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UTD program challenges the best and brightest young mathletes

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.dallasnews.com (Views: 12, Clicks: 2)
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For the select group of academically gifted middle and high school students training intensively this summer at the University of Texas at Dallas, math is a sport.

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New Gifted Testing in New York May Begin at Age 3

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.nytimes.com (Views: 18, Clicks: 7)
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The current test is valid only for children 4 and older, but a new test could work for even younger children, allowing the city to speed up the admissions calendar.

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Gender Gap for the Gifted in City Schools

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Though the school system overall is 51 percent male, its gifted classrooms generally have more girls.

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Gifted Aviators go robotic

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Students at a Florida elementary school have been studying robotics in conjunction with lessons in aviation.

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Flight -- Gifted Program

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Al Miller was involved with Cleveland Elementary’s Gifted and Talented program in which Principal, Ty Bell offered a series on aircraft titled “Flight.” The kids made model rockets and airplanes and learned basic concepts about aerodynamics. Miller was bitten by the flying bug and wanted to get up in the air.

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Dunlap sixth-graders get chance to be criminal investigators

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Fourteen students in the Middle School Gifted Program became crime scene investigators for a day, learning tips of the trade from local experts.

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Norman students learn from pros

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Young artists and writers from across the state came together to learned from professionals in their crafts Saturday at the eighth annual "Get the Lead Out” conference at Longfellow Middle School.

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Study Finds Wide Achievement Gaps for Top Students

Newman sumitted ago via http://www.edweek.org (Views: 39, Clicks: 1)
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Achievement gaps between students of different genders and racial, economic, and linguistic groups are large and persistent for the nation’s top-performing students, even as they seem to be narrowing for K-12 students as a whole, according to a new report.

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Papers have a place in her classroom

nitajo sumitted ago via http://sanfordherald.com (Views: 38, Clicks: 0)
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McFadden, an academically gifted English and language arts teacher at West Lee Middle School, uses newspapers to help her students with their vocabulary and reading skills and keep them informed on national and world issues.

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At Landover middle school, philosophy is part of lunch menu

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.washingtonpost.com (Views: 43, Clicks: 0)
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Schools these days focus mostly on preparing students for tests of reading and math, but during lunchtime at Kenmoor Middle School in Landover, the youngsters sitting in a small circle were tackling the really deep questions: Ethics. Fairness. How to split dessert.

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Gifted education outrages

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Jay Mathews writes about Quaker Valley High School gifted program.

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A Show of Nations

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.irontontribune.com (Views: 51, Clicks: 1)
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Domestic abuse, gun control and overpopulation may seem like heavy topics for middle school students, but for the students who participated in this year’s model United Nations, it was par for the course.

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Gifted students at a KC school learn by playing bridge

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The wonders of bridge are layered and mystifying — especially if you’re fourth-graders playing for only the third time.

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Why gifted classes are not enough

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Jay Mathews gives his thoughts on gifted education programs.

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Report finds wide disparities in gifted education

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.newsday.com (Views: 62, Clicks: 5)
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The report, "State of the States in Gifted Education," hits at a basic element of the federal government's focus on education: Most of its money and effort goes into helping low-performing, poor and minority kids achieve basic proficiency. It largely ignores the idea of helping gifted kids reach their highest potential, leaving those tasks to states and local school districts.

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UTD program challenges the best and brightest young mathletes

New Gifted Testing in New York May Begin at Age 3

Gender Gap for the Gifted in City Schools

Gifted Aviators go robotic

Flight -- Gifted Program

Dunlap sixth-graders get chance to be criminal investigators

Norman students learn from pros

Study Finds Wide Achievement Gaps for Top Students

Papers have a place in her classroom

At Landover middle school, philosophy is part of lunch menu

Gifted education outrages

A Show of Nations

Gifted students at a KC school learn by playing bridge

Why gifted classes are not enough

Report finds wide disparities in gifted education

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