Legacy Book Awards
The TAGT Legacy Book® Awards honor outstanding books published in the United States that have long-term potential for positively influencing the lives of gifted individuals and contribute to the understanding, well-being, education, and success of gifted and talented students.
2019 Legacy Book Nominees
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Curricular Materials: Provides educators with supporting materials to use in the classroom. Resources include workbooks, lesson plans, manuals and classroom activities.
2019 Winner! Teaching Tenacity, Resilience, and a Drive for Excellence: Lessons for Social-Emotional Learning for Grades 4-8, by Emily Mofield, Ed.D. & Megan Parker Peters, Ph.D.; Published by Prufrock Press Inc.
Nominees:
- Experience Inquiry
- Teaching Social Issues and Equity with Children's Literature Through the Lenses of Depth & Complexity
- A House Divided? The Civil War - Its Causes and Effects Grades 5-6
- Teaching Tenacity, Resilience, and a Drive for Excellence: Lessons for Social-Emotional Learning for Grades 4-8
- Encounters With Archetypes: Integrated ELA Lessons for Gifted and Advanced Learners in Grades 4-5
Educator: Enhances an educator’s awareness and ability to work with G/T students by application of sound theory, practical strategies and/or proven methodology.
2019 Winner! (Tie) Challenging Mindset, by James Nottingham and Bosse Larsson; Published by Corwin Press
A Teacher's Guide to Flexible Grouping and Collaborative Learning, by Dina Brulles, Ph.D., and Karen L. Brown, M.Ed.; Published by Free Spirit Publishing​
Nominees:
- Visual Learning and Teaching
- A Teacher's Guide to Flexible Grouping and Collaborative Learning
- Challenging Mindset
- Developing Creativity in the Classroom: Learning and Innovation for 21st-Century Schools
- Identifying Gifted Students: A Practical Guide (3rd ed.)
Parent: Increases the understanding of the unique needs of G/T children and help ensure they are met, both at home and in the classroom.
2019 Winner! Understanding Your Gifted Child From the Inside Out: A Guide to the Social and Emotional Lives of Gifted Kids, by James R. Delisle, Ph.D.; Published by Prufrock Press
Nominees:
- Living Gifted: 52 Tips to Survive and Thrive in Giftedland
- Understanding Your Gifted Child From the Inside Out: A Guide to the Social and Emotional Lives of Gifted Kids
- Why The Brain Matters
Scholar: Guides graduate students or advanced educators to understand and expand upon the latest research on giftedness and G/T education.
2019 Winner! Talent Development as a Framework for Gifted Education: Implications for Best Practices and Applications in Schools, edited by Paula Olszewski-Kubilius, Ph.D., Rena F. Subotnik, Ph.D., and Frank C. Worrell, Ph.D.; Published by Prufrock Press​
Nominees:
- Developing Expert Learners
- Talent Development as a Framework for Gifted Education: Implications for Best Practices and Applications in Schools
- Wholehearted Teaching of Gifted Young Women: Cultivating Courage, Connection, and Self-Care in Schools