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Gifted Education vs. Talent Development

aarmau@gmail.comDecember 7, 2012education, gifted and talented, students

I was reading in the latest Gifted Education Quarterly Press the post A Defining Moment by James R. Delisle http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/defining_moment.htm I have shared a link of this article above that…Read more

To Our Friends in Japan: Part 2

aarmau@gmail.comDecember 5, 2012global collaboration, japan, learning, penpals, students

Here is part 2 of our video to our friends in Japan. These are the 4th graders. At the end of the video they have a little challenge for you….Read more

To Our New Friends From Japan

aarmau@gmail.comDecember 1, 20122education, global collaboration, japan, learning, penpals, students

My two ELP classes have teamed up again with an amazing educator in Japan to work on our writing skills and hopefully develop a project along the way. The package…Read more

Need Incentive To Study? Study Tip #1

aarmau@gmail.comNovember 21, 2012education, school, students, study tips

A New System For Identifying Gifted Education – My New Pursuit and Passion

aarmau@gmail.comNovember 18, 20121education, gifted and talented, learning, project based learning, students

It is 3 am here in Denver Sunday morning. I crashed hard last night after the third day of absorbing so many great ideas. I need to write up a…Read more

Pringle Chip Challenge: Video explanations and ready for packages to arrive!

aarmau@gmail.comNovember 5, 2012elp, learning, pringle challenge, project based learning, students

If you have been following all of the awesome events and projects taking place in my 4th and 5th grade ELP classes, then you know we have been working on…Read more

Quail Update: 17 days old and ready to move

aarmau@gmail.comNovember 5, 2012elp, learning, project based learning, quail, students

This week will be a big week for the quail. We have a pen all ready to go at the school so the quail can finally be at the school…Read more

Quail Update: 14 Days Old, Day In The Life In The Brooder

aarmau@gmail.comNovember 1, 2012elp, project based learning, quail, students, thinking

I have been documenting our quail every single day. I need to get everything up and running so people can see. That is my goal this weekend is to get…Read more

Our Bus Driver: Canoe Maker and Amazing Person and Teacher

aarmau@gmail.comOctober 31, 2012elp, learning, students

Bill Collett, the man who I call, “The Man, The Myth, and The Legend” was spotlighted in our local new channel. Bill Collett is our bus driver for our ELP…Read more

Pringle Challenge Is Underway!

aarmau@gmail.comOctober 28, 2012creative, elp, learning, pbl, pringle challenge, project based learning, project_based_learning, students

My 4th and 5th grade ELP students are taking part in a Pringle Challenge in which they have to build a container that will keep a Pringle chip intact while…Read more