Underachievement in GT Learners
2016
- St. Croix Valley Gifted: Featured Reading on Underachievement and GT Learners
- The Catch-22 of Gifted Underachievement by Emily VR via The Fissure 1 Feb 2016
2015
- Gifted Underachievers: Underachieving or Refusing to Play the Game? by Celi Trepanier via Crushing Tall Poppies, 11 Feb 2015
2010 – 2014
- How Some of America’s Most Gifted Kids Wind Up in Prison by Florina Rodov and Sabrina Truong via Quartz 24 Dec 2014
- What About Gifted Students Who Drop Out? by Michael S. Matthews, Ph.D., via Digest of Gifted Research 19 Feb 2008
2009 and Earlier
- The Trouble with Geniuses by Jeanne Bernish via Race to the Middle 5 Apr 2009
- Gifted achievers and underachievers: A comparison of patterns found in school files by Jean Peterson and Nicholas Colangelo, via Davidson Institute, originally published in Journal of Counseling and Development, American Counseling Association, Vol. 74, pp. 399-407 Mar/Apr 1996
Mon 10/3 | 2e: Twice Exceptional – Documentary & Discussion
Featuring illuminating interviews with students, parents, teachers, psychologists and therapists, 2e: Twice Exceptional follows the personal journeys of a unique group of high school students in Los Angeles who have been identified as “twice exceptional” – gifted or highly gifted individuals with learning disabilities or differences. Documentary & Discussion | 2e: Twice Exceptional by Thomas Ropelewski When | Monday 10/3, 6:30 – 8:30pm Where | Stillwater Junior High Media Center, 523 Marsh St. West View the Trailer It is thanks to...
read moreSun 9/25 | How to Grow the Kids We Have
Each year, parents and educators wonder how best to support kids who, for assorted reasons, stand out in unexpected or surprising ways. Join us for a conversation that unpacks and reaches beyond labels in order to nurture the kids we have. Topic | How to Grow the Kids We Have: Preparing the ground for a good year at school When | Sunday 9/25, 2:30 – 4:30pm Where | Stillwater Public Library, Margaret Rivers Conference Room on the Upper Level, 224 Third St. North Sometimes fixed mindsets aren’t found in kids, but do emerge...
read moreMidwest youth register for NUMATS 2016-2017
Parent and Educators: Do you have or know a Minnesota student in grades 3-9 whose grade-level MAP or NAEP scores show high ability, or who qualifies for gifted services at school? What are the true indicators of that student’s learning needs if measuring by grade-level proficiency alone? How can you appropriately support children’s growth without providing instruction or enrichment at a level matching their abilities? Northwestern University’s Midwest Academic Talent Search (NUMATS) through the Center for Talent...
read moreReach for the Stars reaches Educators, Students
Schools across the St. Croix Valley are receiving over 1,000 free copies of the 2016-2017 Minnesota Reach for the Stars Guide thanks to St. Croix Valley Gifted and the Synergy & Leadership Exchange. “It makes good sense to ensure the St. Croix Valley can tap into the vast Minnesota K-12 learning and enrichment resources Reach for the Stars gathers in one place,” says incoming chapter president Margaret Thomas. St. Croix Valley Gifted has made the guide’s print edition available in past years at their chapter meetings,...
read moreNAGC | Change Minds. Change Policies. Change Practice.
What needs to happen next in the United States and in Minnesota to reach, teach, and support gifted learners? Who is setting direction and leading the charge? What steps should Minnesota parents, caregivers, educators, and community members take? M. René Islas, Executive Director for the National Association of Gifted Children (NAGC), was among the keynote speakers at June’s Hormel Foundation Gifted and Talented Symposium, co-sponsored by the Minnesota Department of Education each year in Austin, MN. His full keynote address is...
read moreTAGT hosts #gtchat Summer PD Series on Twitter
Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented (TAGT), sponsor and host of Twitter’s #gtchat, will offer a weekly Professional Development (PD) series throughout the Summer, starting June 7. Chats typically feature guest experts in the GT field Specific topics will be announced weekly, with resource archives and Storify captures made available at the TAGT Global gtchat blog. Twitter chats are a free way to expand your PLN, explore concepts, and participate in Q&A with educators around the world. Introduce yourself to instructional...
read moreDept of Ed opens public comment on ESSA law
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) revises and reauthorizes the federal K-12 education law known as the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA). President Obama signed ESSA into law in December 2015. ESSA marks the first time federal law includes several provisions that support gifted and talented students. Following further definition at the State level, these new provisions take effect in 2017-2018. What does ESSA mean for gifted students? Northwestern University’s Center for Talent Development (CTD, home to the...
read moreTBT | A ‘Gritty’ Discussion: Are Schools Leaving Gifted Students Behind?
This Throwback Thursday post originally appeared on our website in March 2014. Angela Duckworth’s recent best-seller, Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance, has direct tie-in to the socio-emotional resources Dr. Diane Heacox shared at our May 2016 chapter meeting. ##### St Croix Valley Gifted brings you a news round up of Minnesota and national conversation about the overall environment today’s gifted youth and their educators are facing at school. A crop of early 2014 articles began drawing attention to the distinct needs...
read moreFeatured Reading on Underserved Gifted Students
It’s very easy to fall into the trap of thinking that the way gifted identification or instruction happens in your student’s classroom is how it happens everywhere — even within the same building. The truth is that many high-ability and high-potential students are chronically underserved, especially when it comes to factors like race, language, gender, or twice exceptionality (2E). Because the federal government does not provide guidance or have requirements for gifted services, students encounter a range of services from...
read moreBlaze a Trail for Your Students with MCGT
Parents and community members have asked St. Croix Valley Gifted for even more outreach efforts on behalf of area gifted kids. Now is the time for parents, caregivers, educators, and community members to blaze new trails together for GT students — because all kids deserve chances to learn and grow each day. Why Now? Changes in federal ESSA legislation (replacement for NCLB) take effect in Fall 2017. Schools face new requirements to measure learning growth among GT students, and new funding options under Title I and Title II to reach...
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