[Ohiogift] Fordham webcast: gifted education and the common core, fwd.

[Gifted and Talented in Ohio Discussion List]

Can Gifted Education Survive the Common Core?
As Common Core gathers speed in forty-three states and D.C., what does it mean for high-ability students and gifted-and-talented education? Some contend that higher standards for all mean gifted education is no longer necessary for some. Others insist that increasing the rigor of classes will automatically serve high achievers well. Some claim that differentiated instruction does the trick, while others worry that the country’s ablest students will lose what little claim they presently have on curriculum and instruction suited to their needs.

Who’s right?

Join the Fordham Institute on Monday, February 23, 2015 from 4:00 to 5:30 p.m. ET for a live discussion on what the Common Core portends for gifted students and their teachers, moderated by Fordham’s own Chester E. Finn, Jr.

Report Release
Common Core and Gifted Education: Myths, Opportunities, and Strategies for Success
By Jonathan Plucker

Follow the conversation on twitter with @educationgadfly at #CCGifted.
LIVE WEBCAST
This event will be webcast. Visit our website, www.edexcellence.net, at 4:00 p.m. ET on Monday, February 23, to watch the proceedings live.