Books published by Franny are available by clicking the Online Order Form

T'NT: Talented and Thinking Independent Study Guides in a New Reproducible Kit -- $70 --  a series of 15 independent learning contracts designed to provide in-depth,  high level, creative, enrichment studies to develop students to be creators of original products!  Each booklet includes a self-evaluation for the student.

    Book A:  Creative Communications:  Speaking Out!, Creative Stories, Science Fiction Findings, Thought Provokers - Games Puzzlers and Codes

    Book B:  Science and Invention:  Environmental Explorations, Scientific Experimentation, Interesting Investigations, Innovative Inventors

    Book C:  People and Places:  Athletic Competition, Around the World, The Hall of Famers

    Book D:  Intriguing Endeavors   Art Adventures, Music Magic, Creative Poetry, Puppet Happenings

The format of these books has been improved.  A reproducible friendly kit is now available.

The Cartooning Bag ... Drawing with Your Funny Bone -- $15

The Thinking Bag ... Adventures With Creative Thinking -- $15

Creative Connections for Kids ... 50 Creative Lessons by Students for Students -- $15

Sample Creative Connection - Try it, then order 49 more!

CREATIVE CONNECTIONS FOR KIDS

"What a team!  Thinking outside of the box and out of this world!"

50 spontaneous problems created by students to stimulate

Fluency * Flexibility* Elaboration* Originality

Publications co-authored by Franny:

Invent America Enrollment Kit and the Train the Trainers Manual -- www.inventamerica.org

Articles published by Franny:

Learning That Lasts a Life Time ... Former Students Tell What Works!  to be published in Gifted Education Press Quarterly, 2004

About Best Practices and Programming for Gifted Students

• Learning That Lasts a Lifetime .... Former Students Tell What Works!

• Challenging Students Through Extension and Exceptional Learning

• USA - Building an Olympic Year for Academics

• Dandelions Roar Through Pittsburgh ... Customized Curricula 

• One Gifted Program's Successes 

• Assessment by the Students ... an Apprenticeship Program

• Partners in Advocacy, the Journey ... Teachers, Administrators, Parents and Students

• A Review of the Federal Excellence Report on Gifted Education

• Javits Grant Programs:  An Overview and One Project Sample

• The Challenge ... to Bring Out the Best, a Case Study

• Chapter 16 ... a Process of Change for Gifted Education

• Comprehensive Assessment of Gifted Students

           What Works!?  Assessment of a Gifted Program from the Students and Parents After Graduation!

• A Seven-Point Assessment (of a Gifted Program) ...  From the Students

• Everything I Ever Wanted to Know About Effective Teaching I Learned from my Students

• Get Out of Their Way, Three Assessment Strategies

           What are the Students Doing?   Strategies Receiving an A !

• TIEing It Together for Our Gifted Students

• The Human Spirit ... Creativity and Change!

• Let the Inventive Spirit Soar

• Cartooning: Unleashing Your Creativity!

• A Kid's View of Creative Thinking

• Kids' Crimes ... Justice in the Land of Mother Goose

• The Hall of Fame

• Athletic Events

• On Creativity