What’s Happening with GRO
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Friday Forum Gifted Network
Every Student Has the Right To Learn Something New Every Day
The Friday Forum group of metro-area gifted education professionals who meet periodically to share expertise and problem-solve, have been considering the question: Is gifted education as we know it outdated? The group, coordinated through the Grants and Research Office of Intermediate District 287 and Northeast Metro 916, has discussed how in past years gifted education was considered the research and development arm of education. In recent years, however, gifted education practices do not appear to be keeping up. As Friday Forum has addressed this apparent reality, it also has been suggested that the question might be the wrong one. One member has observed, “We don’t ask ‘are the Olympics outdated’ because they’ve been around for a long time in virtually the same format; we recognize their value to identify high performers who remind us of our potential.”
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Professional Development
- We heard your feedback and are offering an intensive follow up session with Rhonda Mason!
Instructional Strategies to Differentiate Learning for Struggling Students
Thursday, June 13, 2013 - Middle Level Promise and Practice Summer Institute 2013
Featuring Scott McLeod sharing "Successful Digital Leadership"
June 25, 2013 in Moorhead or June 26, 2013 in Lakeville
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