Last week, #gtchat welcomed special guest, Ian Byrd. Ian is a former gifted classroom teacher, nationally known speaker and author of the popular website and companion newsletter, Byrdseed Gifted. topics discussed included differentiation (“It’s not “differentiation” to ask gifted kids to help other students or read a book when they’re finished.), how to effectively teach writing skills to gifted learners, inspiring advanced mathematics learners and meeting social-emotional needs in public schools today. A link to the transcript on Storify can be found here.
Links:
About Byrdseed Gifted
Ian’s Website, Byrdseed Gifted
Ian’s Upcoming Speaking Engagements
Subscribe to Ian’s Newsletter
Improve Your Gifted Classroom from Ian Byrd
Five Unexpected Traits of Gifted Students
Differentiating Comprehension Skills
The Curious Case of Imposter Syndrome
Cybraryman’s Passion-Based Learning Page
Cybraryman’s Differentiated Instruction Page
Cybraryman’s Scaffolding Page
Integrating Character Analysis with Social-Emotional Needs
From @HoagiesGifted “Books for Children, Featuring Gifted Children”
3 Books with Gifted Female Main Characters
7 More Gifted Female Protagonists
The Flip Book (e-book)
The Flip Book, Too (e-book)
Making Well-Formed Judgments in Science
Global #gtchat 
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