Gifted Education Courses

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Understanding & Educating the Gifted Learner

NOT OFFERED IN 2012/SP

Description: This is an introductory course in understanding & meeting the needs of children identified for services through gifted and talented programs.  The course provides an overview of current and historical issues in the field included those related to the intellectual and social-emotional development of gifted students, and research-based educational practices recommended as service options that meet the cognitive and affective needs of identified students.  Course participants will build a foundation for understanding the field of gifted education and the varied needs of gifted learners that will expand through subsequent courses of study.



Curriculum for Gifted Learners

NOT OFFERED IN 2012/SP

Description: This course examines curriculum issues for gifted learners in the classroom. The primary emphasis will be on content organization and presentation in a manner that ensures that students encounter and explore depth and complexity within the disciplines and understand theories and principles of differentiating curriculum.  Theories of learning will also be examined as they relate to curriculum, particularly Constructivism.

 

Understanding Social & Emotional Needs of the Gifted Learner

Credits: 3
Fee: $657

Distance - EDUC 613 DED1C
Dates: 01/16/12-05/11/12
Instructor: Greathouse

Description:  This course will explore current research, and discuss best practices to be used in schools to address the unique social-emotional needs of gifted learners.  Affective characteristics, personality traits, and growth and adjustment of gifted children, relevant instructional needs will be discussed.  Topics include: Characteristics and specific developmental traits; Guidance needs; Underachievement; Special Populations; Asynchronous Development; Twice Exceptional Students; and Perfectionism. Many classroom activities and techniques designed to enhance the social, emotional and affective development of gifted students will be provided.  Of particular interest will be how the gifted child constructs and understanding of “self” within what is often the very turbulent and difficulty context of society.  Special issues of underachievement, gender and cultural differences will also be explored.

 

Strategies for Gifted Learners

NOT OFFERED IN 2012/SP

Description:  Effective strategies for gifted learners are offered through this course. A variety of research-based strategies that are brain-compatible and brain-friendly, and that help differentiate instruction for gifted students are examined and practiced.  Specific techniques will be studied that will provide a basis for identifying gifted students through the use of diagnostic and prescriptive approaches of assessment, including multiple assessment instruments and identification strategies through a review of portfolios or performance, or both.

 

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