http://teachagiftedkid.com The gifted child learns differently so we should be teaching them differently. My reflections along the way.... Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:59:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Amber and I visited our New Orleans/Mandeville friends for four days a couple weeks ago and I've been meaning to write an entry about it. First, we want to thank our friends, Rocky and Julie, for providing us with a great place to stay. We've known them since their ... http://teachagiftedkid.com/2008/08/27/catching-up-with-friends/ Kelly over at The Apple has found several sites where students can use their smarts to help someone else. I wanted to pass along her findings. I had used FreeRice in my classroom and found it to be very useful for those early finishers. The students are eager to ... http://teachagiftedkid.com/2008/08/13/compassions/ Below is a posting from my friend Stacia. This group does great things for the profoundly gifted population in the Houston area. Some of my readers may find this information helpful, so I'm posting their announcement here. You can also find more opportunities for the Houston area ... http://teachagiftedkid.com/2008/08/12/houston-profoundly-gifteds-fall-offerings/ I cruise the TAGMAX mail list because I'm interested in the issues that are important to gifted parents as they navigate the social and emotional issues of the gifted child. These parents know what the want in an academic setting and are quite knowledgeable on curriculum and programs. ... http://teachagiftedkid.com/2008/08/10/gifted-learners/ This is the video I made at a recent workshop sponsored by the Office of International Outreach and Dept. of Educational Technology at Texas A & M. We used Microsoft Moviemaker or Apple's VideoCue for the video portion, and Audacity for the audio. All these programs are readily available on ... http://teachagiftedkid.com/2008/07/30/147/ This school has the right idea! First Baptist Church of Lake City's First Academy provides the structure and curriculum to students and parents just like any other school but is doing it in a different way. Providing choice. Savvy parents can use the school facilities or homeschool. ... http://teachagiftedkid.com/2008/07/28/another-way-to-do-it/ Dave and I just got back from our two week vacation visiting relatives, friends and acquaintances. This trip started out relaxing, and then just stayed that way. One of the neatest things we did was floating down the North Platte River near Laramie, Wyoming. My uncle is ... http://teachagiftedkid.com/2008/07/25/summer-is-flying-pastfast/ After teaching a week of Camp Invention, catching up on errands and chores, and hosting our friends who are now on their way to Nigeria for a three year assignment, I have given myself the day to poke around the internet for interesting blogs and links. One such link ... http://teachagiftedkid.com/2008/06/30/a-dream-in-1939/ I love it when I visit a friend's blog and find something neat to try out. My friend, Nancy (who just got back from the New Orleans Writing Marathon and is on my teacher blog list in the side bar as "Nancy") keeps a great web log. She ... http://teachagiftedkid.com/2008/06/15/i-had-to-try-it-out-of-course/ I helped E find his ring! It may seem like a little thing to you but to E it wasn't. The ring his grandmother gave him had flown off his finger onto the SW Colorado forest floor late in a "capture the flag" style game during our week long ... http://teachagiftedkid.com/2008/06/11/building-trust/