/gifted-education Gifted Education en-US 2021 (c) °ÄĂĹĹÜą·ÂŰĚł Thu, 13 Jun 2024 19:59:52 GMT /teaching-learning/how-to-make-gifted-programs-more-equitable/2024/06 Experts discussed new, equitable models for advanced education, moving away from traditional "gifted and talented" programs. Thu, 13 Jun 2024 19:59:52 GMT /teaching-learning/how-to-make-gifted-programs-more-equitable/2024/06 /teaching-learning/opinion-can-gifted-education-be-excellent-and-equitable/2023/07 The focus should be on high achievers rather than students considered to be "gifted," which is a contentious term. Thu, 13 Jul 2023 10:00:00 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-can-gifted-education-be-excellent-and-equitable/2023/07 /teaching-learning/english-learners-students-with-disabilities-blocked-from-gifted-programs-data-finds/2023/04 State policies are needed to improve representation in gifted and talented programs. Tue, 04 Apr 2023 20:22:12 GMT /teaching-learning/english-learners-students-with-disabilities-blocked-from-gifted-programs-data-finds/2023/04 /leadership/opinion-the-report-of-gifted-educations-death-is-greatly-exaggerated/2023/02 Few low-income kids and kids of color make it into gifted programs. James R. Delisle explains effective ways to address that problem. Wed, 08 Feb 2023 17:00:14 GMT /leadership/opinion-the-report-of-gifted-educations-death-is-greatly-exaggerated/2023/02 /leaders/leadership/a-formula-for-creating-more-equitable-gifted-and-talented-programs/2023/02 Anthony Vargas in Manassas, Va., has nearly doubled the number of students from disadvantaged backgrounds in the district's gifted program. Mon, 06 Feb 2023 05:01:56 GMT /leaders/leadership/a-formula-for-creating-more-equitable-gifted-and-talented-programs/2023/02 /leaders/2023/a-leader-whos-busting-down-barriers-to-gifted-education Anthony Vargas has nearly doubled the share of poor and Hispanic students in gifted education in Manassas, Va. Mon, 06 Feb 2023 05:01:51 GMT /leaders/2023/a-leader-whos-busting-down-barriers-to-gifted-education /leaders/leadership/photos-a-leader-who-affects-everyone-he-encounters/2023/02 EdWeek photographer Valerie Plesch reflects on her day with Anthony Vargas, a 2023 Leaders To Learn From honoree. Mon, 06 Feb 2023 05:01:28 GMT /leaders/leadership/photos-a-leader-who-affects-everyone-he-encounters/2023/02 /leadership/how-schools-can-benefit-from-the-power-of-positive-parents/2023/01 Parents and administrators share what worked in their school-change efforts. Fri, 13 Jan 2023 23:48:09 GMT /leadership/how-schools-can-benefit-from-the-power-of-positive-parents/2023/01 /leadership/schools-are-resegregating-theres-a-push-for-the-supreme-court-to-consider-that/2022/11 As the court weighs race-conscious college admissions policies, some say the needs of resegregating K-12 schools ought to be considered, too. Mon, 28 Nov 2022 05:01:35 GMT /leadership/schools-are-resegregating-theres-a-push-for-the-supreme-court-to-consider-that/2022/11 /teaching-learning/3-out-of-4-gifted-black-students-never-get-identified-heres-how-to-find-them/2022/06 Most attend schools where they never get a chance to be recognized, a new Purdue University study finds. Fri, 03 Jun 2022 20:24:05 GMT /teaching-learning/3-out-of-4-gifted-black-students-never-get-identified-heres-how-to-find-them/2022/06 /teaching-learning/new-york-city-will-phase-out-controversial-gifted-and-talented-program/2021/10 The massive change is aimed at addressing racial disparities in the biggest school system in the country. Fri, 08 Oct 2021 20:34:11 GMT /teaching-learning/new-york-city-will-phase-out-controversial-gifted-and-talented-program/2021/10 /leadership/students-sought-changes-at-their-middle-school-their-principal-listened/2021/09 Principal Kambar Khoshaba initiated a student social justice task force at the middle school he leads. Students say it's had a big impact. Wed, 29 Sep 2021 21:48:02 GMT /leadership/students-sought-changes-at-their-middle-school-their-principal-listened/2021/09 /teaching-learning/gifted-education-comes-up-short-for-low-income-and-black-students/2021/04 Wildly disparate gifted education programs can give a minor boost in reading, but the benefits mainly accrue to wealthy and white students. Fri, 23 Apr 2021 13:24:32 GMT /teaching-learning/gifted-education-comes-up-short-for-low-income-and-black-students/2021/04 /leadership/the-simple-policy-change-thats-getting-more-students-of-color-in-advanced-courses/2020/03 By automatically enrolling all students in high-level courses, schools in Washington state are working to erase a long entrenched form of inequity. Wed, 04 Mar 2020 02:12:52 GMT /leadership/the-simple-policy-change-thats-getting-more-students-of-color-in-advanced-courses/2020/03 /leadership/how-one-district-is-raising-math-rigor-and-achievement-for-students-of-color/2020/03 