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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY ?

NATURE AND NURTURE OF GIFTED STUDENTS

(E01.00)

Dr. Lannie Kanevsky

Office: EDB 8629

Email: Lanme_Kanevsky@sfu.ca

MONDAYS 17:30-21:20 in EDB 9511

PREREQUISITES

220 or Psyc

250

or Psyc 302, and Educ

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.

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

Students in this course will be able to:

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Understand 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 - 30%

. Notebook - 40% (contains written responses to readings, in-class and out-of-class activities, etc.)

Assignments - 30%

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

(80%) in order to pass the course.

REQUIRED READINGS

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

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

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

photocopying required readings and handouts.

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