Designing Services and Programs for High-Ability Learners
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THE comprehensive guide to establishing or strengthening a gifted program! Whether you are developing a new program from the ground up or need to restructure an existing one, Designing Services and Programs for High-Ability Learners will help you every step of the way with detailed guidelines, practical tips, templates, action plans, and suggestions for strategic planning teams as well as for the sole practitioner. Consolidating the SAGE advice and up-to-date research of 29 leaders in the field, this comprehensive and highly practical guide takes the guesswork out of providing appropriate services and programming for high-ability students from elementary through high school. Each chapter addresses a key feature of gifted programming, from identification to evaluation and advocacy, and includes Definition, Rationale, and Guiding Principles of the key feature Attributes That Define High Quality for assessing effectiveness Flawed Example of the key feature and strategies to improve the example Revised Example, illustrating implementation of high-quality attributes Strategic Plan for Designing or Remodeling the key feature, delineating the steps involved Template for Getting Started, helping you take the first steps of a complex process Must-Read Resources Informed planning allows you to tailor services to the specific needs of your students, whether you're in a rural, urban, or suburban community. Superintendents, administrators, teachers, and advocates will find Designing Services and Programs for High-Ability Learners invaluable in defending, developing, and monitoring high quality gifted services and programs.

Table of Contents:
Foreword - Pat O’Connell Ross Guest Foreword - Eric J. Smith Preface - Jeanne H. Purcell and Rebecca D. Eckert Acknowledgments About the Editors Introduction - Sandra N. Kaplan and Joseph S. Renzulli 1. Identifying Students’ Cognitive and Affective Needs - Mary S. Landrum 2. Developing a Mission Statement on the Educational Needs of Gifted and Talented Students - Rebecca D. Eckert 3. Developing a Definition of Giftedness - Sidney M. Moon 4. Providing Programs for Special Populations of Gifted and Talented Students - Christine J. Briggs, Sally M. Reis, Rebecca D. Eckert, and Susan Baum 5. Constructing Identification Procedures - E. Jean Gubbins 6. Articulating Gifted Education Program Goals - Cheryll M. Adams 7. Comprehensive Program Design - Sally M. Reis 8. Curriculum for Gifted Education Students - Deborah E. Burns, Jeanne H. Purcell, and Holly Hertberg 9. Developing Services That Meet the Social and Emotional Needs of Gifted Children - Maureen Neihart 10. Creating a Comprehensive and Defensible Budget for Gifted Programs and Services - Carolyn R. Cooper 11. Selecting Learning Resources in the Education of the Gifted - Ugur Sak and C. June Maker 12. Managing a Communication Initiative in Gifted Education - Kelly A. Hedrick 13. Roles, Responsibilities, and Professional Qualifications of Key Personnel for Gifted Education Services - Jann H. Leppien and Karen L. Westberg 14. Designing a Professional Development Plan - Marcia B. Imbeau 15. Developing a Plan for Evaluating a Program in Gifted Education - Carolyn M. Callahan 16. Connecting Program Design and District Policies - Karen B. Rogers 17. Aligning Gifted Education Services With General Education - Carol Ann Tomlinson, Kristine J. Doubet, and Marla Read Capper 18. Planning for Advocacy - Julia Link Roberts 19. State Policies in Gifted Education - Joyce VanTassel-Baska 20. Using Scientifically-Based Research to Make Decisions About Gifted Education Programs, Services, and Resources - Tonya R. Moon and Deborah E. Burns 21. Strategic Planning and Gifted Programs - Linda Smith Appendix: Establishing a Gifted Education Advisory Committee - Jann H. Leppien and Karen L. Westberg Index


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781483374697
  • Publisher: Sage Publications Inc Ebooks
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)
  • No of Pages: 352
  • ISBN-10: 1483374696
  • Publisher Date: 09 Nov 2005
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: A Guidebook for Gifted Education


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