Designing Services and Programs for High-Ability Learners
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The updated, comprehensive guide to developing or enhancing gifted programming
How do we ensure we are meeting the needs of gifted students? The educational landscape has changed dramatically since Designing Services and Programs for High-Ability Learners was first published in 2006. This updated and revised second edition of the landmark guidebook provides educators and administrators with the comprehensive, practical advice they need to support gifted learners, and includes new perspectives based on recent research and the updated National Association for Gifted Children Programming Standards. Written by leading experts, each chapter focuses on a key feature of high-quality gifted programs, from identification to evaluation and advocacy, and takes into account current trends in education, such as the
- Focus on diversity and the efforts needed to ensure underrepresented populations are screened for gifted education
- Collaboration with special education, families, and community members to ensure all students have access to programming and services
- Use of technology, especially in rural communities
- Development of local policies to support gifted education
Whether you are developing a new program or restructuring an existing service, this guidebook will help you meet the needs of today’s gifted students.
Contents
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments
About the Editors
About the Editors
About the Contributors
About the Contributors
Introduction
- Chapter 1. Aligning Gifted Programming and Services With National and State Standards
- Chapter 2. Developing a Mission Statement on the Educational Needs of Gifted and Talented Students
- Chapter 3. Developing a Definition of Giftedness
- Chapter 4. Constructing Identification Procedures
- Chapter 5. Comprehensive Program Design
- Chapter 6. Creating a Comprehensive and Defensible Budget for Gifted Programs and Services
- Chapter 7. Providing Programs and Services for Gifted Students at the Elementary Level
- Chapter 8. Providing Programs and Services for Gifted Students at the Secondary Level
- Chapter 9. Services That Meet the Social and Emotional Needs of Gifted Children
- Chapter 10. Attending to the Needs of Twice-Exceptional Learners
- Chapter 11. Promoting Opportunity, Rigor, and Achievement for Underrepresented Students
- Chapter 12. Designing a Professional Development Plan
- Chapter 13. Collaborating With Families to Support Gifted Students
- Chapter 14. Planning for Advocacy
- Chapter 15. Developing Local Policies to Guide and Support Gifted Programs and Services
- Chapter 16. Developing a Plan for Evaluating Services Provided to Gifted Students
- Chapter 17. Using Scientifically Based Research to Make Decisions About Gifted Education Programs, Services, and Resources
Appendix A. Establishing Gifted Education Advisory Committees
Appendix A. Establishing Gifted Education Advisory Committees
Appendix B. NAGC Pre-K–Grade 12 Gifted Programming Standards
Appendix B. NAGC Pre-K–Grade 12 Gifted Programming Standards
Index
Index
Description
The updated, comprehensive guide to developing or enhancing gifted programming
How do we ensure we are meeting the needs of gifted students? The educational landscape has changed dramatically since Designing Services and Programs for High-Ability Learners was first published in 2006. This updated and revised second edition of the landmark guidebook provides educators and administrators with the comprehensive, practical advice they need to support gifted learners, and includes new perspectives based on recent research and the updated National Association for Gifted Children Programming Standards. Written by leading experts, each chapter focuses on a key feature of high-quality gifted programs, from identification to evaluation and advocacy, and takes into account current trends in education, such as the
- Focus on diversity and the efforts needed to ensure underrepresented populations are screened for gifted education
- Collaboration with special education, families, and community members to ensure all students have access to programming and services
- Use of technology, especially in rural communities
- Development of local policies to support gifted education
Whether you are developing a new program or restructuring an existing service, this guidebook will help you meet the needs of today’s gifted students.
