NAGC 56th Annual Convention & Exhibition
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The Real Stories of Academic Acceleration
Track
:
Arts
Program Code:
500
Date:
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Time:
8:45 AM to 9:45 AM
EST
Room:
100
CO-PRESENTER
(S):
Jann Leppien, Associate Professor of Education, University of Great Falls, Great Falls, MT
Kim Paris, Enrichment Specialist, Elko County Public Schools
NAGCFACULTY
(S):
Jann Leppien, Associate Professor of Education, University of Great Falls, Great Falls, MT
Kim Paris, Enrichment Specialist, Elko County Public Schools
Karen Westberg, Associate Professor, University of St. Thomas
PRESENTER
:
Karen Westberg, Associate Professor, University of St. Thomas
Description
In this session we describe the academic and social experiences of gifted learners who recently have experienced various types of acceleration in school, including early entrance to high school, grade skipping in elementary school, early entrance to kindergarten, and subject acceleration. In addition to interviewing students, we interviewed parents and teachers to learn their perspectives about the children's acceleration experiences, including the factors that influenced the initial decision to accelerate the students. These are true stories about acceleration, not hearsay accounts that perpetuate misconceptions about acceleration.
