Category: Teaching Gifted Students
Practical resources and articles on how to teach gifted kids in ways that will help them flourish.
Middle School ELA Curriculum Night
Just a quick happy note–cuz we all need those in 2020, am I right?–to share what a positive impact PATH is having in Tahoma School District (TSD). Last night, TSD held an info meeting about new proposed English curricula for middle school. Woven throughout the presentation were assertions that the team was considering the advanced […]
WAETAG Report 2020
PATH > Teaching Gifted Students Lessons and feedback on WAETAG 2020 Two months into the school year and I still don’t feel like my family has settled into a new normal! In this changing educational climate, parents and kids alike are trying to learn a new system. But I wonder if we sometimes forget […]
5 Thoughts to Help You Parent a Perfectionist
I have a gifted perfectionist in my home. (Well, more than one, if I want to look in the mirror.) Parenting such a kiddo can be overwhelming, so when WAETAG (Washington Association for Educators of the Talented and Gifted) offered a webinar on the subject, I hurried to register. The speaker was Lisa Van Gemert, […]
PATH talks with Scouting BSA about working with gifted students
Exciting news! I recently was invited by Scouting BSA (formerly called Boy Scouts of America) to give a presentation to all the units in our region about how to work with gifted kids in the scouting program. It was a whirlwind overview in which I introduced them to what being gifted actually means, why the […]
Linda Silverman’s Advice to Tahoma
I recently attended a lecture by Linda Silverman, one of the leading experts in the field of gifted education. (See my notes: Part 1, Part 2). After the lecture, I had the opportunity to ask her about Tahoma’s current middle school needs: Q: We have an opportunity provide input to our district regarding the first […]
High School Site Plan Report
The strategic plan that Tahoma High School presented to guide their 2019-2020 school year focus.
Middle School Site Plan Report
The strategic plans that Summit Trail and Maple View middle schools presented to guide their 2019-2020 school year focus.