What If Every Child Was Gifted?

The sixth post on 21st Century gifted education comes from Brandi Jordan, a former elementary classroom teacher who now homeschools her three children. She is the Managing Director of The Teachers’ Lounge, a Really Good Stuff blog that is dedicated to...

Gifted but Lacking?

Kevin Washburn (@kdwashburn on Twitter) brings us the fifth post in our series on gifted education. Kevin is Executive Director of Clerestory Learning and author of The Architecture of Learning. He is also a member of the International Mind, Brain...

I Don't Know

For the fourth post in our series on gifted education we turn to Jeff Agamenoni, who posts as @teacherman79 on Twitter. Though relatively new to gifted education, Jeff’s experience in education and honest perspective on teaching made him a natural choice to...

The Future of Gifted Education

The third post in our summer series on gifted education comes from Jerry Blumengarten, better known to many as Cybrary Man (@cybraryman1 on Twitter). Cybrary Man taught several subjects over 32 years in one of the toughest areas of NYC, the last...

What Does it Mean to be Gifted Now?

For the second in our summer series, Tony Baldasaro (@baldy7 on Twitter) brings us this reflection on his views about gifted education. Tony is the Chief Human Resources Officer and the Personalized Pathways Administrator for the Virtual Learning Academy Charter...

Empowering the Future

This is the first in a summer series of guest posts by members of my personal/​professional learning network. Mary Beth Hertz is the technology teacher and technology integrator at Alliance for Progress Charter School in North Philadelphia. She can be found on...