1. Planning and Implementing STEM Education Programs for Gifted Students. An Essential Book for Parents and Educators. **As a Special Incentive for ordering this book, we will send you the code for accessing our list of over 160 LINKS for STEM Programs in the United States! This offer only applies when you order this book. We will update the list periodically. Please see our new site devoted to STEM education books: www.GiftedSTEMEducation.com
2. Bring the Educational Power of Steve Jobs into Your Gifted Classroom
3. Solar Power, Fuel Cells, Wind Power and Other Important Environmental Studies for Upper Elementary and Middle School Gifted Students and Their Teachers: A Technology, Problem-Solving and Invention Guide. This book is perfect for use in Technology Education, pre-engineering and environmental courses and study units.
By Other GEP Authors:
4. Analyzing Parent Evaluations of Gifted and Talented Programs, F. Neil Mathews, Ph.D., Louisiana State University
5. The Teacher’s Integrity and the Classroom Community’s Impact on Self-Esteem and Integration, Ivan C. Frank, Pittsburgh, PA
6. Digital Knowing: How Young Children’s Ease with Technology is Changing Expectations…Implications for Educating Gifted Students, Diane Witt, New Albany, OH
7. Heroes of Giftedness: An Inspirational Guide for Gifted Students and Their Teachers —Presenting the Personal Heroes of Twelve Experts on Gifted Education, Maurice & Eugenia Fisher, Editors. Discusses Highly Gifted Individuals who can be used as models for motivating gifted students to study different fields of knowledge. http://www.giftededpress.com/HEROESOFGIFTEDNESS.htm
“It well fulfills its purpose in the inspiring, exhilarating accounts of famous individuals and their contribution to the world. Gifted students, teachers, and parents will benefit hugely from these biographies of great men and women who overcame personal and professional challenges to move forward in their fields.” Joan Smutny, Director, The Center for Gifted National-Louis University
“My view of the world is that people are best served when they find their passion early on, because we tend to be good at things we’re passionate about. I think we also need to find people whom we admire and try to emulate them.” Chesley Sullenberger, the Captain who successfully guided US Airways flight 1549 in the Hudson River on January 15, 2009 (From Air & Space Magazine, May 2009, p. 11)
8. Golden Quills: Creative Thinking and Writing Lessons for Middle-School Gifted Students. Contains Twenty-Seven Challenging Lessons for Stimulating Creative Learning in Language Arts, Robert E. Myers. Further information can be found at: http://www.giftededpress.com/REMYERS.htm
9. SNIBBLES: REALLY Creative Problem Solving Lessons and Mind-Stimulating Exercises for Gifted Students and Their Teachers, Judy Micheletti. Ages 5 through Really Old! Judy’s original creativity book, and our Best Seller. Further information can be found at: http://www.giftededpress.com/SNIBBLES.htm
10. MORE SNIBBLES: Serendipitous Seasons, Judy Micheletti. This book focuses on how to motivate gifted students to be more creative at their school and home, and it contains several delightful line drawings that will entice the imagination of all curious children and adults. Further information can be found at: http://www.giftededpress.com/SNIBBLES2.htm
All of these books are useful resources for gifted students and their parents and teachers. They can be ordered directly from gifted education Press or through Amazon.com.
Also from GEP:
Online Documentary Film Production Course for Students who are Gifted in Visual Arts, Media Communication and Film Design -- Contact Blue Lotus Films for Information about this Excellent Online Course at: contact@bluelotusfilms.net
1. College Planning for Gifted Students, Sandra L. Berger. 2 .Coping for Capable Kids: Strategies for Parents, Teachers, and Students, LeoNora M. Cohen, Ph.D., Erica Frydenberg, Ph.D. 3. Early Gifts: Recognizing and Nurturing Children's Talents, Paula Olszewski-Kubilius, Ph.D., Lisa Limburg-Weber, Ph.D., Steven Pfeiffer, Ph.D. (eds.) 4. Education of the Gifted and Talented, Gary A. Davis, Sylvia B. Rimm, and Del Siegle. 5. Emotional Intelligence, Daniel Goleman. 6. Emotional Intensity in Gifted Students: Helping Kids Cope With Explosive Feelings, Christine Fonseca. 7. Gifted Children And Gifted Education: A Handbook for Teachers And Parents, Gary A. Davis. 8. Gifted Parent Groups: The SENG Model, Arlene R. DeVries; M.S.E.; and James T. Webb; Ph.D. 9. Help Your Talented Child: An essential guide for parents, J. B. Teare. 10. Parenting Gifted Children: The Authoritative Guide From the National Association for Gifted Children, Jennifer L. Jolly, Ph.D., Donald J. Treffinger, Ph.D., Tracy F. Inman, Joan Franklin Smutny, Ph.D. 11. Parenting Gifted Kids: Tips for Raising Happy and Successful Children, James R. Delisle, Ph.D. 12. Raising Brains: Surviving My Smart Family, Karen Isaacson. 13. Raising Champions, Micheal Sayler. 14. Ready for Preschool: Preparing Your Child for Happiness and Success at School, Nancy B. Hertzog, Ph.D. 15. School Success for Kids With Asperger's Syndrome, Stephan M. Silverman, Ph.D., Rich Weinfeld. 16. Stand Up for Your Gifted Child, Joan Franklin Smutny. 17. Take Control of Asperger's Syndrome: The Official Strategy Guide for Teens With Asperger's Syndrome and Nonverbal Learning Disorders, Janet Price, Jennifer Engel Fisher. 18. They Say My Kid's Gifted: Now What?, F. Richard Olenchak, Ph.D. 19. The Gifted Kids’ Survival Guide for Ages 10 & Under, Judy Galbraith. 20. The Gifted Kids’ Survival Guide: Teen Handbook, Judy Galbraith and Jim Delisle. 21. The Social and Emotional Development of Gifted Children: What do we know?, Neihart, M., Reis. S., Robinson, N. and Moon, S. (eds). 22. The Social and Emotional Lives of Gifted Kids: Understanding and Guiding Their Development, Tracy L. Cross, Ph.D. 23. The Survival Guide for Parents of Gifted Kids, Sally Yahnke Walker.
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