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Smart Track: A look at public schools
Both Boulder Valley and St. Vrain Valley school districts use what they call “a body of evidence” to determine if a child is gifted. It begins with a nomination, usually from a parent or teacher.
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Final Frontier
Both Boulder Valley and St. Vrain Valley school districts use what they call “a body of evidence” to determine if a child is gifted. It begins with a nomination, usually from a parent or teacher.
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The Next Generation: Out of the mouths of babes
According to the Colorado Department of Education, there were 54,705 gifted and talented students formally identified by Colorado districts or educational services agencies as of the last day of the 2007-08 school year.
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Characteristics of Giftedness
Smart .Reasons well (good thinker) .Learns rapidly .Has an extensive vocabulary .Has an excellent memory .Has facility with numbers Playful .Has high degree of energy .Has a vivid imagination .Is highly creative .Has a wide range of interests .Is good…
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Beam Me Up: A Case for Challenging the Gifted
You’ve met them: the little girl who went to space camp or the boy wouldn’t stop talking about dinosaurs.
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Gifted, Talented and Beyond
Under big, shady trees and the airs of collegiate grandeur, the University of Northern Colorado’s Kepner Hall has been temporarily transformed into a summer camp for smart kids. Children fill high-ceilinged classrooms, discussing concepts of truth or government through the…
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Down to the River to Play
It’s raining, but the bands play on. Smattered about the Planet Bluegrass Ranch as an early afternoon shower interrupts their lunch break, the musicians are either too happy to care or too focused to realize their parade is being rained…
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Tour de Colorado
Since Colorado’s professional stage race was announced, the road to its 2011 start has been bumpy with management turnover, re-routing and the exclusion of two development teams on a technicality.
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Bruce Messinger
Bruce Messinger is the new kid in school. Boulder Valley School District’s new superintendent has spent the summer absorbing as much as he can about his new community, his staff, the district and local schools.
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