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Christopher Taibbi M.A.T.

About

Chris Taibbi has over 20 years’ experience in public education. He began his teaching career as an elementary school educator in a full-time center for gifted students; he then moved to teaching English at the high school level. Currently, Chris is a gifted education specialist and program coordinator for elementary and middle schools in Roanoke, Virginia. He has co-taught graduate level university classes for those seeking to enter the teaching profession, and he has also served as a consultant for a variety of school districts on the East coast with an emphasis on differentiation of instruction. He has co-authored several books for teachers and received teaching awards for his own work in the classroom. In his free time, Chris enjoys writing, reading, being a father, and maintaining a YouTube channel where he occasionally posts his exploits as a hobbyist juggler. Chris graduated from the College of William and Mary and received a Masters in Teaching from Hollins University.

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Recent Posts
How to Improve Your Memory Instantly: Part Two

A crash course in doubling, tripling your memory—the sky is the limit! Part two of "How to Improve Your Memory, Instantly." Go ahead, impress yourself with your own giftedness.

A crash course in doubling, tripling your memory—the sky is the limit! Part two of "How to Improve Your Memory, Instantly." Go ahead, impress yourself with your own giftedness.

How to Improve Your Memory, Instantly

Consider how often your brain gives you mental pictures to help you recall information. Today, let's put it to the test!

Consider how often your brain gives you mental pictures to help you recall information. Today, let's put it to the test!

Are You From My Planet? Why the Gifted May Seem Goofy

What is a teacher (or parent, co-worker, peer, etc.) to do when a gifted individual asks a question that seems utterly, well,… nonsensical? A question that makes him look—not so much uninformed or even innocent, per se—but rather “scattered” instead of “gifted.”

What is a teacher (or parent, co-worker, peer, etc.) to do when a gifted individual asks a question that seems utterly, well,… nonsensical? A question that makes him look—not so much uninformed or even innocent, per se—but rather “scattered” instead of “gifted.”

The Curious Case of the Gullible Gifted

Why would those who are intellectually advanced seem to be less than so at times? No so fast. What you perceive as a lack of critical thinking could be, in truth, quite the opposite.

Why would those who are intellectually advanced seem to be less than so at times? No so fast. What you perceive as a lack of critical thinking could be, in truth, quite the opposite.

Appealing Your Child's Gifted Placement Decision

You really have to remember only one truth here: It is your right to appeal this decision. It is not antagonistic of you to do so, and it is not a waste of anyone’s time to demand it.

You really have to remember only one truth here: It is your right to appeal this decision. It is not antagonistic of you to do so, and it is not a waste of anyone’s time to demand it.

The Dilemma:The Young Gifted and (Lack of) Fine Motor Skills

For the parents of the very young and gifted, this is indeed a tricky time of childhood to navigate: his mind and brain is ready and eager to explore and express itself but often his physical abilities to do so are limited. But there are ways to help your child express his full potential. Let's get to it.

For the parents of the very young and gifted, this is indeed a tricky time of childhood to navigate: his mind and brain is ready and eager to explore and express itself but often his physical abilities to do so are limited. But there are ways to help your child express his full potential. Let's get to it.