Designing Services and Programs for High-Ability Learners A Guidebook for Gifted Education

Name: Designing Services and Programs for High-Ability Learners A Guidebook for Gifted Education
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ISBN: 9781412926171

ISBN-10: 1412926173

ISBN-13: 9781412926171

Edition: 2006

Authors: Jeanne H. Purcell, Rebecca D. Eckert

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THE comprehensive guide to establishing or strengthening a gifted program! Whether you are developing a new program from the ground up or need to restructure an existing one, Designing Services and Programs for High-Ability Learners will help you every step of the way with detailed guidelines, practical tips, templates, action plans, and suggestions for strategic planning teams as well as for the sole practitioner. Consolidating the sage advice and up-to-date research of 29 leaders in the field, this comprehensive and highly practical guide takes the guesswork out of providing appropriate services and programming for high-ability students from elementary through high school. …

Book details

List price: $44.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Corwin Press
Publication date: 11/11/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 8.75" wide x 11.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.134
Language: English



Foreword



Guest Foreword



Preface



Acknowledgments


About the Editors


Introduction




Identifying Students' Cognitive and Affective Needs




Developing a Mission Statement on the Educational Needs of Gifted and Talented Students




Developing a Definition of Giftedness




Providing Programs for Special Populations of Gifted and Talented Students




Constructing Identification Procedures




Articulating Gifted Education Program Goals




Comprehensive Program Design




Curriculum for Gifted Education Students




Developing Services That Meet the Social and Emotional Needs of Gifted Children




Creating a Comprehensive and Defensible Budget for Gifted Programs and Services




Selecting Learning Resources in the Education of the Gifted




Managing a Communication Initiative in Gifted Education




Roles, Responsibilities, and Professional Qualifications of Key Personnel for Gifted Education Services




Designing a Professional Development Plan




Developing a Plan for Evaluating a Program in Gifted Education




Connecting Program Design and District Policies




Aligning Gifted Education Services With General Education




Planning for Advocacy




State Policies in Gifted Education




Using Scientifically-Based Research to Make Decisions About Gifted Education Programs, Services, and Resources




Strategic Planning and Gifted Programs



Appendix: Establishing a Gifted Education Advisory Committee



Index