Supporting our Brightest Minds: Ideas for Parents and Teachers to Challenge and Empower Gifted Students During a Time of Social and Educational Change

Offering students home, school, and community experiences that relate to their special or general interest areas can provide low-pressure, interesting experiences that can enrich their lives and provide opportunities for new exploration, friendships, and possible new academic and career paths. The W...

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Published inParenting for high potential Vol. 10; no. 2; pp. 2 - 25
Main Authors Kreamer, H Michelle, Holt, Latasha
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington National Association for Gifted Children Gifted Child Quarterly 01.06.2021
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Active Learning
Collaboration
Course Descriptions
COVID-19
Distance learning
Educational Change
Educational Environment
Educational Opportunities
Empowerment
Gifted children
Informal Education
Lesson Plans
Online instruction
Teaching Methods
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Summary:Offering students home, school, and community experiences that relate to their special or general interest areas can provide low-pressure, interesting experiences that can enrich their lives and provide opportunities for new exploration, friendships, and possible new academic and career paths. The Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child Model provides a guiding framework focused on the "alignment, integration, and collaboration between education and health to improve each child's cognitive, physical, social, and emotional development. Students can choose their focus area (e.g., pre-algebra, geometry, calculus) and then track their performance as they continue to solve challenging math problems. Additionally, the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) has a variety of self-paced online courses bringing together students and the art world like never before. * National Writing Project: Writing Together at Home. Much like the home-based examples, there are many learning opportunities that can begin at school with the teacher and continue to challenge students within the home learning environment. * Flipgrid.