BES GT LEADers September News
Learning Experiences for Academic Discovery
Lori Kirkhuff
Email: lori.kirkhuff@gcisd.net
Location: Bransford Elementary School, Glade Road, Colleyville, TX, United States
Phone: 817-305-4920
Twitter: @BESGTLEAD
WELCOME to GT LEAD
Welcome to Mrs.Kirkhuff's Gifted & Talented Class. It is a privilege to teach these future leaders and innovators! My goal is to create an environment for learning that allows my students to discover their unique talents and encourage them to make a difference in the lives of others. Our lessons this year will focus on effective communication and the need to be flexible, resourceful and innovative. Students will be encouraged to ask questions and experience empathy. As we prepare these leaders of tomorrow, we will be infusing technology into our class. I am so excited to be at BES this year!
Upcoming Dates and Events:
Oct. 12th- District Meeting - GT LEAD Classes Reschedued
Nov. 16th -Kindergarten Parent Information Night for new Applicants
6:00-7:00pm PDEC Bldg. Panther Den
Nov. 17-Dec. 8 Nominations for Kindergarten
Dec. 12th - 5th to Middle School Parent Information Night for current LEAD students
6:00-7:00 PDEC Bldg. Panther Den
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PARENT'S Corner
Want to know more about raising a gifted child? Check out these resources!
Perfectionism
In Rosemary Callard-Szulgit's book, Perfectionism and Gifted Children, she states that the number one social and emotional issue gifted children deal with is perfectionism, due to their high intelligence and talents, and that they can typically see more than one solution to a problem. She points out that gifted kids struggle with a finishing point, as they are fully aware more could be done. Many times, these students will avoid new experiences (or committing to one final solution), due to their fears of failure, and they are therefore concerned others will view them as inadequate.
GCISD Advanced Academics Website
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Websites to explore and learn more about Gifted Students!
SAGE: Supporting & Advocating for Gifted Education (GCISD parent group)
https://www.facebook.com/gcsage
NAGC: National Association for Gifted Children
TAGT: Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented
Mensa
SENG: Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted
TED: Riveting talks by remarkable people, free to the world
Searching for the perfect book to meet your needs or interests?
● Prufrock Press: http://www.prufrock.com/
● Great Potential Press: http://www.giftedbooks.com/
● Free Spirit Publishing: http://www.freespirit.com/
Please see the GCISD Advanced Academics web page for a full list of links to resources for parents of gifted students!
Duke University TIP Program
The Duke University Talent Identification Program (Duke TIP) is a nonprofit organization that has served over 2.8 million academically talented students in grades four through twelve since 1980. Each year, Duke TIP enrolls nearly one hundred thousand new students in its talent searches. TIP's talent searches help these gifted students assess the extent of their abilities with above-level testing, recognize them for their achievements, and provide them with a variety of enrichment benefits. TIP also offers accelerated face-to-face and online educational programs to more than eight thousand students each year. In addition, TIP is constantly conducting research into the educational, emotional, and social factors impacting the lives of gifted children, then sharing this research and related advice with educators, parents, and the greater gifted community.
Duke Tip Link;
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