Susan Winebrenner

Susan Winebrenner is a consultant and author who works with school districts to help them translate current educational research into classroom practice. Susan has a passion for motivating and teaching students at both ends of the learning continuum. She has co-authored two books that have appeared in several editions for more than 20 years: "Teaching Gifted Kids in Today’s Classroom," and "Teaching Kids with Learning Difficulties in Today's Classroom." Her other co-authored books include "The Cluster Grouping Handbook" and "Differentiated Lessons for Every Learner."

Articles by Susan Winebrenner

• Improving school productivity for ‘non-average’ students

  You have undoubtedly noticed that only some of your students enthusiastically dig in to their schoolwork…

  Friday, July 27, 2018

• Have your students review the school year successfully

  Are you looking for an end-of-year activity you can use to help your students review its events in a…

  Friday, May 18, 2018

• Time is running out to turn unproductive students into successful learners

  ​Is this a trick? A joke? Wishful thinking? No, I am completely serious about this. My decades in education…

  Monday, April 02, 2018

• What should kids with special needs be doing over the summer?

  "The summer!" you exclaim. "I'm still living in winter!" Yes, you may be stuck in winter on the calendar,…

  Monday, March 05, 2018

• A tale of 2 twice-exceptional learners, 30 years apart

  Some years ago, my husband, Dr. Neil Winebrenner, was a superintendent of a school district in suburban…

  Monday, February 05, 2018

• A list of New Year’s resolutions for teachers

  So, this is the season for these things called New Year's resolutions. We are accustomed to creating…

  Monday, January 08, 2018

• Where in the world is ‘curriculum compacting’ actually happening?

  The first time in my career that I received in-depth training in how to teach gifted students correctly…

  Friday, December 15, 2017

• How the understanding of ‘mindset’ can impact success

  While you were busy doing your life, the whole field of child and motivational psychology for teachers…

  Thursday, November 16, 2017

• How to help struggling learners who are not completing their work

  ​By this time of the school year, some learners may be struggling to complete their work in certain…

  Monday, October 16, 2017

• How to help gifted learners who are not completing their work

  ​By this time of the school year, some gifted or advanced learners may be struggling to complete their…

  Monday, October 02, 2017

• The miracle of teaching short-term goal setting to students

  ​This article was purposefully targeted for this time of the school year. The all-important time is…

  Monday, September 18, 2017

• Begin the year differently to create success for your gifted students

  Visualize yourself at a professional development presentation during which you painfully discover you…

  Tuesday, August 08, 2017

• Begin the year differently to create success for your struggling students

  ​Do you recall from a recent school year how you started it with high hopes that this would be the…

  Tuesday, August 01, 2017

• What should my gifted child be doing over the summer?

  Summer is beginning, and you haven't made any activity plans for your gifted child. By the end of this…

  Wednesday, June 07, 2017

• What LD families need from teachers and schools

  Teaching and parenting students with learning difficulties is extremely complex and sometimes very frustrating…

  Monday, May 15, 2017

• Are gifted education practices appropriate for all students?

  After delivering workshops on teaching gifted kids, I am often asked by participants, "Wouldn't these…

  Tuesday, May 02, 2017

• What parents of gifted students desperately want your school to know

  As a young adult, I paid to sign up for an adult course called "Advanced Bridge." After playing "at bridge"…

  Friday, March 24, 2017

• Listen up: Understanding the truth behind learning disabilities

  ​Can you remember when you tried to learn something you really wanted to know how to do? And it didn't…

  Monday, March 20, 2017

• Twice-exceptional students: Who they are and what they need

  Do you know a student who demonstrates a dramatic strength in some area of learning, but who also clearly…

  Monday, February 06, 2017