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EDUCATION 487-4: SPECIAL TOPICS - TEACHING THE GIFTED
Intersession, 1987.
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Instructor: ?
Lannie Kanevsky
May 4- June 12
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Location: ?
MPX 9511
Tuesdays and Thursdays
1:00-4:50
PREREQUISITES:
Education 401/402 or equivalent.
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course has been designed to introduce teachers to concepts and practices
related to the nature and nurture of gifted potential in educational settings.
Participants will meet with gifted students, as well as collecting the knowledge and
skills to meet their needs.
OBJECTIVES:
Participants in this course will be able to:
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Design learning experiences appropriate for highly able learners in the regular
classroom or special programs which enhance thinking and learning skills
within and across curriculum areas.
2.
Recognize behavioral characteristics of gifted students (intellectual, academic,
creative, social and artistic).
3.
Describe instruments and procedures necessary in the design of a process for
selecting students for gifted programs.
4.
Describe the nature of giftedness in terms of current conceptions and
definitions.
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Discuss the rationale and historical foundations for services to gifted students.
6.
Identify the needs of special groups within the gifted, i.e., underachievers,
girls, rural gifted.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
Weekly Assignments ?
50%
Take Home Final
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40%
Participants ?
10%
READINGS:
Required text: Kitano, M. K., & Kirby, D. F. (1986). Gifted education: A
comprehensive view. Boston: Little, Brown & Co.
Additional readings will be made available in class or on reserve in the library.