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Publication Date: 2012-Jan
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Can Innovation Save Gifted Education? 2010 NAGC Presidential Address
Robinson, Ann
Gifted Child Quarterly, v56 n1 p40-44 Jan 2012
Connecting innovation with gifted education is a necessity not only in the current political climate but also because it is a field with deeply held beliefs about the importance of problem solving, creativity, imagination, and invention--all critical components of innovation. In this address, the author focuses on three key ideas. First, she explores the concept of innovation that has an interesting history as well as a bright future. Second, a biographical detour provided the opportunity to hang flesh on the dry bones of the abstract concept by using the lives of two inventors as illustrations of an important lesson about innovation--the lesson she believes the field needs most immediately. Third, she explores the education of talented students in what has often been termed, the "Age of Innovation." (Contains 2 figures.)
Descriptors: Gifted, Talent, Innovation, Educational Innovation, Academically Gifted, Talent Development, Concept Formation, Concept Teaching, Intellectual History, Change Agents, Academic Achievement, Educational Policy, Alignment (Education)
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Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education; Higher Education
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Language: English
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