education & William
    569,-

    The Jacob''s Ladder Reading Comprehension Program targets reading comprehension skills in high-ability learners by moving students through an inquiry process from basic understanding to critical analyses of texts, using a field-tested method developed by the Center for Gifted Education at William & Mary. Students in grade 3 will learn to comprehend and analyze any reading passage after completing the activities in Jacob''s Ladder, Grade 3 (2nd ed., previously published as Level 1). Research conducted by the Center for Gifted Education with Title 1 students demonstrated that the Jacob''s Ladder Reading Comprehension Program delivers results related to improved reading comprehension, increased critical thinking, and an enhanced interest in reading. Using skill ladders connected to short stories, poetry, essays, and nonfiction, students move from lower order, concrete thinking skills to higher order, critical thinking skills. The ladders include multiple skills necessary for academic success, covering language arts standards such as sequencing, determining cause and effect, classifying, inferencing, and recognizing main ideas. The second edition of the book builds off the previous Level 1 edition, including new readings and ladders for student use.This book provides teachers with an explanation of the nature of supplementary tasks that scaffold reading comprehension. Also included is an overview of the goals and objectives of the Jacob''s Ladder tasks and suggestions for implementation, giving every teacher the tools needed to promote successful reading comprehension. Optional Student Workbook PacksIn addition to this teacher''s guide, companion student workbooks are available for Poetry, Short Stories, and Nonfiction. The student workbooks feature ample room for student responses and notes, make reviewing and providing feedback on student work easier than ever, provide students with an easy-to-use reference to use during discussions, and save time, as there is no need to reproduce student handouts.Grade 3

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