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Review: ELA Lessons for Gifted and Advanced Middle Schoolers

Review: ELA Lessons for Gifted and Advanced Middle Schoolers

I was sent Emily Mofield and Tamra Stambaugh’s four-part series of advanced ELA lessons and wanted to share my thoughts.

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Using the Schoolwide Enrichment Model with Technology

Using the Schoolwide Enrichment Model with Technology

Drs. Angela and Brian Housand wrote a book about integrating technology into Dr. Renzulli’s Schoolwide Enrichment Model.

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Review: Top Secret Files

Review: Top Secret Files

The team over at Prufrock Press sent me a set of their “Top Secret Files” series to check out. These are small, non-fiction books featuring quick stories about spies, secret missions, experimental weapons throughout history.

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Review: The Mysterious Benedict Society

Review: The Mysterious Benedict Society

After it was recommended dozens of times, I finally read The Mysterious Benedict and I wish I had read it sooner!

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Review: Mindsets In The Classroom

Review: Mindsets In The Classroom

Ricci’s book builds on Dweck’s research and attacks the problem of the fixed mindset on all fronts, addressing the attitudes of students, but also of school staff and parents. But make sure you read Dweck’s work first.

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Review: Revelations

Review: Revelations

I received a copy of the second book in the School For Gifted Potentials series: Revelations. This is a great book for kids, blending an interesting sci-fi world with an educational journey through the social emotional needs of gifted students.

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For The Trivia-Obsessed

There’s a type of gifted kid who is simply filled to the brim with “did you know” trivia. If you know a student like this, then have I got a book recommendation for you! “The Extraordinary Origins of Everyday Things” explains how objects, customs, and sayings got their start.

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Book: Discovering & Developing Talents in Spanish-Speaking Students

My friends Kathryn Haydon and Gina Danley recently authored a book along with Joan Smutny and Olivia Bolaños, titled Discovering and Developing Talents in Spanish-Speaking Students. As someone who taught in Southern California, I’m glad to see them addressing this need.

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A Creative Coloring Book (For All Ages)

A Creative Coloring Book (For All Ages)

A few years ago, my young niece picked up interesting coloring book while we vacationed in Mammoth Lakes, CA. This is no “stay within the lines” book, however. Titled Scribbles, this book is filled with nearly 400 creative, divergent, and open-ended thinking tasks.

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Review: Orientation

Review: Orientation

“Orientation” is a unique sci-fi novel specifically written for gifted children as a tool for learning about their social and emotional needs. I’ll open with my highest praise: I wish someone had given me this book when I was in elementary school!

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