Linda Siegwald, Author at Gifted Grammy

10 Big Brain Benefits of Playing Chess (and other strategy games)

January 25, 2022January 25, 2022Linda Siegwald

Strategy Games

January 25, 2022January 25, 2022Linda Siegwald

Quotes

January 25, 2022January 25, 2022Linda Siegwald

“…to teach most effectively, teachers must taken into account who they are teaching as well as what they are teaching.” ~Carol Tomlinson, 2003

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Parent/Teacher Conference Questions

January 25, 2022Linda Siegwald

Have you ever tried juggling? Imagine juggling 25-30 balls at once! That is somewhat like teaching a classroom of students today. Each has different needs, talents, interests, acquisition of information…Continue readingParent/Teacher Conference Questions

Quotes

Is Height A Social Disease?

January 25, 2022Linda Siegwald

“I would like to propose a cure for height. Height is a social construct which provides unfair advantage to tall people. Studies have shown that tall people are favored as…Continue readingIs Height A Social Disease?

Gifted Research Articles

Teacher Bias Impacts Academic Performance of Students of Color

January 25, 2022Linda Siegwald

Teacher Bias Impacts Academic Performance of Students of Color By Janice Wood Teachers often underestimate the academic abilities of students of color, which in turn has an impact on the…Continue readingTeacher Bias Impacts Academic Performance of Students of Color

Quotes

January 25, 2022Linda Siegwald

“The function of education is to teach one to think”-Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Gifted Research Articles

The Stress of Being Gifted and Talented

January 25, 2022January 25, 2022Linda Siegwald

The Stress of Being Gifted and Talented by John Krienke Is your child stressed or burned out? Do you know the signs? Here’s how to help. Symptoms of overwhelming stress Along…Continue readingThe Stress of Being Gifted and Talented

Posts to Ponder

Gifted Programs In the News

January 24, 2022January 25, 2022Linda Siegwald

Many changes in gifted education have recently been proposed: Cancelling gifted classes, expanding gifted classes, identifying most students as gifted, eliminating all tests and grades, etc., in the name of equity. However, these ideas would be terrible for all students and especially bad for the gifted. Here’s why!…Continue readingGifted Programs In the News

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Definitions of Strategies to Serve Gifted Learners

January 24, 2022January 25, 2022Linda Siegwald

Acceleration: The student is placed for part of the day with students at more advanced grade levels for one or more subjects without being assigned to a higher grade (e.g.…Continue readingDefinitions of Strategies to Serve Gifted Learners