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MON FRASER UNIVERSITY

Summer Session 2001

EDUC 428 - 4

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DariaDanylchuk

Nature and Nurture of the Gifted ?

Office: TBA

Phone:

291-3395 / 713-5229

Monday, Wednesday & Friday

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D01.00 ?

Email: dariad©horne.corn

8:30-12:20

in EDB 7600

PREREQUISITES

Educ 220 or Psyc 250 or Psyc 302, and Educ 401/402

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course will introduce teachers to concepts, practices and issues related to the nature and nurture

of highly able and gifted learners. Participants will learn to recognize and challenge these students in

developmentally appropriate ways both in the classroom and through a range of programs and

services.

Participants will prepare assignments based on required reading prior to each class. This writing will

become the basis for in-class activities with classmates.

OBJECTIVES

Will include that students:

1.

Understand practical and theoretical conceptions of giftedness.

2.

Recognize the behavioral characteristics of gifted students and their sources.

3.

Design learning experiences appropriate for individual highly able learners.

4.

Understand the procedures used to select students for differentiated instruction.

ASSIGNMENTS

• Paper/Project - 40%

• Notebook - 50% (contains written responses to readings, in-class and-out-of-class activities, etc.)

• Interview - 10%

Grading: This course is graded on a Pass-Fail basis. All assignments must be completed at a pass

level in order to pass the course.

REQUIRED READINGS

Kanevsky, L. (1999). Tool Kit for Curriculum Differentiation. Burnaby, BC: SFU.

(This book will be available for purchase in class.)

In addition, $25.00 will be charged for materials fee. The fee will be used to cover the cost of

photocopying required readings and handouts. These will be available for photocopying in the

Centre for Educational Technology.