MARSHFIELD, MO – Chris Roberds, a gifted coordinator and debate coach at Marshfield High School, is using The Art of Learning with educators and students within the gifted and debate program. His intention is to show students the value of focusing on the end result and building backwards. Roberds’ high school gifted students are reading …
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Sperrang Middle School
ST. LOUIS, MO- The Sperreng Middle School individualizes education and supports highly gifted students through the middle school years. Educator Kimberly Crank had her incoming 8th grade students read and annotate The Art of Learning over the 2011 summer. She then taught the book during the first 3-5 weeks in the fall and had her students …
PEGS-Program for Exceptionally Gifted Students-Truman School
ST. LOUIS, MO The PEGS program in the St. Louis public school system targets the most intellectually and academically exceptional students, providing them with an accelerated and enriched curriculum. Michelle Ryder, the principal of the Truman School, is incorporating The Art of Learning into the middle school English program in order to support the students’ …
Roosevelt Elementary School
FARMINGTON, MO. Math and science teacher, Brooke Wooten, is using The Art of Learning in her 4th- and 5th-grade classes to shape a progressive learning environment that fosters quality and excellence. Her goal, she says, “is to instill a love of learning in all subjects and enable students to realize their inner strengths and learn …