How long have you been using the Renzulli Learning System (RLS), and how many students have used it? The School District of Hillsborough County, Tampa, FL, has been using RLS since January 2006 when we piloted renzullilearning.com in our magnet schools. Hillsborough County’s 26 Magnet Schools began their first year with RLS in June 2006. To date, there are 8,089 total registered users: 7,176 students, 767 teachers, 65 parents, and 81 others. Teachers in the district were asked about their … [Read more...] about Teacher’s Experiences with the Renzulli Learning System
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The Challenges of Being Gifted in a Rural Community
The majority of programs for gifted learners were developed for suburban and urban schools. Rural schools can be quite different and may need to modify these programs to meet the educational needs of their gifted learners. For example, very small rural communities have so few families that an entire school may have only a handful of students incontiguously in kindergarten through eighth grade; high school students may be sent to distant towns, and may even board during the week. … [Read more...] about The Challenges of Being Gifted in a Rural Community