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Unwrapping the Gifted

Tamara Fisher was a K-12 gifted education specialist for a school district located on an Indian reservation in northwestern Montana and past president of the Montana Association of Gifted and Talented Education. This blog is no longer being updated, but you can continue to explore these issues on edweek.org by visiting our related topic pages: gifted education.

Education Opinion Advice From Kids for Kids
Tamara's students offer advice to other students pursuing independent learning and research projects for the first time.
Tamara Fisher, July 12, 2012
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5 min read
Education Opinion A Day in the Life
A randomly selected day from this past school year:
Tamara Fisher, June 17, 2012
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11 min read
Education Opinion Summer Learning
Tamara Fisher provides a run-down of excellent summer professional development opportunities for those wanting to learning more about gifted students and gifted education.
Tamara Fisher, May 2, 2012
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3 min read
Education Opinion Differentiation LiveBinders
Looking for a way to collect and store various types of media on a particular topic? Hunting for great teacher resources? Tamara Fisher shares LiveBinders with excellent compilations of Gifted Education tools.
Tamara Fisher, April 17, 2012
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2 min read
Education Opinion In and of Itself
Some wonder, if advanced students have access to advanced content-area classes, do they really still need a gifted program? Tamara Fisher's gifted students offer their perspectives on the unique value GT holds for them.
Tamara Fisher, March 28, 2012
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Education Opinion Two Seconds
Does one of your students need an alternative alternative? Is there a radiowave insulator in your classroom? Tamara Fisher shares "two second" moments from her classroom.
Tamara Fisher, March 7, 2012
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2 min read
Education Opinion Get Your Geek On
A powerful message written on her shirt provided a reassuring moment for a parent in Tamara Fisher's school. Now she's pondering other ways to wear her 'geek' on her sleeve.
Tamara Fisher, February 22, 2012
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2 min read
Education Opinion Walking a Tightrope
Gifted Education Specialist Tamara Fisher contemplates the fine line she walks in her job, balancing the sometimes competing needs of her students and her teaching colleagues.
Tamara Fisher, February 3, 2012
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Education Opinion It's Webinar Time Again
A new slate of webinars are available for those interested in learning more about Gifted Education and advanced learners!
Tamara Fisher, January 13, 2012
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Education Opinion A Window to My Classrooms
Gifted Education Specialist Tamara Fisher shares visual examples of a sampling of happenings from her classroom.
Tamara Fisher, December 21, 2011
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4 min read
Education Opinion State of the States in Gifted Education 2011
Tamara Fisher details excerpts from the "State of the Nation in Gifted Education" report. It is a mixed bag, largely showing continued inattention to the learning needs and potential of our nation's most advanced learners.
Tamara Fisher, November 30, 2011
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4 min read
Education Opinion NAGC 2011 Day 4
Tamara Fisher continues her updates from the national gifted education conference.
Tamara Fisher, November 6, 2011
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4 min read
Education Opinion NAGC 2011 Day 3
Checking in from the 3rd day of the national gifted education convention, Tamara Fisher shares some excellent new resources for advanced learners.
Tamara Fisher, November 4, 2011
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Education Opinion NAGC 2011 Day 2
In 36 (of 43 responding) states, teachers are never required to get ANY training about gifted learners. And yet these children are in their classrooms. Tamara shares this tidbit and others as she reports from the second day of the national gifted education conference.
Tamara Fisher, November 4, 2011
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9 min read
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