SMPG: My Gifted Education
This study evaluated SENG Model Parent Groups and found parents increased understanding of gifted characteristics, social and emotional needs, peer and family relationships, and advocacy. Participants reported greater confidence supporting their gifted children, improved strategies for discipline and stress management, and valued peer support and school partnerships.
Education Technology For Our Children
The author discusses how emerging education technologies—speech-to-text, reading tools, adaptive e-books, online courses, and platforms like Khan Academy—can better serve gifted and creative children through differentiation, pretesting, engaging rewards, and accessible content. Examples include MIT/Stanford offerings, BETT innovations, and eye-tracking e-books.
100 Words of Wisdom: Linda Kreger Silverman
Dr. Linda Kreger Silverman describes giftedness as an inherent way of being: thinking differently, experiencing life intensely, seeking meaning, and valuing integrity. Gifted individuals may feel misunderstood, be highly sensitive and complex, yet are not broken and should trust themselves and seek accepting company.