#BooksWithASideOfActionSteps #BookClubsWithActionSteps In late April, 2021, I had an extra copy of some books. #BooksHappen. It is the...

I was a third grade teacher on 9/11/2001. My then-husband, a Navy Deep Sea Diver, was at home recovering from surgery, and watched first...

To the Members of the North Carolina State Board of Education: Albert Einstein once said, “If I were given an hour in which to do a...

Tonight I am hosting a #WePlayChat with the US Play Coalition. Check out some details here: https://usplaycoalition.org/blog. One of the...

This is not a resources post. This is one of those blogs where I write about what I'm thinking. Turn away now if you're hoping for the...

Just to be clear. Black Lives Matter. On Tuesday, June 2, the Twitter (and I think all social media, but my work life revolves around the...

(If you'd like to skip straight to the resources rather than reading my thoughtful commentary... it's okay. I get it. Scroll until you...

As I read class assignments for my foundations class in gifted education, I noted a small number (but larger percentage- it's not a huge...

Call for Special Issue on Rural Gifted Learners Guest Editor: Angela M Novak, Ph.D. http://tpre.ecu.edu/index.php/tpre/announcement/view/5

Ahh, creativity. So much fun, right? I love to give my students the opportunity to present their understandings in a creative product of...

As I get ready to start the semester, I started writing down a list of what was important in an online class. In some fashion, I think...

The other day, as I was scrolling my twitter feed, I saw that a researcher in the field was coming to town to work with the state on...

Got a problem, issue, or question in your classroom, but you don't quite have the resources to understand what to do? Self-directed...

Introduction: Rural locations impact gifted learners, teachers, and program offerings. Existing in every state, rural populations vary in...

At the 2018 Convention, I collected names of individuals that would support the creation of a Rural Gifted Special Interest Group, and in...