Alessa

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About Alessa

Alessa homeschooled her two children from Kindergarten into college. Throughout her years of homeschooling, she embraced a child-led learning approach, with an emphasis on social-emotional development and community-based learning. With a Masters in Education from Johns Hopkins University; a Bachelors degree in Psychology from Lehigh University, and a Certificate in Special Education Advocacy from the William & Mary Law School, Alessa is uniquely qualified and trained to provide educational testing, curricular support, and general consultations to families.

The Williams Taxonomy For Creative Thinking Skills

By |2023-09-03T15:25:54-04:00April 14th, 2020|Categories: Gifted Education|Tags: , , , |

Most folks have heard of Dr. Benjamin Bloom's Taxonomy. Created in the 1950s. It's a hierarchy of thinking skills that guides the development of curriculum. You may have even heard it referred to as "higher order thinking skills" because Read more...

Creating Differentiated Learning Objectives With the Williams Model

By |2023-09-03T15:23:25-04:00April 14th, 2020|Categories: Gifted Education, Social Studies|Tags: , |

Oftentimes teachers and parents recognize that gifted students need to learn something different from what's in the regular curriculum, but they're at a loss for what to do. When the child is gifted in math, science, or music, the Read more...