Davidson Gifted Blog
A Short Guide for Building an Independent Study Course
A Short Guide for Building an Independent Study Course (with an example included!) Gifted children are often interested in topics that aren’t typically offered in traditional school curriculums, or they may be ready to…
A Parent’s Perspective: Asynchronous Parenting
This article shares the first-hand experience of a parent of a profoundly gifted daughter and son. Anne Cronin describes her initial confusion and the lessons she has gleaned through her journey raising asynchronous gifted…
Tips for Parents: Positive Discipline for Gifted Children
This article is from a seminar hosted by Jane Nelson, who provides advice related to the positive discipline of gifted students. Author: Nelson, J. Organization: Davidson Institute Year: 2010 Participants were presented with four…
Friendship and the Gifted Child (and the Pandemic)
The following article shares highlights and insights from one of our Expert Series events, which are exclusive for Young Scholars and their parents. It can be hard not to worry about your gifted or 2e child’s…
Burnout in Gifted Children
Burnout in Gifted Children The term “burnout” has become increasingly commonplace in our daily lives – whether it is in reference to job burnout, care-taker burnout, and more recently, Covid-19 burnout. So, what is…
Radical Acceleration
This article is from a Young Scholar seminar hosted by Professor Miraca Gross, who delivers some informational tips on radical acceleration. Author: Gross, M. Organization: Davidson Institute for Talent Development Year: 2002 Radical acceleration…
Academic Acceleration for Students in 8th Grade and Younger
This article is from a Young Scholar seminar hosted by Ann Lupkowski-Shoplik. She answers a number of questions that often arise in regards to acceleration options for students in 8th grade and younger. Author:…
Mentoring for Gifted Middle and High Schoolers
Have you ever considered a mentorship for your profoundly gifted middle or high school student? It’s during this period that many students begin to out-pace available resources in their classrooms, desire more independence, and…
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