If you are a general education teacher, chances are that you have a wide array of students in your classroom. Gifted, special ed, RTI, 504 - you name it, a child in your class is in that subgroup. Educating these students can feel DAUNTING. How can I possibly reach all 25 students at their own, ... READ the POST
Gifted Students and Overexcitability
Raise your hand if you've ever had a gifted student in your care who is routinely excited, sensitive, and intense. His or her emotions run high, almost all day, and their social-emotional life can be an extreme rollercoaster. You, my dear teacher friend, have met a student with an ... READ the POST
Educators of Gifted Kids: My Three Wishes
This post is specifically for elementary educators of gifted students, but everyone can benefit from this conversation!When I was a brand-new teacher, I remember getting my class lists and seeing a "G" next to a few of my students' names. I had no idea what that G stood for. Great? Gargantuan? Goal? ... READ the POST
Why Your Behavior Management System MUST Be Positive
Having a behavior management system in your classroom is crucial. I know this from teaching for 18 years now, and I've taught the whole gamete of kids: rural, urban, well-off, impoverished. You name it, I've been in it! I've learned, however, that a kid is a kid is a kid! Maybe with different needs, ... READ the POST
The Truth Behind Gifted Pullout Services
In my last post in this series, I talked about the idea of how we service gifted students across the country. One of the methods for organizing gifted education is different than the others, so I saved the concept of gifted pullout services to have its own post. There's a lot of hype and ... READ the POST
