Contributions
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Empower Tomorrow’s Innovators with Talent-Targeted Teaching and LearningPaper
Presenter(s): Jeanne PaynterWhich of our students have the potential to become tomorrow’s innovators, those creative problem solvers who discover unique solutions to enhance our world? A talent development mindset believes that all of them may. In this session, you’ll gain new vision and practical tools to teach to develop talent, a unique … More -
In my seventeen years of teaching, I have only met an exceptionally talented and gifted student twice. The experience was very interesting, as both students had extremely strong mathematics. While other areas were the same as the rest or even worse. They had a lot of problems, especially in the … More
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Many countries in Europe and beyond are facing recruitment and retention problems. Burnout and workload are often cited as the main reason for leaving the profession. Learning more about teacher turnover might help policy makers to reduce shortages. But what of those who stay in the profession? With seven years … More
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Gifted by Any Other Name: Culturally Responsive Teaching to Support Gifted LearnersPaper
Presenter(s): C. Matthew FugateThere are varying definitions of gifted – from a vast number of national definitions to differing theoretical foundations that inform our understanding. With all this variation, how can educators really know what to look for in our students? The answer may lie with the students we serve in our classrooms … More -
Two important factors for learning English as a foreign language with young learners are the desire to learn and the enthusiasm for foreign languages. Teachers need to consider that young learners perceive the world holistically and learning a foreign language depends on their developmental stage. Young learners learn a new … More
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Children get to know certain areas and skills through play at an early stage of their lives. By playing and enjoying they gain different skills spontaneously and subconsciously without even knowing that they are learning. Today, unfortunately, board games have been displaced from children's lives by flourishing technology, to which … More
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Let’s PIVOT! Perception of Instruction in Virtual/Online TeachingPaper
Presenter(s): Cheng-Shi (Sarah) Wang , Dr. Keri Guilbault , WenXi (Pepe) WuClassroom observations are used to improve student outcomes and help administrators provide focused, actionable feedback for teachers’ professional growth. During the pandemic, educators had to quickly pivot from in-person teaching to remote instruction. While classroom observations continued, many district-adopted scales did not work well with virtual lesson observation (Guilbault et … More -
Giftedness has many faces. We know the mathematical probability of giftedness in an age-matched group, but that doesn’t necessarily result in identifying the specific quantity. Finding gifted individuals takes more than mathematics and understanding that some gifted people hide themselves very well. Giftedness, whether recognized or not, has a strong … More
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MY EXPERIENCE WITH GIFTED STUDENTS IN ENGLISH AT SECONDARY SCHOOL, USING THE EXAMPLE OF TRANSLATING TEXTSPaper
Presenter(s): Polonca ZalokarIn the Slovenian gimnazija programme, the translation of longer texts is practically not part of the regular curriculum, as we pursue goals that are subordinate to the final matura exam at the end of secondary school. Students who are recognised as gifted in a foreign language are not often given … More -
Making safe and supportive learning environment for gifted studentsPaper
Presenter(s): Nela Bejat KrajncNadarjeni učenci se pogosto soočajo z različnimi socialnimi in čustvenimi izzivi v šoli. Druženje z vrstniki s podobnimi interesi in intelektualnimi sposobnostmi lahko omili nekatere od teh izzivov. Na Osnovni šoli Pod goro pripravljamo raznolike dejavnosti, ki omogočajo združevanje nadarjenih in ustvarjamo prostor, kjer se lahko ti učenci povežejo ter … More