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June 16th, 2012

Good Teaching Strategies for Advanced Learners

In this June 15th EdWeek article, Do We Know How to Teach Highly Able Learners?, Peter DeWitt explores approaches to teaching students with advanced learning needs.  He recommends that teachers focus on individual student growth rather than achievement, as many highly able learners may achieve high or adequate grades without growing or stretching themselves at [...]


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June 6th, 2012

CALA Founder Receives Public Service Award

On Monday, June 4th, attendees of the CALA general monthly meeting were joined by Vicky Oatley, president of the board of directors of MAGE, the Massachusetts Association for Gifted Education.  Ms. Oatley, a resident of Cambridge, and former student at the Morse school, is a public school teacher in Waltham, and has students with a range of learning needs, [...]