{"product_id":"academic-competitions-for-gifted-students","title":"Academic Competitions for Gifted Students","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"The book makes an excellent case for competitions as a means to meet the educational needs of gifted students at a time when funding has significantly decreased.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e—Joan Smutny, Gifted Specialist, National-Louis University\u003cbr\u003eAuthor of \u003ci\u003eAcceleration for Gifted Learners, K–5\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"The authors are knowledgeable and respected experts in the field of gifted education. I believe there is no other book that provides this valuable information to teachers, parents, and coordinators of gifted programs.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—Barbara Polnick, Assistant Professor\u003cbr\u003eSam Houston State University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEverything you need to know about academic competitions!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis handy reference serves as a guide for using academic competitions as part of K–12 students′ total educational experience. Covering 170 competitions in several content areas, this handbook offers a brief description of each event plus contact and participation information. The authors list criteria for selecting events that match students′ strengths and weaknesses and also discuss:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe impact of competitions on the lives of students \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWays to anticipate and avoid potential problems \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStrategies for maximizing the benefits of competitions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAccess to international and national academic competitions \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis second edition offers twice as many competitions as the first, provides indexes by title and by subject area and level, and lists Web sites for finding additional competitions.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SAGE Publications Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54248371913048,"sku":"9781412959117","price":39.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781412959117.jpg?v=1777817736","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/academic-competitions-for-gifted-students","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}