04994nam 2200649 450 991048103970332120170822145259.01-4522-9489-51-4522-9801-7(CKB)3710000000456782(EBL)1655819(OCoLC)923707394(SSID)ssj0001530162(PQKBManifestationID)12629654(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001530162(PQKBWorkID)11522971(PQKB)10186374(MiAaPQ)EBC1994155(MiAaPQ)EBC5396927(EXLCZ)99371000000045678220070521h20082008 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAcademic competitions for gifted students a resource book for teachers and parents /Mary K. Tallent-Runnels, Ann C. Candler-LotvenSecond edition.Thousand Oaks, CA :Corwin Press,[2008]©20081 online resource (192 p.)Include indexes.1-4129-5911-X 1-4129-5910-1 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""About the Authors""; ""Introduction: Making Decisions about Competitive Programs for Gifted Students""; ""How to Use This Book""; ""Characteristics of Good Competitions""; ""Reference""; ""Chapter 1 - Selecting, Preparing for, and Participating in Competitions""; ""Selected Characteristics and Needs of Gifted and Talented Students: How They Influence Contest Participation""; ""Effects of Competition: Good News""; ""Effects of Competition: Bad News""; ""How to Anticipate and Avoid Problems in the Use of Competitions""""How to Maximize benefits from Competitions""""References""; ""Chapter 2 - Competition Descriptions""; ""AAA High School Travel Challenge""; ""AATSP Elementary/Middle School Poster Contest""; ""Academic Games Leagues of America National Tournament""; ""Academic Triathlon""; ""Achievement Awards in Writing""; ""Alliance for Young Artists and Writers Scholastic Art and Writing Awards""; ""All-USA High School Academic Team Competition""; ""Amateur Poetry Contest""; ""American Computer Science League""; ""American Enterprise Speech Contest""; ""American History Essay Contest""""American Invitational Mathematics Exam""""American Mathematics Competitions""; ""American Mathematics Contest 8""; ""American Regions Mathematics League""; ""American Scholastics Mathematics Competition""; ""American Society of Newspaper Editors, Quill and Scroll International Writing, Photo Contest""; ""American Veterans (AMVETS) Americanism Program""; ""Ann Arlys Bowler Poetry Contest""; ""ARTS Recognition and Talent Search""; ""Association of Educational Publishers Student Publishing Awards""; ""Ayn Rand Essay Contest""; ""Bakerâ€?s Plays High School Playwriting Contest""""BEST Robotics Competition""""Biz Plan Competition""; ""Botball Robotics""; ""Canadian Open Mathematics Challenge""; ""CANE (Classical Association of New England) Writing Contest""; ""Christopher Columbus Awards""; ""Civic Education Project: Civic Week""; ""Clarkeâ€?Bradbury Science Fiction Competition""; ""Classical Association of New England""; ""Concord Review Emerson Prize""; ""Continental Mathematics League""; ""Creative Writing Essay Contest""; ""Cricket League Contest""; ""Destination Imagination""; ""Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge""; ""Doors to Diplomacy""""DuPont Challenge Science Essay Awards Program""""Duracell/NSTA Scholarship Competition""; ""eCybermission""; ""Edventures Robotics Contest""; ""EngineerGirl Essay Contest""; ""Federal Reserve Bank Fed Challenge""; ""Federal Reserve Bank Student Essay Contest""; ""Fire Fighting Robot Contest""; ""First Middle-Grade Novel Contest""; ""FIRST Robotics Competition""; ""First Step to Nobel Prize in Physics""; ""First Young Adult Novel""; ""Foundations for Life National Essay Program & Contest""; ""Frazier Institute Student Essay Contest""; ""Freedoms Foundation National Awards Program""""Future City Competition""This handbook covers 170 competitions, criteria for selecting events that match students' strengths/weaknesses, strategies for maximizing the benefits of competitions, and ways to avoid potential problems.School contestsUnited StatesGifted childrenEducationUnited StatesElectronic books.School contestsGifted childrenEducation371.95Tallent-Runnels Mary K.900355Candler-Lotven Ann C.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910481039703321Academic competitions for gifted students2011508UNINA