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Two Centers for the Gifted, One Moon -- The Program
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Bengio, Efrat; Margaliot, Adva; Saar-Hyams, Ronit; Benakovic, Ksenija – International Journal for Talent Development and Creativity, 2021
This article addresses a unique program involving international collaboration between gifted students from Israel and Croatia. The COVID-19 pandemic opened an opportunity for effective synchronous communication that enabled an unmediated connection between the participants. During the program the children researched the moon from various aspects:…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academically Gifted, Gifted Education, International Cooperation
A Reflective Conversation with Dorothy Sisk and Hava Vidergor: On Enhancing the Gift of Leadership
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Shaughnessy, Michael F.; Barnes, Bryan – Gifted Education International, 2019
Michael F. Shaughnessy is currently Professor of Educational Studies at Eastern New Mexico University in Portales, New Mexico. Bryan Barnes is a graduate student in Speech Language Pathology at Eastern New Mexico University and is pursuing a Master's degree in that field. In this article, Shaughnessy, and Barnes, offer up a reflective conversation…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Leadership Training, Student Leadership, Social Responsibility
Erika Landau: A Lifetime of Creativity
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Vidergor, Hava – Gifted Education International, 2014
This article unfolds the personal creative characteristics of an educator in the field of gifted education, and examines creativity as expressed in childhood and its transformation into adulthood. Dr. Erika Landau is a pioneer of gifted education in Israel, an internationally renowned scholar and educator, and the founder of the Young Persons'…
Descriptors: Creativity, Profiles, Academically Gifted, Foreign Countries
Graduate Follow-Up Studies as a Means to Advance and Improve a Program for Excellent Students
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Klavir, Rama; Goldenberg, Judy – Gifted and Talented International, 2014
This article describes a program for excellent students that views research as an inseparable part of its development, and utilizes research findings as a means to aid formulation and implementation of policy changes. Eight nationwide graduate follow-up studies have been conducted on the program. Their findings were studied comprehensively, and…
Descriptors: Followup Studies, Academically Gifted, Educational Research, Educational Policy
Insights from a Teacher Professional Development Course: Rona's Changing Perspectives Regarding Mathematically-Talented Students
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Levenson, Esther; Gal, Hagar – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2013
This paper considers studying changes in teachers' perspectives regarding the teaching of mathematically talented students learning in heterogeneous classes. We investigate these changes through a case study of Rona, a teacher who participated in the professional development program "From One End to the Other" held in The David Yellin…
Descriptors: Teacher Attendance, Attitude Change, Academically Gifted, Mathematics
Exploring Meaning in Life in the Tel Hai Gifted Children’s Center
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Kasler, Jon; Goldfarb-Rivlin, Sima; Levi, Jossef; Elias, Maurice J. – Gifted Child Today, 2013
While high IQ is likely to be an advantage in moral reasoning, it does not guarantee students' putting those morals into practice. A clearly defined sense of purpose grounded in values of social responsibility, exploration of values, and the search for ultimate truths, both personal and collective, is paramount. The Meaning in Life program in…
Descriptors: Moral Values, Foreign Countries, Group Discussion, Social Values