1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910826767303321

Autore

Algozzine Robert

Titolo

Teaching students with gifts and talents : a practical guide for every teacher / / Bob Algozzine, Jim Ysseldyke ; indexer, Kathy Paparchonthis ; cover designer, Michael Dubowe

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin Press, , 2006

©2006

ISBN

1-4833-6437-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (113 p.)

Disciplina

371.956

Soggetti

Gifted children - Education - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""About a Practical Approach to Special Education for Every Teacher""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""About the Authors""; ""Self-Assessment 1""; ""Introduction to Teaching Students with Gifts and Talents""; ""Chapter 1 - Which Students Do We Consider Gifted and/or Talented?""; ""Federal Legislation""; ""Varying State Definitions""; ""Identification of Students with Gifts and Talents""; ""Chapter 2 - What Characteristics are Associated with Gifts and Talents?""; ""Cognitive""; ""Academic""; ""Physical""; ""Behavioral""; ""Communication""

""Chapter 3 - What Should Every Teacher Know about Teaching Students with Gifts and Talents?""""Enrichment""; ""Acceleration""; ""Enrichment Tactics""; ""Acceleration Tactics""; ""Chapter 4 - What Trends and Issues Influence How We Teach Students with Gifts and Talents?""; ""The Evolving Concept of Giftedness""; ""Moving Beyond Intelligence Tests""; ""Underrepresented Groups in the Gifted and Talented Category""; ""Tips for Teachers""; ""Chapter 5 - Gifts and Talents in Perspective""; ""Chapter 6 - What Have We Learned?""; ""Key Points""; ""Key Vocabulary""; ""Self-Assessment 2""

""Answer Key for Self-Assessments""""On Your Own""; ""Resources""; ""Books""; ""Journals""; ""Organizations""; ""References""; ""Index""

Sommario/riassunto

The authors help educators identify gifted and talented students, present effective instructional approaches such as enrichment and



acceleration, and review characteristics related to exceptional students.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910164998603321

Autore

Reader Capitol

Titolo

Summary of America and the World

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cork, : Primento Digital, 2013

ISBN

9782511003107

2511003104

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (20 p.)

Disciplina

928.10923480

Soggetti

International relations

United States -- Foreign policy

United States -- Foreign relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Title page -- Book Presentation -- Book Abstract -- About the Author -- Important Note About This Ebook -- Summary of America and the World (Zbigniew Brzezinski, Brent Scowcroft, David Ignatius) -- Introduction -- How We Got Here -- Crises of Our Own Making -- Two Unresolved Problems -- The Virtue of Openness: China and the Far East -- The State with Unnatural Boundaries -- The Indispensable Partnership -- Conclusion: The Politics of Cultural Dignity -- Buy the Book -- About the Summary Publisher -- Copyright.

Sommario/riassunto

This ebook consists of a summary of the ideas, viewpoints and facts presented by Zbigniew Brzezinki, Brent Scowcroft and David Ignatius in their book "America and the World: Conversations on the Future of American Foreign Policy". This summary offers a concise overview of the entire book in less than 30 minutes reading time. However this work does not replace in any case Zbigniew Brzezinki's, Brent Scowcroft's and David Ignatius' book.<br> Brzezinki, Scowcroft and Ignatius put forward the most significant foreign policy challenges faced by the United States. <br>