Can Distance Learning Meet the Needs of Gifted Elementary Math Students?
St. Cyr, S. Gifted Child Today, Spring 2004, Vol. 27, No. 2 Prufrock Press This article provides a teacher’s experiences with gifted students in mathematics, and how distance learning can be a viable option. She describes new techniques and methods for teaching the gifted by pointing out resources and tips. I remember how nervous I was when I accepted the position as the teacher for gifted students in our building. The task seemed overwhelming—meeting the needs of students who could think faster, harder, and smarter than any of our regular learners. What could I possibly do to impact the lives and learning for this new arrangement of students I was about to educate? These questions kept me focused and flexible as I prepared for my first year of gifted instruction. The newly created program I would institute involved facilitating general pull-out instruction to a select group of third- through sixth-grade students, as well as mathematics inclusion/independent study services for our math
