4.1.9 Finding Our Fractaled Children: Lessons Learned From Fractals in Nature: Casting A Wider Net
How can school personnel cast a wider net, finding fractaled (2e) children who are "hiding" in plain sight? Fractals have always been present, but Benoit Mandelbrot is credited for elucidating this remarkable phenomena; 2e children, similar to fractals, are recursive, infinite, complex, growing more beautiful as we discover how to recognize, identify, value, and support them through research-based educational interventions.
Author(s):
Linda Collins
le.law.collins@gmail.com
Park Hill School District
United States
Linda E. Collins, M.Ed., a gifted education teacher at Park Hill School District in Kansas City, MO, specializes in working with 2e students, presents nationally, and enjoys researching/writing about gifted students. In 2009, Linda was semi-finalist for Region 3, Kansas Teacher of the Year; was Master Teacher of the Year for Blue Valley School District in 2004; was named a 2013 Sunflower Ambassador for the Blue Valley School District; and is a member of the Editorial board for SENG. Currently, Linda is writing her dissertation at University of Kansas, and she enjoys spending time with her delightfully diverse family.
William Collins
collinsw@parkhill.k12.mo.us
Park Hill School District
United States
Dr. William Collins, Ed.D., is an Advanced Placement Psychology and an Advanced Placement Government teacher in the Park Hill School District in Kansas City, Missouri.