Penny teaches fifth-grade in a school that has received a grant to pilot a Creative Classrooms Project. The principal has asked Penny to create one month of lesson plans utilizing a creative teaching model. What are some main differences in teaching with this method?

http://pzweb.harvard.edu/Research/CrClass.htm

Ted and Eva's ten-year-old daughter, Juanita, is experiencing difficulties in school. School personnel have said that Juanita is lazy and unmotivated. They have suggested that Ted and Eva aren't doing enough at home to encourage their daughter. Ted and Eva are very angry and frustrated as they do not agree with this assessment of the situation. What can they do to help Juanita? How should they approach the school?

http://www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/assessment/ed_problems.html

Juan and Carmen's seven-year-old gifted son, Nicholas, attends a school that does not have a gifted program, but the teachers do try to create challenging learning situations within the normal classroom. Nicholas' teacher wants to meet with Juan and Carmen to discuss Nicholas' classroom behavior problems. What types of behavioral challenges do gifted children present in the classroom?

http://www.nfgcc.org/

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