Special Education Blog

Unwrapping the Gifted

Tamara Fisher was a K-12 gifted education specialist for a school district located on an Indian reservation in northwestern Montana and past president of the Montana Association of Gifted and Talented Education. This blog is no longer being updated, but you can continue to explore these issues on edweek.org by visiting our related topic pages: gifted education.

Education Opinion NAGC 2011 Day 1
Tamara Fisher reports in from the first day of the national gifted education convention.
Tamara Fisher, November 2, 2011
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Education Opinion A Symbaloo for Gifted Education
Gifted Education Specialist Tamara Fisher has created a webmix of links to sites that her students (and yours, too!) can use for their independent projects and study.
Tamara Fisher, October 26, 2011
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6 min read
Education Opinion Gift a Teacher
Gifted Education Specialist Tamara Fisher suggests a variety of resources that would make a great gift for a teacher you know who is interested in better reaching his or her most advanced learners.
Tamara Fisher, October 4, 2011
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12 min read
Education Opinion Advancing Potential and All That Jazz
Gifted Education Specialist Tamara Fisher is excited to participate in the varied opportunities offered by this year's national gifted education conference.
Tamara Fisher, September 7, 2011
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5 min read
Education Opinion Go to the Office!
Tamara Fisher's new advocacy strategy for the year is to send more of her gifted students to the principal's office. What is she up to?!
Tamara Fisher, August 23, 2011
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3 min read
Education Opinion International Day of the Gifted
Tamara Fisher offers some ideas for celebrating International Day of the Gifted.
Tamara Fisher, August 10, 2011
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1 min read
Education Opinion Seeing the Light
Tamara Fisher interviews four teachers who have experienced a turnaround of thinking regarding the education of gifted students.
Tamara Fisher, August 2, 2011
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7 min read
Education Opinion Report From Edufest
Tamara Fisher reports in with insights from her favorite gifted education conference. Topics covered so far include RTI, identification, technology, twice exceptional learners, creativity, and social/emotional needs of the gifted.
Tamara Fisher, July 26, 2011
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5 min read
Education Opinion Free eBook: 'The Joy and the Challenge: Parenting Gifted Children'
It is National Parenting Gifted Children Week, which brings with it a host of new - and free - online resources about gifted children. Tamara Fisher offers details!
Tamara Fisher, July 20, 2011
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2 min read
Education Opinion How to Access '60 Tech Tools' Info
Tamara gives a run-down summary of some great online tools and resources available for teachers.
Tamara Fisher, July 13, 2011
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2 min read
Education Opinion 60 Tech Tools & Resources in 60 Minutes
Just a note from Tamara about a conference session that you can attend online tonight and learn about "60 Tech Tools & Resources in 60 Mintues."
Tamara Fisher, July 11, 2011
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Education Opinion Creative Thinking
Gifted Education Specialist Tamara Fisher shares lively samples of Creative Thinking from her 2nd and 4th grade gifted students.
Tamara Fisher, July 11, 2011
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2 min read
Education Opinion Harnessing High Potential
Tamara Fisher is a little flummoxed by the remarkable potential of her new camera. And she realized the same often holds true for how teachers, parents, and the gifted students themselves feel about a child's giftedness.
Tamara Fisher, June 15, 2011
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3 min read
Education Opinion Strange Advice for Parents of Bright Kids
Parenting a gifted child isn't the cakewalk others seem to assume it is. Gifted Education Specialist Tamara Fisher offers gems of advice for those trekking this topsy-turvy journey.
Tamara Fisher, May 16, 2011
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6 min read
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