Power of Self-Advocacy for Gifted Learners

Name: Power of Self-Advocacy for Gifted Learners
SKU: 9781631982033
Price: 539 SEK
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Author: Deb Douglas
ISBN: 9781631982033

Teaching Four Essential Steps to Success (Grades 5-12)

Häftad, Engelska, 2017

AvDeb Douglas

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Empower gifted learners to take charge of their education.Gifted learners are full of potential, but sometimes they’re also frustrated, bored, and even disruptive in class. Many bright students struggle because they have never been taught how to ask for what they really need to improve their school experience. This research-based guide shows educators how to teach self-advocacy skills to gifted students in four essential steps. Gifted students will:Understand their rights and responsibilitiesDevelop their learner profilesInvestigate available options and opportunitiesConnect with advocatesThese simple yet comprehensive strategies are brought to life in triumphant true student stories. Also included are complete instructions for conducting a day-long self-advocacy workshop with gifted students. Digital content includes a workshop facilitator’s guide, a PDF presentation for use in workshops, pre- and post-workshop student surveys, and customizable forms.

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Utgivningsdatum2017-10-27
Mått216 x 279 x 14 mm
Vikt528 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieFree Spirit Professional®
Antal sidor208
FörlagTeacher Created Materials, Inc
ISBN9781631982033

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Deb Douglas has spent her professional career as an educator, first as a high school English teacher, then K-12 gifted resource teacher, director of gifted programming, and International Baccalaureate coordinator.She holds master’s degrees in professional development and curriculum and instruction for gifted learners. She served as president of the Wisconsin Association for Talented and Gifted and member of the National Association for Gifted Children Parent Advisory Board.As an educational consultant, she continues to advocate for gifted learners, providing self-advocacy workshops for students, professional development for educators, and assistance to parents. She is a frequent presenter and keynoter at regional, state, and national conferences and contributor to Parenting for High Potential. Her original action research on empowering gifted students to self-advocate has been published in The Roeper Review, with new findings presented at conferences of the World Council for Gifted and Talented Children (Sydney, 2017) and the European Council for High Achievement (Dublin, 2018).Her publications, including her book, The Power of Self Advocacy for Gifted Learners: Teaching the Four Essential Steps to Success (Free Spirit Publishing, 2018), provide parents and educators with the tools needed to encourage and support gifted learners as they create their unique routes to graduation and beyond.She lives in Madison, Wisconsin.