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Education & Homeschooling

The Gifted in the Wild: The benefits of nature-based exploration for gifted learners

Nature-based learning benefits gifted students by providing autonomy, hands-on inquiry, and reduced stress, supporting creativity, self-regulation, and higher-order thinking. Outdoor programs foster place-based connections and experiential learning, but must address access, cost, and cultural inclusion to ensure equitable opportunities for all students.

Kathleen Casper March 23, 2023

Education & Homeschooling

I Would Love to Include Your Child, but How Will that Affect Mine?

Inclusive education does not harm typical students’ academic achievement and can produce small gains. Evidence shows inclusive practices and cooperative learning benefit all learners, while teacher training and individualized instruction improve outcomes. Neurodivergent strengths also enrich peer learning and future workforce skills.

Dr. Jenn Nee March 17, 2023

Education & Homeschooling

Culturally Responsive Teaching- What it is and why it is so important for ALL gifted learners

Culturally responsive teaching, rooted in scholars like Ladson-Billings and Gay, aligns curriculum and instruction with students’ cultural identities. For gifted learners it promotes equity by using diverse materials, building on strengths, involving families, and integrating authentic histories, enabling advocacy and inclusive programming.

Dr. Joy Lawson Davis March 3, 2023

Counselors & Counseling

Why Are Assessments and Screening Tools Missing Co-occurring Diagnoses of Gifted Kids?

Gifted children’s co-occurring diagnoses are often missed because they mask symptoms, commonly used screeners are outdated or rely on limited reports, and score discrepancies are overlooked. Evaluations should consider narrative context, observations across settings, and score discrepancies to identify needs and provide appropriate supports.

Julia Rutkovsky, LCSW; Melissa Sornik, LCSW; Jacob Greebel, LMSW. December 12, 2022

Communication

Zooming Out to Zoom In

The author describes how virtual parent support groups expanded access for families of complex outliers (twice-exceptional and profoundly gifted), reducing isolation and enabling cross‑timezone participation, shared resources, and flexible involvement. She invites parents to join or train as SENG SMPG facilitators to build wider supportive communities.

Lin Lim, Ph.D. March 14, 2022

Education & Homeschooling

Gifted Services from Equitable Identification are the Key to a Growth Mindset, Part Two

The author argues that gifted services support, not undermine, a growth mindset. Schools should offer engaging, differentiated learning for all while maintaining targeted gifted services. Instead of eliminating programs, districts must improve equitable identification and screening to find and meet the needs of gifted learners so every student can flourish.

seng_derek March 14, 2022

Education & Homeschooling

Gifted Services Are the Key to a Growth Mindset, Part One

Providing appropriately challenging gifted services nurtures a growth mindset in gifted and all students. When children only get work they’ve already mastered they cannot grow; targeted services meet academic, social, and emotional needs, encourage risk-taking and learning, and support students rather than exclude them.

Molly O. Kellogg January 13, 2022

Education & Homeschooling

Brain Training Techniques To Cultivate Your Creative Genius

This post explains how creativity is now seen as a brain-based process accessible to everyone. It offers seven practical techniques—mind-wandering, recording ideas, self-challenge, mindfulness, curiosity rewards, engaging with the arts, and limiting distractions—to strengthen creative thinking and daily problem-solving.

Stanley Clark November 17, 2021

Communication

Where the Wheels Hit the Road: Reflections on Strength-based Parenting

During a road trip while recovering from shoulder injuries, a mother observed her twice-exceptional son’s strengths as he navigated trails and supported her. The essay argues that strengths are context-driven, recommends strength-based parenting, and cites neuroscience evidence of brain plasticity to support nurturing children’s strengths.

Lin Lim, Ph.D. September 16, 2021

Category: Education & Homeschooling

The Gifted in the Wild: The benefits of nature-based exploration for gifted learners

I Would Love to Include Your Child, but How Will that Affect Mine?

Culturally Responsive Teaching- What it is and why it is so important for ALL gifted learners

Why Are Assessments and Screening Tools Missing Co-occurring Diagnoses of Gifted Kids?

Gifted Services from Equitable Identification are the Key to a Growth Mindset, Part Two

Gifted Services Are the Key to a Growth Mindset, Part One

Brain Training Techniques To Cultivate Your Creative Genius

Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted