Click here to listen, and subscribe to the Duke TIP Podcast at Apple Podcasts! Meet Tina and Chris and their sons Elijah and Riley. They're a homeschooling TIP family that's decided to take their life on the road and live in a renovated school bus full-time. On this episode of the Duke TIP Podcast, we tell their story. Keep up with the family's adventures at weliveonabus.com and on Instagram (@weliveonabus). We also talk with Jennifer Lois, a professor of sociology at … [Read more...] about The Duke TIP Podcast: “I think we need to live on a school bus.”
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5 Lessons from Salman Khan on the Future of Education
Salman Khan has appeared on the cover of Forbes magazine and was named one of TIME magazine’s 100 most influential people. He is founder of The Khan Academy and author of The One World Schoolhouse. I interviewed Sal to get his thoughts on the future of education. Here are five wisdom filled lessons from the world famous educator. Theory may not be as important as before. “You have all this education theory and people try to make larger statements than maybe what their data would back … [Read more...] about 5 Lessons from Salman Khan on the Future of Education
A Primer on Pediatric Neuropsychology
We talked with Paul Beljan about pediatric neuropsychology, how it differs from school and educational psychology, and how and when families can benefit from a practitioner’s expertise. … [Read more...] about A Primer on Pediatric Neuropsychology
Cognitive Benefits of Learning Languages
Foreign language programs are often one of the first items to be scrutinized and cut when elementary, middle, and high schools in the U.S. face poor performance evaluations or budget crunches. However, many studies have demonstrated the benefits of second language learning not only on student’s linguistic abilities but on their cognitive and creative abilities as well. Duke TIP interviewed several experts in the field about the advantages of foreign language learning for children. … [Read more...] about Cognitive Benefits of Learning Languages
Teacher’s Experiences with the Renzulli Learning System
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
An Interview with Julian C. Stanley
Editor's note: Julian C. Stanley, who died on August 12, 2005 at the age of 87, established the talent search model when he began the Study of Mathematically Precocious Youth (SMPY) at Johns Hopkins University in 1971. He found that grade-level tests did not provide enough information about the abilities of academically talented students. Stanley decided to give a large group of seventh-graders the Scholastic Aptitude Test (now the SAT Reasoning Test). Stanley found that the SAT, given as an … [Read more...] about An Interview with Julian C. Stanley
More than Teachers
The February 13, 2005, Time cover story, “What Teachers Hate about Parents,” reports the growing frustrations that many teachers have with parents. From eager and pushy to protective and hovering, parents pose a challenge to teachers even greater than finding adequate funding, maintaining classroom discipline, and testing. We interviewed three teachers from different school environments to determine what they perceive as a parent’s role in education and to allow them to communicate some of the … [Read more...] about More than Teachers
Program Delivery Models for the Gifted
Duke TIP: Which delivery models are most prevalent among gifted programs in the United States today? Joyce VanTassel-Baska: The models have not changed much in the past 25 years. At the elementary level, the pull-out model, in which gifted students are assigned to a class with a special curricular focus outside the regular classroom for two to six hours per week, is still predominant. Full-time, self-contained programs for the gifted still remain an option as center-based, … [Read more...] about Program Delivery Models for the Gifted