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Types of Challenges Gifted Students Face
The challenges that gifted students can face can be surprising to those who believe the myth that they do not need…
Read moreA Fun T
By Dr. Stacy Hawthorne, Davidson Academy Online’s Director of Online Learning I recently bought a fun t-shirt on Etsy. It…
Davidson Academy Online Instructor Perspectives
See a selection of Davidson Academy Online Instructor & Staff Q&A’s: James Bondarchuk, Ph.D. August 2019 What classes are you…
When Blended Learning Becomes Calvinball
This article by Dr. Stacy Hawthorne, the Davidson Academy’s Director of Online Learning, was originally published on the State of Tech website…
How Does a Child Get into a Gifted Program?
Getting a child into a gifted program can be a confusing process for parents, especially because the policies for gifted…
Underachievement in Gifted Students
Underachievement is an issue that can be especially impactful among gifted students, particularly those who are profoundly gifted. Profoundly gifted…
Ability Grouping for Gifted Students
Ability grouping—defined as the practice of dividing classes, schools, or even districts into smaller groups according to students’ needs and…
Choosing the Right School for Your Gifted Child
Everything You Need to Know about Schools for Gifted Children Assessing if your child is gifted is no easy task. Once…
10 Characteristics of Profoundly Gifted Students
The National Association for Gifted Children (2019) defines gifted students as those with intelligence and/or achievement test scores significantly above…