Programming for challenge

When we start a new year or a new topic most teachers are lucky enough to be given a program … More

Higher Order Thinking: Changing perspective

You may have heard of the Kaplan model and possibly used it in the classroom so in this blog today … More

Adding Depth and Complexity to your writing program

Many teachers often look at this concept and worry that they will have to overhaul their whole program to make … More

Asking open ended questions

Open ended questions and activities are what gets kids moving, excited and engaged. What are open ended questions? Open ended … More

Ease off the drill and practice

In this time of remote learning I have noticed one of my children has been set a lot of drill … More

Depth and Complexity for Gifted students

So you have a gifted child and you are remote learning? The activities being provided online may not be ideal … More

Are gifted children healthy?

Interesting article about the physical and mental health of gifted children. Studies show that our gifted children are often highly … More

Are there underachievers in your classroom? Part 2

There is still a lot of work being done in the field of underachievement in gifted students and one area … More

Are there underachievers in your classroom? Part One.

An underachiever is a student who is not achieving to their potential. The underachieving gifted student is too common in … More

Being Gifted is not how well a child does at school, it is who they are.

Are you confused with the label of Giftedness? Perhaps you have heard it being used too often or not at … More