Chapter 1 of Differentiation for Gifted Learners (Heacox, 2019) explains something I never knew: the distinction between gifts and talents. Heacox based her viewpoint of gifts and talents on the position of Francoys Gagne. Gifts are “superior innate aptitudes…[present at birth]…the
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Whether they have been identified or not, it is important for educators to understand and accept that gifted students are everywhere! We have spent so much time, energy, and resources in supporting the needs of struggling students (especially since COVID)
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Each year, I look at my bookshelf in my classroom and I think to myself, “You know, I should really go through this stuff and get rid of things.” Each year, I always come across my original teaching portfolio from
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Every year the walls start bare. The empty white spaces stare at me until the learning starts and slowly the walls get filled up with colorful posters. My room is definitely a reflection of my teacher personality: brightly colored (slightly
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La la la, la la la, la la la la la, oh You know I’ve never felt like this before La la la, la la la, la la la la la, oh This feels like so unreal I begin to
Read MoreIt is with incredible frequency that I hear the axiom that a teacher should be a “guide on the side, not a sage on a stage”. It has been so often repeated that it is rarely even questioned; which means
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Is there something someone can do? In the last several months I’ve had conversations with numerous educators about various concerns related to this school year. From lost prep times and lunch breaks to lack of safety protocols to inadequate leave
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Thankfully, the room had an entire wall of windows, so it didn’t matter that I couldn’t find the light switch. As the students arrived, they rattled off dozens of questions. I am uncertain if all of them made their way
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Growing the profession – this is the job of mentor teachers. It’s our job to make sure that novice teachers and student teaching candidates have what they need; materials, answers, support, advice, techniques, teaching tools, and anything else that might
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