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Tips for Teachers: Web 2.0: Technology Tools to Enhance Organization and Communication

Notability is a note-taking app that allows the creation of categories and subjects that are like file folders in a desk drawer. An educator may have different subject folders for each of his or her committees, students’ notes, or professional organizations. In the subject folders, notes can be created by typing or using a stylus reflecting individualized handwriting.

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Spotlight on Students: Love Noelle

The federal definition of gifted students includes many attributes—intelligence, creativity, artistry, and leadership. In thinking about how to spotlight gifted students across Texas, I wanted to make sure we didn’t leave the last one out—leadership. It isn’t easy to lead others, and it’s harder to work in a group to show those leadership skills.

What the Research Says About the Effects of Policies and Regulations on Gifted Education

To further understand the effect of policies and regulations influencing practices for gifted and talented students, this review included articles that had been published since 2004 in Gifted Child Today, Gifted Child Quarterly, Journal for the Education of the Gifted, Journal of Advanced Academics, and Roeper Review. To be included, articles needed to discuss or examine the effects of policies, high-stakes testing, and standards on gifted education practices. Articles that did not examine these effects were excluded. Using these criteria, 20 articles were identified and summarized.

Gifted Education As a Catalyst for School Improvement: It’s Time to Come in from the Trailer and Lead the Race to the Top

We appreciate excellence on the field, in the pool, on the court, and on the track. And we support the long-term dedication of time and resources it takes to achieve athletic excellence. Why, then, have we, as a society, had a harder time openly embracing and celebrating the development of intellectual and creative talent?

Exploring and Encouraging Creativity

Many of the most successful companies look for creativity in their employees, as a creative workforce assures their continuation of growth and innovation in today’s market. Why then is creativity one area that seems to be lacking in our classrooms?

Focusing on Challenges that Influence Gifted Education Programs

This article focuses on the questions how far has education come in serving all of its gifted and talented students? What has influenced these results? It provides some suggestions for ways that educators might gifted education programs in their schools.