Introduction

It is difficult for teachers to adequately meet the needs of gifted students, when those students are in a regular classroom with students their own age. Furthermore, gifted and talented students face social and emotional risks, with many gifted students either having few friends, or sacrificing their academic achievement to make more friends (Reis & Renzulli 2004, pp. 121-2). It is our opinion that these risk factors associated with gifted and talented students are exacerbated by the isolation of attending a rural school. We are proposing a pilot program, named //GnT Connected// (Gifted 'n' Talented), that will utilise social media tools to foster social, emotional and academic growth for gifted and talented students in rural or isolated school contexts.
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