Message from Maurice Fisher, Ph.D., Publisher, Gifted Education Press
Gifted Education Press is offering a complimentary copy of Gifted Education Press Quarterly.
Please e-mail:
gifted@giftededpress.com to
request a copy
For my latest
interview in EducationNews.Org (January 21, 2009) about the gifted education
field, click the following link:
P.S. A past issue of Time Magazine (August 27, 2007) contains a lead article entitled, The Genius Problem, This article includes information from an essay published in the Spring 1996 issue of GEPQ – "Anti-Intellectualism in Secondary Schools: The Problem Continues” by Stephen Schroeder-Davis. If you subscribe, you will be able to access this and many other essays from our GEPQ Online Link.
The SPRING 2009 Online Issue of GEPQ contains the following articles:
1. Editorial Comments by Maurice Fisher: Abraham Lincoln - Autodidact; Four Crucial Issues in Gifted Education
2. You, A Creative Reader
Robert E. Myers Creative Teaching and Learning Consultant Healdsburg, California
3. Guiding Gifted Girls to the “Different Drummer”
Joan Smutny, Director The Center for Gifted National-Louis University Glenview, Illinois
4. Germans, Jews, the Nobel Prize in Science and Medicine: Comment on the Ziegler & Stoeger Chapter in Conceptions of Giftedness: Sociocultural Perspectives (2007)
Hanna David Ben Gurion University at Eilat, Israel
5. Abraham Lincoln: A Potpourri of Intelligence
Michael E. Walters Center for the Study of the Humanities in the Schools
If you know a colleague or friend who would like a complimentary copy of the SPRING 2009 Online Issue, tell them to send their request to:
gifted@giftededpress.com
In
addition, please see the information on our Web Site about our latest books on
creative thinking, humanities, science and mathematics. In order to express our
appreciation for your support, we are offering a 20% DISCOUNT on all orders sent
directly to Gifted Education Press (See our address on our Web Site.) After you
deduct 20% for the total amount of your order, please add 10% for Postage and
Handling. All orders under $50.00 must be prepaid. Orders of $50.00 or more can
be made with a purchase order. If you have any questions, please email me. Thank
you.
Our latest books are as follows:
1. By Maurice & Eugenia Fisher, Editors: Heroes of Giftedness: An Inspirational Guide for Gifted Students and Their Teachers —Presenting the Personal Heroes of Twelve Experts on Gifted Education. Discusses Highly Gifted Individuals who can be used as models for motivating gifted students to study different fields of knowledge.
“Heroes of Giftedness: An Inspirational Guide is an exciting new edition to gifted education literature. It well fulfills its purpose in the inspiring, exhilarating accounts of famous individuals and their contribution to the world. Gifted students, teachers, and parents will benefit hugely from these biographies of great men and women who overcame personal and professional challenges to move forward in their fields.” Joan Smutny, Director The Center for Gifted National-Louis University
“My view of the world is that people are best served when they find their passion early on, because we tend to be good at things we’re passionate about. I think we also need to find people whom we admire and try to emulate them.” Chesley Sullenberger, the Captain who successfully guided US Airways flight 1549 in the Hudson River on January 15, 2009 (From Air & Space Magazine, May 2009, p. 11)
http://www.giftededpress.com/HEROESOFGIFTEDNESS.htm
2. By Harry T. Roman: Energizing Your Gifted Students’ Creative Thinking & Imagination: Using Design Principles, Team Activities, and Invention Strategies —A Complete Lesson Guide for Upper Elementary and Middle School Levels. Concentrates on nurturing Gifted Children's Applied Creative Thinking and Imagination to solve practical and real world problems. This book will help them become masters at using engineering and design principles in their everyday life in the school and home.
http://www.giftededpress.com/HARRYTROMANCREATIVITY.htm
3. By Robert E. Myers: Golden Quills: Creative Thinking and Writing Lessons for Middle-School Gifted Students. Contains Twenty-Seven Challenging Lessons for Stimulating Creative Learning in Language Arts. Further information can be found at:
http://www.giftededpress.com/REMYERS.htm
4. By Judy Micheletti: MORE SNIBBLES: Serendipitous Seasons. This book focuses on how to motivate gifted students to be more creative at their school and home, and it contains several delightful line drawings that will entice the imagination of all curious children and adults. Further information can be found at:
http://www.giftededpress.com/SNIBBLES2.htm
5. By Harry T. Roman: Solar Power, Fuel Cells, Wind Power and Other Important Environmental Studies for Upper Elementary and Middle School Gifted Students and Their Teachers: A Technology, Problem-Solving and Invention Guide. It is perfect for use in Tech Ed, pre-engineering and environmental courses and study units. Further information can be found at:
http://www.giftededpress.com/HARRYTROMAN.htm
All of these books are useful resources for gifted students and their parents and teachers. They can be ordered directly from gifted education Press or through Amazon.com.