Black History Month is February! Factoids to Share with your Students
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Groundhog Day is Tuesday, February 2nd. It is celebrated in the USA and Canada. It’s a time when people look to a groundhog...
"Over 35 percent of Latin American companies say that an inadequately trained workforce is their primary impediment to expansion,...
I definitely wasn’t ready to meet the needs of my first-ever self-contained class of gifted fifth-graders. Twenty-something intellectually advanced,...
SNOW FACTOIDS!
by
Gail Skroback Hennessey
One inch of water is about six inches of wet snow or 12 inches of fluffy snow.
The world's largest...
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NEW YEAR’S EVE TRADITIONS FROM AROUND THE WORLD
Fun World New Year...
I was tested for gifted in the first grade and placed in a pull-out program, where the teacher came (maybe once per week, don’t remember) to work...
"The SDGs have raised our ambition globally to tackle educational challenges, and give a clear set of targets that we can work...
“Giftedness is a greater awareness, a greater sensitivity, a greater ability to understand and transform perceptions into intellectual and...
"The IB has concerns for humanity hardwired into it, in its philosophical heritage, its mission, and today's curricula."
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"We see far too many kids who suffer from debilitating health issues, such as depression, eating disorders, perfectionism, severe...
Before you refer that student for ADHD testing, read this blog.
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is the most...
At the IB Heads World Conference in The Hague, Peter Senge discussed with me the "Education Renaissance," sharing both successful...
Holiday Traditions at the White House!
An Interactive Notebook Activityby
Gail Skroback Hennessey
• In 1923,...
I asked Susanna Pollack, President of Games for Change, what she believes are the key improvements needed in the next decade to make...
"We have to keep remembering our purpose. In education it is to grow people and to help society evolve." -- Peter Senge
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AMAZING TURKEY FACTS!
November is Thanksgiving time and most of us will be celebrating with a turkey dinner. Did you know that...
Differentiation has served as a major buzz word in education. Curriculum and instruction should meet the needs of individual students—meet them...
"Our technology targets the more basic ability of an individual to perceive and prioritize conflicting streams of information (or '...
"Members of our Founding Class have secured internships and positions at Ashoka, Learn Capital, Santa Fe Institute, Uber, and other...