Synopses & Reviews
The book makes an excellent case for competitions as a means to meet the educational needs of gifted students at a time when funding has significantly decreased.-Joan Smutny, Gifted Specialist, National-Louis UniversityAuthor of Acceleration for Gifted Learners, K-5
The authors are knowledgeable and respected experts in the field of gifted education. I believe there is no other book that provides this valuable information to teachers, parents, and coordinators of gifted programs.-Barbara Polnick, Assistant ProfessorSam Houston State University
Everything you need to know about academic competitions
This handy reference serves as a guide for using academic competitions as part of K-12 students' total educational experience. Covering 170 competitions in several content areas, this handbook offers a brief description of each event plus contact and participation information. The authors list criteria for selecting events that match students' strengths and weaknesses and also discuss: The impact of competitions on the lives of students Ways to anticipate and avoid potential problems Strategies for maximizing the benefits of competitionsAccess to international and national academic competitions
This second edition offers twice as many competitions as the first, provides indexes by title and by subject area and level, and lists Web sites for finding additional competitions.
Synopsis
Academic Competitions for Gifted Students is a handy reference about competitions for students from Kindergarten through the 12th grade in several content areas. More than just a listing, this book serves as a guide for using academic competitions in the context of a student's total academic experience.
For each of the 170 competitions, school personnel and parents will find a brief description along with contact and participation information. Providing an overview of the characteristics of good competitions, the authors list criteria for selecting??those that??match students' strengths and weaknesses. The book also covers:
- The role of academic competitions in the life of a student
- Ways to evaluate competitions and their impact on talented students
- Access to international and national academic competitions
- Ways to anticipate and avoid the potential problems
- Strategies for maximizing the benefits of competitions
Synopsis
This handbook covers 170 competitions, criteria for selecting events that match students strengths/weaknesses, strategies for maximizing the benefits of competitions, and ways to avoid potential problems.