Teaching Advanced Learners in the General Education Classroom: Doing More With Less! - Softcover

Smutny, Joan F.; Von Fremd, Sarah E.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 141297545X ISBN 13: 9781412975452

Publisher: Corwin, 2011

Synopsis

Low-stress tips for challenging high-ability learners

Many teachers ask: "What do I do for students who finish their work before everyone else? Is there anything I can use that doesn't require me to read a long textbook with complic

About this title

About the Author

Joan Franklin Smutny is founder and director of the Center for Gifted, a Northern Illinois University Partner. She directs programs for thousands of bright, talented, and gifted children in the Chicago area annually. She also teaches creative writing in many of these programs as well as courses on gifted education for graduate students at the university level. She is editor of the Illinois Association for Gifted Children Journal, contributing editor of Understanding Our Gifted, and a regular contributor to the Gifted Education Communicator, Parenting for High Potential, and the Gifted Education Press Quarterly. Smutny has authored, co-authored, and edited many articles and books on gifted education for teachers, parents, and administrators, including Challenging High Potential Spanish Speaking Students (2012), Teaching Advanced Learners in the General Education Classroom (2011), Manifesto of the Gifted Girl (2010), Differentiating for the Young Child, Second Edition (2010), Igniting Creativity in Gifted Learners, K–6 (2009), Acceleration for Gifted Learners, K–5 (2007), Reclaiming the Lives of Gifted Girls and Women (2007), Designing and Developing Programs for Gifted Students (2003), Underserved Gifted Populations (2003), Gifted Education: Promising Practices (2003), Stand Up for Your Gifted Child (2001), The Young Gifted Child: Potential and Promise, an Anthology (1998), and Teaching Young Gifted Children in the Regular Classroom (1997). In 1996, she won the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) Distinguished Service Award for outstanding contribution to the field of gifted education.

Review

”The book’s major strength lies in its ability to remind the reader that there are many resources that educators may have forgotten about or not even thought of. The discussions about student interests, human resources, community resources, and open-ended presentation are a great aspect of this book." Author: Scott Currier, Mathematics Teacher Published On: 2011-01-06

“This book is pertinent and relevant to today’s classroom. Teachers face many demands to meet the needs of struggling students. We sometimes focus so much on the low-achieving students that we run out of time to address the needs of the gifted and above-average students. This book focuses on the issue with examples a teacher can use right now, with little prep. The author absolutely understands the issues teachers face in the classroom today.” Author: Shelly Docherty, 5th Grade Teacher Published On: 2011-01-06

“This book provides practical suggestions for utilizing and improving your own professional practice to more fully support advanced learners.” Author: Marcia Carlson, 6th Grade Teacher Published On: 2011-01-06

“This book will assist any educator in their quest to provide their students with high quality instruction, without much hassle.” Author: David Callaway, 7th Grade Social Studies Teacher Published On: 2011-01-06

"By discussing major areas of education, the authors have provided an excellent resource for helping to overcome various obstacles. The book can help to improve instruction for the gifted in the regular classroom." Author: Maurice D. Fisher, Publisher Source: Gifted Education Press Quarterly, Spring 2012, Vol. 26 Published On: 2012-05-01

About this edition

• Publisher: Corwin
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 141297545X
• ISBN 13: 9781412975452
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 200