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Academic Competitions for Gifted Students


Academic Competitions for Gifted Students



von: Ann C. Candler-Lotven

CHF 45.49

Verlag: Sage Publications
Format: PDF
Veröffentl.: 19.11.2007
ISBN/EAN: 9781452298016
Sprache: englisch
Anzahl Seiten: 192

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&quote;The book makes an excellent case for competitions as a means to meet the educational needs of gifted students at a time when funding has significantly decreased.&quote;-Joan Smutny, Gifted Specialist, National-Louis UniversityAuthor of Acceleration for Gifted Learners, K-5&quote;The authors are knowledgeable and respected experts in the field of gifted education. I believe there is no other book that provides this valuable information to teachers, parents, and coordinators of gifted programs.&quote;-Barbara Polnick, Assistant ProfessorSam Houston State UniversityEverything you need to know about academic competitions!This handy reference serves as a guide for using academic competitions as part of K-12 students' total educational experience. Covering 170 competitions in several content areas, this handbook offers a brief description of each event plus contact and participation information. The authors list criteria for selecting events that match students' strengths and weaknesses and also discuss:The impact of competitions on the lives of students Ways to anticipate and avoid potential problems Strategies for maximizing the benefits of competitionsAccess to international and national academic competitions This second edition offers twice as many competitions as the first, provides indexes by title and by subject area and level, and lists Web sites for finding additional competitions.

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