Discovering Programs for Talent Development

Discovering Programs for Talent Development
October 2002 | 184 pages | Corwin
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A novel and realistic approach for attaining full-service programming for gifted and talented students!

While many school districts have some programming for gifted students, these students still spend most of their time in general education classrooms, where their talents are unchallenged and underdeveloped. Under the circumstances of limited funds and expanding expectations, what can be done now to meet the needs of the gifted and talented students in our schools?

In answer to this question, Discovering Programs for Talent Development presents sixty-five programs that are readily available in most school districts and communities, and assesses each program's potential for serving the needs of talented students, based on its levels of content acceleration, in-depth topic immersion, and interest exploration.

After reading this book, you will be able to:

  • Match students to programs that best correspond with their learning needs, employing Profiles of Ability
  • Assemble comprehensive, individualized programs for talent development, using the Program Mosaic Model
  • Recognize additional programs that are appropriate for gifted and talented students, based on Parke's Ten Tell-Tale Signs of a Hidden Program

Discovering Programs for Talent Development is an indispensable tool for all educators who want to fill the gaps in gifted education and provide their gifted and talented students with the educational opportunities they need to reach their full potential.

Contents

Preface

Preface

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments

About the Author

About the Author

1. Uncovering Hidden Programs

  • Challenging Conventional Wisdom
  • Why Programs Remain Hidden
  • Building Program Mosaics for Full Service
  • Conclusion
  • Points to Ponder

2. Revealing Talent

  • Ideas About Talent
  • Definitions of Talent
  • Talents Light the Way
  • Multiple Intelligences Model
  • Defining Characteristics of Talented Students
  • Pace, Depth and Interest
  • Developing Profiles of Ability
  • Defining Characteristics and Program Development
  • Talent Development at Greenwood Middle School
  • Conclusion
  • Points to Ponder

3. Ten Telltale Signs of a Hidden Program

  • Item #1: Students Are Active Learners
  • Item #2: Students Are Involved in Decision Making
  • Item #3: Students Learn Strategies for How to Learn
  • Item #4: Teachers Facilitate Learning
  • Item #5: Cooperative and Collaborative Skills Are Developed
  • Item #6: Interdisciplinary Focus is Part of the Curricular Design
  • Item #7: Materials and Resources Are Rich and Far-Reaching
  • Item #8: Products Have Real-World Applications
  • Item #9: Multiple Outlets for Products Are Used
  • Item #10: Instructional Process Includes Parents and Community Members
  • Conclusion
  • Points to Ponder

4. From Hidden Programs to Inspired Programming

  • Program Mosaics
  • Pace Panel
  • Depth-of-Learning Panel
  • Interest Panel
  • Assembling the Mosaic
  • Partners in Change
  • Roles in Discovery and Delivery of a Program Mosaic
  • Guidelines for Program Planners
  • Guidelines for Educators
  • Guidelines for Parents
  • Conclusion
  • Points to Ponder

5. Sixty-Five Programs That Develop Talent

  • 4-H
  • Academic Competitions
  • Accelerated Readers
  • Archaeological Digs
  • Ask an Engineer
  • Block Scheduling
  • Co-Teaching
  • Community Service
  • Computer Techs
  • Debate and Forensics
  • Distance Learning
  • Dress-Up Box
  • Dual-Language Instruction
  • E-Pals
  • Family Excursions
  • Family Investigations
  • Field Trips
  • Flex Classes
  • Foreign-Exchange Programs
  • Girls and Boys State
  • High School and University Dual-Enrollment Programs
  • History Fairs
  • Intramural Sports
  • Inventions
  • Jazz Band
  • Junior Achievement
  • Junior Great Books
  • LEGO League
  • Mental Math
  • Mentors
  • Model United Nations
  • Opening Night
  • Original Research
  • Outdoor Education
  • Parenting Classes
  • Peer Mediation
  • Power of the Pen
  • Problem-Based Learning
  • Professional Development
  • Quiz Bowl
  • Reenactments
  • Science Fair
  • Scouting and Y-Guide Programs
  • Seminars
  • Show Choir
  • Space Camp
  • Speaker's Bureau
  • Special Olympics
  • Sports Day
  • Student Council
  • Student Newspaper
  • Summer Stars
  • Sustained Silent Reading
  • Talent Shows
  • Tarheel Museum
  • Teacher Exchange
  • Tech Trials
  • Teddy Travels
  • Video Yearbook
  • Volunteering
  • Windsong Pictures
  • World Wide Web: Monarch Watch
  • Writer's Forum
  • Young Authors
  • Zoo Apprenticeships

Resource A: PreK-12 Gifted Program Standards (National Association for Gifted Children)

Resource A: PreK-12 Gifted Program Standards (National Association for Gifted Children)

Resource B: Standards for Programs Including the Gifted and Talented (The Association for the Gifted)

Resource B: Standards for Programs Including the Gifted and Talented (The Association for the Gifted)

Resource C: Spotlight Programs: Relationships to Standards and LoS Level

  • National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) and The Association for Gifted (TAG) Standards and Level of Service (LoS)

Resource D: Sample Forms

Resource D: Sample Forms

References

References

Index

Index

Description

A novel and realistic approach for attaining full-service programming for gifted and talented students!

