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Basics of Strategy From a Third Grade Class
Last week my students and I were reviewing the strategy of the game of Nim in my third grade class. Nim is a very simple game that can introduce big ideas of strategy. The object of the game is to f… more →
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Preparing for the Parent-Teacher Conference
ststesting wrote 1 week ago: Establishing a productive parent-teacher partnership requires effort to create a positive, equitable … more →
Article: Many gifted children fail academically
giftedincanada wrote 1 month ago: In this article, recently published by the University of Montreal, the statistics add up to real que … more →
Macleans article: No Room for Gifted Kids
giftedincanada wrote 1 month ago: This article provides a summary of some of the key issues. … more →
Welcome -- or, The Power of a Word
giftedincanada wrote 1 month ago: Words are classifiers. That much is obvious. But where the word ‘gifted’ is concerned, i … more →
Basics of Strategy From a Third Grade Class
motivationalmagic wrote 1 month ago: Last week my students and I were reviewing the strategy of the game of Nim in my third grade class … more →
Teaching Concentration Rather than Cheating
motivationalmagic wrote 1 month ago: There are many lessons we learn from games. When players cheat we learn about character and the ex … more →
What We Can Learn From Games
motivationalmagic wrote 1 month ago: by Ben Bishop I came across an interesting article in the Idaho Statesman two days ago. It was a gre … more →
Lessons from Strategy Games
motivationalmagic wrote 1 month ago: I was just interviewed for a local newspaper concerning what we can learn from games. I was quoted s … more →
Let's drug the world!
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howlingdesign wrote 1 month ago: Give them roots and help them flourish One of my facebook buddies just posted a Youtube video which … more →
Life Lessons from Chess
motivationalmagic wrote 1 month ago: The following is an essay by Benjamin Franklin on chess. THE GAME OF CHESS is not merely an idle a … more →
2009 Torrance Legacy Creative Writing Awards Update
ststesting wrote 1 month ago: We are pleased to have received over 200 fantastic submissions from young authors in the US and abro … more →
28 September 2009
Jeanette the Pet wrote 1 month ago: Dear Diary, or Journal, Today Mr Michael didn’t come to school today, caz’ he’s si … more →
Quotations About Humor
motivationalmagic wrote 2 months ago: Almost all new ideas have a certain aspect of foolishness when they are first produced -A … more →
The Joy and Art of Problem Solving
motivationalmagic wrote 2 months ago: Since…… Problems are inevitable and unavoidable. They are the means by which we grow … more →
The Social and Emotional Needs of Gifted Students
motivationalmagic wrote 2 months ago: Often teachers think that gifted students are those who just need more intellectual stimulation. The … more →
Motivation Quotes from Leonardo Da Vinci
motivationalmagic wrote 2 months ago: As a well-spent day brings happy sleep, so life well used brings happy death. Iron rusts from disuse … more →
Math Magician helps Students to Want to Study Numbers USA
motivationalmagic wrote 2 months ago: By Courtney Cobb – Journal Writer POCATELLO, IDAHO – A new spin has been put on mathemat … more →
Strategy Games and Teaching Metacognition
motivationalmagic wrote 2 months ago: The issue of the definition of what a game is has open up many opinions. It has been said that the s … more →
Terribly Terrific Tongue Twisters
motivationalmagic wrote 2 months ago: Each must be said three quickly times! Trumpeter Tom was terribly tickled to take time today to … more →
