From Andrea.Morgan at state.or.us Wed Aug 13 11:18:57 2008 From: Andrea.Morgan at state.or.us (MORGAN Andrea) Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2008 11:18:57 -0700 Subject: [Tag-Info] FW: JUST PUBLISHED -- Announcing the SUMMER 2008 Online Issue of Gifted Education Press Quarterly Message-ID: ________________________________ From: Maurice Fisher [mailto:gifted at giftededpress.com] Sent: Monday, August 11, 2008 8:26 AM To: gifted at giftededpress.com Subject: JUST PUBLISHED -- Announcing the SUMMER 2008 Online Issue of Gifted Education Press Quarterly Dear Educator/Parent -- Could you share the following message with your STAFF, TEACHERS OR PARENTS? We are offering a complimentary copy of Gifted Education Press Quarterly. They would need to email me directly to receive our SUMMER 2008 issue. My email address is: gifted at giftededpress.com Thank you. Sincerely, Maurice Maurice Fisher, Ph.D. Publisher Gifted Education Press For my latest interview in EducationNews.Org (April 10, 2008) about the gifted education field, click the following link: http://ednews.org/articles/24600/1/An-Interview-with-Maurice-Fisher-Publ isher-Gifted-Education-Press/Page1.html 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 SUMMER 2008 Online Issue of GEPQ contains the following articles: 1. Editorial Comments by Maurice Fisher - Summer Activities for Gifted Students 2. AP Classes: Advanced Placement or Advancing the Privileged? Donna Y. Ford Gilman W. Whiting Vanderbilt University 3. Mathematical Giftedness: Acceleration Mathematics Program (AMP) at Tel Aviv University Hanna David Ben Gurion University Eilat, Israel 4. A Tripod for a Triad: Providing Affective Support for Students' Type III Projects in the Enrichment Triad Model Elizabeth A. Romey University of South Alabama 5. Aesthetic Percipience Part 2: Instructional Strategies that Support Gifted Students' Appreciation of and Affinity for the Fine Arts Jason A. Helfer Stephen T. Schroth Educational Studies Department Knox College 6. Jane Austen (1775-1817) and the Sensibility of Giftedness Michael E. Walters Center for the Study of the Humanities in the Schools 7. Challenging Gifted Children to Use Both Hemispheres of the Brain R. E. Myers Healdsburg, California If you know a colleague or friend who would like a complimentary copy of the SUMMER 2008 Online Issue, tell them to send their request to: gifted at giftededpress.com In addition, please see the information on our Web Site about our latest books on creative thinking, humanities, science and mathematics. Our latest books are as follows: 1. 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 2. 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 Contact me if you have any ideas for new articles or books that GEP can publish. In August 2006, EducationNews.Org interviewed me about the present state of Gifted Education. Please see this interview at the following link: http://www.ednews.org/articles/178/1/An-Interview-with-Maurice-Fisher-Gi fted-Education-Press-and-Gifted-Education-Press-Quarterly/Page1.html Thank you. Sincerely, Maurice Fisher, Ph.D. Publisher -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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