While many school districts have some programming for gifted students, these students still spend most of their time in general education classrooms, where their talents are unchallenged and underdeveloped. Under the circumstances of limited funds and expanding expectations, what can be done now to meet the needs of the gifted and talented students in our schools?

In answer to this question, Discovering Programs for Talent Development presents sixty-five programs that are readily available in most school districts and communities, and assesses each program's potential for serving the needs of talented students, based on its levels of content acceleration, in-depth topic immersion, and interest exploration.

After reading this book, you will be able to:

  • Match students to programs that best correspond with their learning needs, employing Profiles of Ability
  • Assemble comprehensive, individualized programs for talent development, using the Program Mosaic Model
  • Recognize additional programs that are appropriate for gifted and talented students, based on Parke's Ten Tell-Tale Signs of a Hidden Program

Discovering Programs for Talent Development is an indispensable tool for all educators who want to fill the gaps in gifted education and provide their gifted and talented students with the educational opportunities they need to reach their full potential.

Contents

Preface

Preface

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments

About the Author

About the Author

1. Uncovering Hidden Programs

  • Challenging Conventional Wisdom
  • Why Programs Remain Hidden
  • Building Program Mosaics for Full Service
  • Conclusion
  • Points to Ponder

2. Revealing Talent

  • Ideas About Talent
  • Definitions of Talent
  • Talents Light the Way
  • Multiple Intelligences Model
  • Defining Characteristics of Talented Students
  • Pace, Depth and Interest
  • Developing Profiles of Ability
  • Defining Characteristics and Program Development
  • Talent Development at Greenwood Middle School
  • Conclusion
  • Points to Ponder

3. Ten Telltale Signs of a Hidden Program

  • Item #1: Students Are Active Learners
  • Item #2: Students Are Involved in Decision Making
  • Item #3: Students Learn Strategies for How to Learn
  • Item #4: Teachers Facilitate Learning
  • Item #5: Cooperative and Collaborative Skills Are Developed
  • Item #6: Interdisciplinary Focus is Part of the Curricular Design
  • Item #7: Materials and Resources Are Rich and Far-Reaching
  • Item #8: Products Have Real-World Applications
  • Item #9: Multiple Outlets for Products Are Used
  • Item #10: Instructional Process Includes Parents and Community Members
  • Conclusion
  • Points to Ponder

4. From Hidden Programs to Inspired Programming

  • Program Mosaics
  • Pace Panel
  • Depth-of-Learning Panel
  • Interest Panel
  • Assembling the Mosaic
  • Partners in Change
  • Roles in Discovery and Delivery of a Program Mosaic
  • Guidelines for Program Planners
  • Guidelines for Educators
  • Guidelines for Parents
  • Conclusion
  • Points to Ponder

5. Sixty-Five Programs That Develop Talent

  • 4-H
  • Academic Competitions
  • Accelerated Readers
  • Archaeological Digs
  • Ask an Engineer
  • Block Scheduling
  • Co-Teaching
  • Community Service
  • Computer Techs
  • Debate and Forensics
  • Distance Learning
  • Dress-Up Box
  • Dual-Language Instruction
  • E-Pals
  • Family Excursions
  • Family Investigations
  • Field Trips
  • Flex Classes
  • Foreign-Exchange Programs
  • Girls and Boys State
  • High School and University Dual-Enrollment Programs
  • History Fairs
  • Intramural Sports
  • Inventions
  • Jazz Band
  • Junior Achievement
  • Junior Great Books
  • LEGO League
  • Mental Math
  • Mentors
  • Model United Nations
  • Opening Night
  • Original Research
  • Outdoor Education
  • Parenting Classes
  • Peer Mediation
  • Power of the Pen
  • Problem-Based Learning
  • Professional Development
  • Quiz Bowl
  • Reenactments
  • Science Fair
  • Scouting and Y-Guide Programs
  • Seminars
  • Show Choir
  • Space Camp
  • Speaker's Bureau
  • Special Olympics
  • Sports Day
  • Student Council
  • Student Newspaper
  • Summer Stars
  • Sustained Silent Reading
  • Talent Shows
  • Tarheel Museum
  • Teacher Exchange
  • Tech Trials
  • Teddy Travels
  • Video Yearbook
  • Volunteering
  • Windsong Pictures
  • World Wide Web: Monarch Watch
  • Writer's Forum
  • Young Authors
  • Zoo Apprenticeships

Resource A: PreK-12 Gifted Program Standards (National Association for Gifted Children)

Resource A: PreK-12 Gifted Program Standards (National Association for Gifted Children)

Resource B: Standards for Programs Including the Gifted and Talented (The Association for the Gifted)

Resource B: Standards for Programs Including the Gifted and Talented (The Association for the Gifted)

Resource C: Spotlight Programs: Relationships to Standards and LoS Level

  • National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) and The Association for Gifted (TAG) Standards and Level of Service (LoS)

Resource D: Sample Forms

Resource D: Sample Forms

References

References

Index

Index

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Discovering Programs for Talent Development


October 2002 | 184 pages | Corwin

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Paperback 27/02/2023 9780761946137 $41.95

A novel and realistic approach for attaining full-service programming for gifted and talented students!

