Davidson Gifted Blog
What is Giftedness?
The Definition & Meaning of Being Gifted Children who are gifted are defined as those who demonstrate an advanced ability or potential in one or more specific areas when compared…
Read moreParenting tips on educational advocacy
This Davidson Institute blog post offers parents tried-and-true strategies they can use to optimize their chances of changing the attitudes of teachers and administrators and find a solution that will optimize their child’s education.…
Tips for Parents: Seeds of Mindfulness: Creating the Conditions for the Flourishing of Your Gifted Child . . . and Yourself
The following article shares highlights and insights from one of our Expert Series events, which are exclusive for Young Scholars and their parents. Authored by: Kelly Pryde, PhD “What you are looking for is already in…
Tips for Students: Eat Your Way Through History
The following article shares highlights and insights from one of our Expert Series events, which are exclusive for Young Scholars and their parents. Authored by: Rosanne Daryl Thomas Food history is a topic that grows all…
Gifted Testers and Therapists List
The map below is a tool that can help families find testers and therapists. If you are just starting your gifted or twice-exceptional journey, your first step might be to have your child tested.…
Tips for Students: Using math to invest in the real world, to save the next generation from ChatGPT
The following article shares highlights and insights from one of our Expert Series events, which are exclusive for Young Scholars and their parents. Authored by: Po-Shen Loh The scale of global societal problems looks daunting. One person,…
Individual Instruction Plan Menu for the Gifted Child
This article by Joyce VanTassel-Baska offers more than 100 curriculum ideas for gifted children. Ideas are geared for educators and organized by subject. In addition to academic subjects, there are suggestions for developing creativity…
How to Start a School or Program like the Davidson Academy
This article is based on a collection of resources that the Davidson Institute and Davidson Academy staff compiled to send to people asking how to start a similar school or program. The Davidson Institute…
Davidson Fellows – Leveraging Mathematical and Technological Innovation
The Fellows Scholarship awards $50,000, $25,000 and $10,000 scholarships to extraordinary young people, 18 and under, who have completed a significant piece of work. Application categories are Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, Literature, Music, Philosophy and Outside the…
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