GT Seminar I: The Kindergarten Debate

Sam Wang, an associate professor of molecular biology and neuroscience at Princeton and Sandra Aamodt, former editor in chief of Nature Neuroscience are the authors of Welcome to Your Child’s Brain: How the Mind Grows From Conception to College. They recently collaborated on an opinion piece titled "Delay Kindergarten at Your Child’s Peril" in New York Times.

Read the piece and compare their findings to those of Malcolm Gladwell in chapter one of Outliers. Decide whose side you are on in terms of when a child should begin kindergarten. Do you agree with Gladwell's concept of "accumulative advantage" or do you agree with Wang and Aamodt's theory that starting school late can actually be a disadvantage? Write a blog post in which you discuss your opinion and support your claim with examples and specific references to both texts. As with all assignments, you may include outside research as well.

ROGATE 7: Being Yourself

Go to the link below to access my Google form. Please answer the questions honestly, thoughtfully, and thoroughly. No one will see your responses except me.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dEJlZTRaeWd4WE1fTVJBZzNGY1hyUUE6MQ#gid=0

ROGATE 7: Gardner and Gregorc Learning Style Tests

It's time for your first real blog post. 

Review your learning style test results (both Gardner and Gregorc). What did you learn about yourself? How could this (new) knowledge help you in school?

Identify 3 people you admire. Then make an educated guess about what learning styles they may have. (Include Gregorc's and Gardner's terminology.)

After you write your post, check out your classmates' posts and find 2 people who have the same learning styles as you do. Comment meaningfully on their posts. At the end of your blog post, tell me whose blogs you commented on.

ROGATE 8: Learning Style Test Results

Review your learning style test results (both Gardner and Gregorc). 

What will you take away from the two learning style tests? What did you learn about yourself? How could this (new) knowledge help you in school?

Identify 3 people you admire. Then make an educated guess about what learning styles they may have. (Include Gregorc's and Gardner's terminology.)

After you write your post, check out your classmates' posts and find 2 people who have the same learning styles as you do. Comment meaningfully on their posts. 

GT Seminar I - All About Being Gifted

Write a post in which you discuss the ups and downs of being gifted and well as the myths and truths about gifted people. You must include personal experiences to support your points. You must also incorporate research from any and all the websites listed below. This means citing your source(s)! You can write, for example, "According to the National Association for Gifted Children...".

You should link to your sources. Do this by clicking the Link button atop your post window. You can display certain words as the hyperlink. For example, here's a picture of a terrifying clown on a small bicycle.This blog post is your first real grade of the course. Be thorough and aim for 2-3 ups, 2-3 downs, 2-3 myths, and 2-3 truths. I'm looking forward to reading what you write!

http://www.byrdseed.com/asynchrony-and-x-men/ 

http://www.nagc.org/commonmyths.aspx 

http://school.familyeducation.com/gifted-education/parenting/38662.html

http://school.familyeducation.com/gifted-education/parenting/38662.html

ROGATE 7 First Post!

Write an introductory post about yourself. This should be written in paragraphs. Include your first name, grade, favorite classes in school, favorite things to learn about (not just in school), hobbies, family, what you might want to be when you grow up, and what makes you happy. I can't wait to read your first post!

ROGATE 8: Ups & Downs and Myths & Truths of Being Gifted

Write a post in which you discuss the ups and downs of being gifted and well as the myths and truths about gifted people. You must include personal experiences to support your points. You must also incorporate research from any and all the websites listed below. This means citing your source(s)! You can write, for example, "According to the National Association for Gifted Children...".

You should link to your sources. Do this by clicking the Link button atop your post window. You can display certain words as the hyperlink. For example, here's a picture of Boo the dog.

This blog post is your first grade of the course. Be thorough and aim for 2-3 ups, 2-3 downs, 2-3 myths, and 2-3 truths. I'm looking forward to reading what you write!

http://www.byrdseed.com/asynchrony-and-x-men/

http://www.nagc.org/commonmyths.aspx

http://school.familyeducation.com/gifted-education/parenting/38662.html

GT Seminar I: First Post

It's time for your first post!

Be sure to include: name and grade, write about yourself (include 10 likes and 10 dislikes). What was the highlight of your summer? Which Gifted & Talented Seminar I units(s) are you looking forward to the most?

ROGATE 8 - First Post!

Write an introductory post about yourself. Include:

- first name

- grade

- favorite subjects in school

- favorite topics to learn about (not just in school)

- what you do in your free time

- what you want to be when you grow up :)

- what makes you happy