Food for thought:
8 Keys for Helping Students Find Success at School
Components of a Thinking Skills Program--Why does Olander use Habits of Mind?
Theta Scans-Transferring short term memory to Long Term Memory. This is why I teach students the Standing Five.
Science Says Parents of Successful Kids have these 13 things in Common--Click to head to article
Growing Your Mind-- A great brief video about the growth mindset
Neuroplasticity- Here's another short video on the implications of our ever-changing brain
Joseph Renzulli: What is Giftedness?--A brief video from American educational psychologist, Joseph Renzulli.
What is our Brain Buying? Rigor, Relevance, and Relationships
What Parents Can Do to Motivate Kids in School- Another article supporting the importance of growth mindset
How to Raise a Genius: Scientific American article about a 45 year old study
You might find the websites below to be a helpful resource as you raise your gifted child. Please let me know what you think and please pass along any other resources you might discover on your own.
CDE GT Parent Corner
NoCo Gifted Community
http://sengifted.org/
http://www.davidsongifted.org/
http://www.giftedguru.com/
http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/
CDE GT Parent Corner
NoCo Gifted Community
http://sengifted.org/
http://www.davidsongifted.org/
http://www.giftedguru.com/
http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/
Children feel more tension when they are worrying about their work than when they are doing that work.
--Rimm's Law
--Rimm's Law