Academic competitions for gifted students : a resource book for teachers and parents / / Mary K. Tallent-Runnels, Ann C. Candler-Lotven
| Academic competitions for gifted students : a resource book for teachers and parents / / Mary K. Tallent-Runnels, Ann C. Candler-Lotven |
| Autore | Tallent-Runnels Mary K. |
| Edizione | [Second edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Thousand Oaks, CA : , : Corwin Press, , [2008] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (192 p.) |
| Disciplina | 371.95 |
| Soggetto topico |
School contests - United States
Gifted children - Education - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-4522-9489-5
1-4522-9801-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""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""; ""Baker�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""; ""Clarke�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"" |
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| Thousand Oaks, CA : , : Corwin Press, , [2008] | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Academic competitions for gifted students : a resource book for teachers and parents / / Mary K. Tallent-Runnels, Ann C. Candler-Lotven
| Academic competitions for gifted students : a resource book for teachers and parents / / Mary K. Tallent-Runnels, Ann C. Candler-Lotven |
| Autore | Tallent-Runnels Mary K. |
| Edizione | [Second edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Thousand Oaks, CA : , : Corwin Press, , [2008] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (192 p.) |
| Disciplina | 371.95 |
| Soggetto topico |
School contests - United States
Gifted children - Education - United States |
| ISBN |
1-4522-9489-5
1-4522-9801-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 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 -- A to Z list -- Web Sites for Finding Other Competitions -- Index of Competitions by Title -- Index of Competitions by Subject Area and Level -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910797473703321 |
Tallent-Runnels Mary K.
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| Thousand Oaks, CA : , : Corwin Press, , [2008] | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Academic competitions for gifted students : a resource book for teachers and parents / / Mary K. Tallent-Runnels, Ann C. Candler-Lotven
| Academic competitions for gifted students : a resource book for teachers and parents / / Mary K. Tallent-Runnels, Ann C. Candler-Lotven |
| Autore | Tallent-Runnels Mary K. |
| Edizione | [Second edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Thousand Oaks, CA : , : Corwin Press, , [2008] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (192 p.) |
| Disciplina | 371.95 |
| Soggetto topico |
School contests - United States
Gifted children - Education - United States |
| ISBN |
1-4522-9489-5
1-4522-9801-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 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 -- A to Z list -- Web Sites for Finding Other Competitions -- Index of Competitions by Title -- Index of Competitions by Subject Area and Level -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910825538303321 |
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| Thousand Oaks, CA : , : Corwin Press, , [2008] | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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