Rebecca D. Eckert, Jennifer H. Robins

Designing Services and Programs for High-Ability Learners

A Guidebook for Gifted Education

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Divided into sections that represent the key features of effective services for gifted and talented students, this is a comprehensive and authoritative source of practical information for schools and districts charged with the daunting task of developing and/or enhancing G/T programs and services.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: SAGE Publications Inc
• 2 Revised edition
• Seitenzahl: 306
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. September 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 280mm x 216mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 848g
• ISBN-13: 9781483387024
• ISBN-10: 148338702X
• Artikelnr.: 44799092

Autorenporträt

Rebecca D. Eckert, Ph.D., is an associate clinical professor in Teacher Education at the Neag School of Education at the University of Connecticut, where she works with preservice teachers as they navigate the joys and challenges of their first classroom experiences. In her former role as the Gifted Resource Specialist for the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC), Rebecca helped to redesign the NAGC website and develop practical resources for educators and advocates of gifted students. Her previous work at The National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented included participation in Javits research at both the elementary and secondary levels. Her research interests include talented readers, recruitment and preparation of new teachers, arts in the schools, and public policy and gifted education. She is a former middle school teacher with experience in geography, history, and theatre arts.

Inhaltsangabe

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