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Janet L. Kragen

​teacher/consultant/advocate/author
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​Educating and advocating for the unique needs of Highly Capable students.
  • How can you equitably identify students for Highly Capable services?
  • How can you best provide services for your Highly Capable students?
  • How can you choose high quality academic and social-emotional resources for your Highly Capable students?
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I would love to help your district meet the needs of your Highly Capable students. 

​Here is a sample of the kinds of gifted education professional development I have taught over the years:
  • Nature and Needs of Highly Capable Students
  • Social and Emotional Needs of Highly Capable Students
  • Differentiation
  • Critical Thinking 
  • Creative Thinking
  • Classroom Management with Highly Capable Students

​Examples of other classes I have taught include:
  • Making Vocabulary and Grammar Lessons Fun
  • Scoring Writing Without Killing Yourself
  • How Can I Teach Art Without Drawing a Straight Line?
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Published Articles

Gifted Isn't Good
Gifted Ed--Elimination or Equity
​Identifying Students for Gifted Programs
Why Self-Contained Gifted?
Gifted Parents
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The Care and Feeding of the Twice-Exceptional Child, Part One
The Care and Feeding of the Twice-Exceptional Child, Part Two
HC with ADHD
Anxiety in the Highly Capable Classroom
Perfectionism in the Highly Capable Classroom
How Are You Sleeping? (insomnia and the gifted)
​"Hitting the Wall"--​Growth Mindset in the Highly Capable Classroom
​Supporting Intellectual Pursuits through a Wide Range of Academically Rigorous Clubs
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History's comment on whether Black lives matter (2020 guest article for the Kitsap Sun)

In August of 2022, I was interviewed for ADVANCE. 

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