Dj Graham

A Teacher's Guide to Supporting Gifted Middle School Students (eBook, ePUB)

Reaching Adolescents in the Pivotal Years

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A Teacher's Guide to Supporting Gifted Middle School Students provides insight to help you gain a better understanding of your gifted students during a pivotal time in their development.

Employing pop culture, personal stories, and prompts for reflection, this text considers major factors impacting gifted middle school students including self-image, the need for differentiated content, the importance of slowing down, the value of mentors, and ways to instill hope during this ¿ more often than not ¿ difficult time. Full of practical examples for how you can work to address both the academic and social-emotional needs of your students, this book champions middle school as an important time for self-discovery and developing passions.

Engaging and informative, this inspiring new book is a "must read" for all teachers seeking to positively influence their students during this unique and critical time in their lives.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 172
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. April 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000853711
• Artikelnr.: 67473860

Autorenporträt

DJ Graham is Principal of the Gary K. Herberger Young Scholars Academy, a middle and high school for gifted learners in Phoenix, Arizona. He provides insights, experience, and guidance as a speaker at state and national education conferences, focusing on the social-emotional and academic needs of gifted adolescents and integrating pop culture into the curriculum.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements Meet the Author Foreword Introduction 1. Lisa Simpson,
Calvin, and Spider-Man Walk into a Classroom... 2. Looking in the Mirror
and Liking Who You See 3. A Mantra Not Worth Living By 4. Putting it into
Practice 5. It's Elements of Differentiation, My Dear Watson 6. Let There
Be Dinosaurs! 7. Lesson Planbook Commentary 8. What's in a Grade? 9. The
Need for Mentors 10. Every Sidekick Needs a Hero Conclusion Appendix