Thank you for this reminder, Howie Hua. Our spoken words during lessons become our student’s internal voice as they work independently. 👏👏

📢 facebook.com/share/L67Z3iYQ… Free event from 莲湖区茶楼 for parents of gifted kids! Check it out!

Tr 4 enjoys a working lunch to work on their Carnival Games in #AIG. Will their strategies strike the perfect balance to allow their customers to feel the thrill of winning while still letting them be the most profitable game in Salem’s Town Hall? Only time will tell!

There are school counselors, and then there is Mr. Johnson. Showing up early on a Saturday morning to cheer on an open water swim means more than words could ever express. Thanks for caring about your students and investing in them so deeply. ❤️🥰

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Three gingerbread men need paths to three spots at the North Pole without crossing. Be a civil engineer and help them! Can you solve this sweet puzzle inspired by Euler's Bridges of Königsberg created by these 4th graders? #PuzzleChallenge @wcpss Wake County Public School System_ALS Salem Elementary

Fascinating... youtu.be/vPvgbUoKGcE

Feliz Navidad! 🎶

❓❓❓A Question Matrix is a tool to assist students in developing the skill of asking rich, higher-order questions. buff.ly/3CoqWpy via @Let's Talk Science #edutwitter #k12 #teaching

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Wake County has 30,531 students identified as academically and intellectually gifted. That's a 15% increase in the past 5 years as Wake has increased AIG identification. 19% of Wake's enrollment is AIG identified. State caps AIG funding at 4% of enrollment. #wcpss #nced

Wake County is pointing to increases in the percentage of AIG students who are scoring as Career and College Ready on state exams & in the growth rate of AIG students on EOG exams. #wcpss #nced

Timeline for Wake County's adoption of 2025-2028 AIG Plan #wcpss

Obsessed with podcasting in the Learning Lab this week thanks to our amazing District Learning Coordnators! #giftedlearning WCPSS Technology Services @wcpss Salem Elementary

Sneak peak of “Lighthouse Seekers” Salem’s first Podcast episode!

Creative Writing Friday ❤️

Yep… and they also don’t “get in” or “get accepted” into programming… students qualify for services due to these demonstrated and documented needs. It’s not semantics.

🧠 “They can find evidence... but they just can’t explain it.” Sound familiar? You're not alone. Discover 5 practical mini-lessons that help students move beyond surface-level responses to deeper, more meaningful explanations. buff.ly/HrRwdHF via CarrieRosebrock

4th grade AIG met w/ Mrs. King, a Data Intelligence Expert, to decide whether to turn their dream houses into LLCs as an "Airbnb! They're thinking like entrepreneurs—backyards that wow, investors to pitch, and how to win over moms (who we learned plan 90% of family vacations).

Gifted kids don’t stop being gifted when school’s out. Their curious minds, deep questions, and need for challenge follow them right into summer. That doesn’t mean they need constant enrichment packets or academic boot camps. Learn more from NCAGT’s Blog: ncagt.org/post/giftedint…