Contents
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments
About the Editors
About the Editors
About the Contributors
About the Contributors
Introduction
- Chapter 1. Aligning Gifted Programming and Services With National and State Standards
- Chapter 2. Developing a Mission Statement on the Educational Needs of Gifted and Talented Students
- Chapter 3. Developing a Definition of Giftedness
- Chapter 4. Constructing Identification Procedures
- Chapter 5. Comprehensive Program Design
- Chapter 6. Creating a Comprehensive and Defensible Budget for Gifted Programs and Services
- Chapter 7. Providing Programs and Services for Gifted Students at the Elementary Level
- Chapter 8. Providing Programs and Services for Gifted Students at the Secondary Level
- Chapter 9. Services That Meet the Social and Emotional Needs of Gifted Children
- Chapter 10. Attending to the Needs of Twice-Exceptional Learners
- Chapter 11. Promoting Opportunity, Rigor, and Achievement for Underrepresented Students
- Chapter 12. Designing a Professional Development Plan
- Chapter 13. Collaborating With Families to Support Gifted Students
- Chapter 14. Planning for Advocacy
- Chapter 15. Developing Local Policies to Guide and Support Gifted Programs and Services
- Chapter 16. Developing a Plan for Evaluating Services Provided to Gifted Students
- Chapter 17. Using Scientifically Based Research to Make Decisions About Gifted Education Programs, Services, and Resources
Appendix A. Establishing Gifted Education Advisory Committees
Appendix A. Establishing Gifted Education Advisory Committees
Appendix B. NAGC Pre-K–Grade 12 Gifted Programming Standards
Appendix B. NAGC Pre-K–Grade 12 Gifted Programming Standards
Index
Index
Designing Services and Programs for High-Ability Learners
A Guidebook for Gifted Education
August 2016 | 304 pages | Corwin
| Format | Published Date | ISBN | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paperback | 01/01/2025 | 9781483387024 | $51.95 |
| Lifetime | 01/01/2025 | 9781506300955 | $47.00 |
The updated, comprehensive guide to developing or enhancing gifted programming
How do we ensure we are meeting the needs of gifted students? The educational landscape has changed dramatically since Designing Services and Programs for High-Ability Learners was first published in 2006. This updated and revised second edition of the landmark guidebook provides educators and administrators with the comprehensive, practical advice they need to support gifted learners, and includes new perspectives based on recent research and the updated National Association for Gifted Children Programming Standards. Written by leading experts, each chapter focuses on a key feature of high-quality gifted programs, from identification to evaluation and advocacy, and takes into account current trends in education, such as the
- Focus on diversity and the efforts needed to ensure underrepresented populations are screened for gifted education
- Collaboration with special education, families, and community members to ensure all students have access to programming and services
- Use of technology, especially in rural communities
- Development of local policies to support gifted education
Whether you are developing a new program or restructuring an existing service, this guidebook will help you meet the needs of today’s gifted students.
Table Of Contents:
- Acknowledgments
- About the Editors
- About the Contributors
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. Aligning Gifted Programming and Services With National and State Standards
- Chapter 2. Developing a Mission Statement on the Educational Needs of Gifted and Talented Students
- Chapter 3. Developing a Definition of Giftedness
- Chapter 4. Constructing Identification Procedures
- Chapter 5. Comprehensive Program Design
- Chapter 6. Creating a Comprehensive and Defensible Budget for Gifted Programs and Services
- Chapter 7. Providing Programs and Services for Gifted Students at the Elementary Level
- Chapter 8. Providing Programs and Services for Gifted Students at the Secondary Level
- Chapter 9. Services That Meet the Social and Emotional Needs of Gifted Children
- Chapter 10. Attending to the Needs of Twice-Exceptional Learners
- Chapter 11. Promoting Opportunity, Rigor, and Achievement for Underrepresented Students
- Chapter 12. Designing a Professional Development Plan
- Chapter 13. Collaborating With Families to Support Gifted Students
- Chapter 14. Planning for Advocacy
- Chapter 15. Developing Local Policies to Guide and Support Gifted Programs and Services
- Chapter 16. Developing a Plan for Evaluating Services Provided to Gifted Students
- Chapter 17. Using Scientifically Based Research to Make Decisions About Gifted Education Programs, Services, and Resources
- Appendix A. Establishing Gifted Education Advisory Committees
- Appendix B. NAGC Pre-K–Grade 12 Gifted Programming Standards
- Index