The Long Beach, Calif., school district is deploying a multifaceted strategy to put more students of color in high-level math courses and help them succeed. Wed, 04 Mar 2020 02:12:52 GMT /leadership/how-one-district-is-raising-math-rigor-and-achievement-for-students-of-color/2020/03 /teaching-learning/what-exactly-is-gifted-education-a-new-guide-attempts-to-explain/2020/03 A new resource offers some basic information on how to teach and connect with academically talented students for teachers and administrators who are new to the field. Mon, 02 Mar 2020 19:20:07 GMT /teaching-learning/what-exactly-is-gifted-education-a-new-guide-attempts-to-explain/2020/03 /teaching-learning/identifying-gifted-and-talented-english-learners-six-steps-for-district-leaders/2020/02 Learn some of the steps schools can take to identify more English-language learners for gifted and talented education. Tue, 04 Feb 2020 20:30:01 GMT /teaching-learning/identifying-gifted-and-talented-english-learners-six-steps-for-district-leaders/2020/02 /teaching-learning/our-most-read-special-education-stories-of-2019/2019/12 The most popular special education stories of the year examined the broken promises of special education, the aftermath of the lead crisis in Flint, Mich., and how educators lack confidence in their ability to meet the needs of children with disabilities. Mon, 30 Dec 2019 16:00:24 GMT /teaching-learning/our-most-read-special-education-stories-of-2019/2019/12 /teaching-learning/gifted-education-opening-the-gates How do schools screen students for gifted-education lessons? What groups of students are getting missed? And what are some ways schools can broaden their nets to capture nontraditional students for gifted services? Find some answers in this survey and story collection. Wed, 18 Dec 2019 05:00:00 GMT /teaching-learning/gifted-education-opening-the-gates /leadership/mining-for-gifted-students-in-untapped-places/2019/12 An internationally known gifted-education center is scouting—and helping to develop—gifted students in after-school programs and pullout classes in one of Maryland’s most challenged school districts. Fri, 13 Dec 2019 02:52:52 GMT /leadership/mining-for-gifted-students-in-untapped-places/2019/12 /teaching-learning/twice-exceptional-students-miss-out-on-gifted-classes/2019/11 Students who both have disabilities and are gifted are often overlooked when it comes to screening for gifted education. A California district found that it could buck the trend by casting a wider net for gifted students. Tue, 26 Nov 2019 02:47:39 GMT /teaching-learning/twice-exceptional-students-miss-out-on-gifted-classes/2019/11 /teaching-learning/pointillism-in-1st-grade-teachers-use-unfamiliar-lessons-to-mine-for-giftedness/2019/11 Some districts are using new “response lessons” to identify the talented students that traditional assessments miss. Tue, 26 Nov 2019 02:47:39 GMT /teaching-learning/pointillism-in-1st-grade-teachers-use-unfamiliar-lessons-to-mine-for-giftedness/2019/11 /teaching-learning/even-gifted-educators-say-their-classes-dont-reach-all-who-need-them/2019/11 Students of color, low-income students, and English-language learners are underrepresented in gifted classes, according to a survey. Tue, 26 Nov 2019 02:47:39 GMT /teaching-learning/even-gifted-educators-say-their-classes-dont-reach-all-who-need-them/2019/11 /teaching-learning/opinion-what-were-getting-wrong-about-gifted-education/2019/11 We’re leaving out a large swath of students whose giftedness doesn't line up with traditional lesson-learning, writes Joseph S. Renzulli. Tue, 12 Nov 2019 02:23:53 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-what-were-getting-wrong-about-gifted-education/2019/11 /teaching-learning/opinion-stop-scapegoating-gifted-students-for-inequality/2019/11 Eliminating gifted programs all together is the wrong solution to fixing racial and economic imbalances, argues James R. Delisle. Thu, 07 Nov 2019 00:46:52 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-stop-scapegoating-gifted-students-for-inequality/2019/11 /teaching-learning/q-a-jill-adelson-looks-to-a-better-route-to-improve-gifted-education/2019/04 Jill Adelson, editor of the journal Gifted Child Quarterly, talks about the best evidence in gifted education, and areas where research is thin on the ground. Wed, 17 Apr 2019 13:31:39 GMT /teaching-learning/q-a-jill-adelson-looks-to-a-better-route-to-improve-gifted-education/2019/04 /leadership/4-ways-schools-help-or-hinder-gifted-students/2019/04 Gifted education programs can support academically advanced students or, in some cases, hold them back. Four studies presented at the American Educational Research Association meeting show how. Mon, 15 Apr 2019 21:21:26 GMT /leadership/4-ways-schools-help-or-hinder-gifted-students/2019/04