by Todd Stanley | Mar 5, 2019
What exactly does a “gifted coordinator” do? As a gifted coordinator, I get asked a lot of questions. Curiously, the question I probably get asked the most is not what great things are you doing, how can I be involved, or what way do we best reach our...
by Todd Stanley | Jan 1, 2019
Why gifted students are so reluctant to make mistakes When I am sitting and flipping through the television channels, there are a few things that cause me to pause. One is the movie A Few Good Men. I always stop when I come across a baseball game too. The third thing...
by Todd Stanley | Nov 27, 2018
Balancing data with important 21st-century skill sets One idea that has permeated education for the past few years is that of data, and using it to drive and shape instruction. This is a great idea because you as the teacher find out what is working effectively in...
by Todd Stanley | Sep 18, 2018
The reality is in the middle with growth bands In the past few years, the idea of growth mindset has gained a lot of traction in education. The general idea behind growth mindset, a concept put forth by psychologist Carol Dweck, is that everyone has the ability to...
by Todd Stanley | Sep 4, 2018
Why don’t gifted services continue at the high school level? The way many gifted services work across the nation is that if a school or district has gifted programming, it is focused in the younger grades. Very rarely is there gifted-specific programming at the high...