While many school districts have some programming for gifted students, these students still spend most of their time in general education classrooms, where their talents are unchallenged and underdeveloped. Under the circumstances of limited funds and expanding expectations, what can be done now to meet the needs of the gifted and talented students in our schools?

In answer to this question, Discovering Programs for Talent Development presents sixty-five programs that are readily available in most school districts and communities, and assesses each program's potential for serving the needs of talented students, based on its levels of content acceleration, in-depth topic immersion, and interest exploration.

After reading this book, you will be able to:

  • Match students to programs that best correspond with their learning needs, employing Profiles of Ability
  • Assemble comprehensive, individualized programs for talent development, using the Program Mosaic Model
  • Recognize additional programs that are appropriate for gifted and talented students, based on Parke's Ten Tell-Tale Signs of a Hidden Program

Discovering Programs for Talent Development is an indispensable tool for all educators who want to fill the gaps in gifted education and provide their gifted and talented students with the educational opportunities they need to reach their full potential.


Table Of Contents:

  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • About the Author
  • 1. Uncovering Hidden Programs
  • Challenging Conventional Wisdom
  • Why Programs Remain Hidden
  • Building Program Mosaics for Full Service
  • Conclusion
  • Points to Ponder
  • 2. Revealing Talent
  • Ideas About Talent
  • Definitions of Talent
  • Talents Light the Way
  • Multiple Intelligences Model
  • Defining Characteristics of Talented Students
  • Pace, Depth and Interest
  • Developing Profiles of Ability
  • Defining Characteristics and Program Development
  • Talent Development at Greenwood Middle School
  • Conclusion
  • Points to Ponder
  • 3. Ten Telltale Signs of a Hidden Program
  • Item #1: Students Are Active Learners
  • Item #2: Students Are Involved in Decision Making
  • Item #3: Students Learn Strategies for How to Learn
  • Item #4: Teachers Facilitate Learning
  • Item #5: Cooperative and Collaborative Skills Are Developed
  • Item #6: Interdisciplinary Focus is Part of the Curricular Design
  • Item #7: Materials and Resources Are Rich and Far-Reaching
  • Item #8: Products Have Real-World Applications
  • Item #9: Multiple Outlets for Products Are Used
  • Item #10: Instructional Process Includes Parents and Community Members
  • Conclusion
  • Points to Ponder
  • 4. From Hidden Programs to Inspired Programming
  • Program Mosaics
  • Pace Panel
  • Depth-of-Learning Panel
  • Interest Panel
  • Assembling the Mosaic
  • Partners in Change
  • Roles in Discovery and Delivery of a Program Mosaic
  • Guidelines for Program Planners
  • Guidelines for Educators
  • Guidelines for Parents
  • Conclusion
  • Points to Ponder
  • 5. Sixty-Five Programs That Develop Talent
  • 4-H
  • Academic Competitions
  • Accelerated Readers
  • Archaeological Digs
  • Ask an Engineer
  • Block Scheduling
  • Co-Teaching
  • Community Service
  • Computer Techs
  • Debate and Forensics
  • Distance Learning
  • Dress-Up Box
  • Dual-Language Instruction
  • E-Pals
  • Family Excursions
  • Family Investigations
  • Field Trips
  • Flex Classes
  • Foreign-Exchange Programs
  • Girls and Boys State
  • High School and University Dual-Enrollment Programs
  • History Fairs
  • Intramural Sports
  • Inventions
  • Jazz Band
  • Junior Achievement
  • Junior Great Books
  • LEGO League
  • Mental Math
  • Mentors
  • Model United Nations
  • Opening Night
  • Original Research
  • Outdoor Education
  • Parenting Classes
  • Peer Mediation
  • Power of the Pen
  • Problem-Based Learning
  • Professional Development
  • Quiz Bowl
  • Reenactments
  • Science Fair
  • Scouting and Y-Guide Programs
  • Seminars
  • Show Choir
  • Space Camp
  • Speaker's Bureau
  • Special Olympics
  • Sports Day
  • Student Council
  • Student Newspaper
  • Summer Stars
  • Sustained Silent Reading
  • Talent Shows
  • Tarheel Museum
  • Teacher Exchange
  • Tech Trials
  • Teddy Travels
  • Video Yearbook
  • Volunteering
  • Windsong Pictures
  • World Wide Web: Monarch Watch
  • Writer's Forum
  • Young Authors
  • Zoo Apprenticeships
  • Resource A: PreK-12 Gifted Program Standards (National Association for Gifted Children)
  • Resource B: Standards for Programs Including the Gifted and Talented (The Association for the Gifted)
  • Resource C: Spotlight Programs: Relationships to Standards and LoS Level
  • National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) and The Association for Gifted (TAG) Standards and Level of Service (LoS)
  • Resource D: Sample Forms
  • References
  • Index

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