Designing Services and Programs for High-Ability Learners: A Guidebook for Gifted Education - Brossura

Eckert, Rebecca D.; Robins, Jennifer H.

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ISBN 10: 148338702X ISBN 13: 9781483387024

Casa editrice: Corwin, 2016

Riassunto

The updated, comprehensive guide to developing or enhancing gifted programming    

With new perspectives based on recent research and the updated National Association for Gifted Children Programming Standards, this second edition of Designing Services and Programs for High-Ability Learners provides educators with the comprehensive, practical advice they need to support today’s gifted learners. Written by leading experts, each chapter focuses on a key feature of high-quality gifted programs and takes into account current educational trends, such as the

• Focus on diversity to ensure underrepresented populations are screened for gifted education
• Collaboration with special education to ensure students with disabilities have access to programming
• Use of technology
• Development of local policies to support gifted education

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Informazioni sugli autori

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.

Jennifer H. Robins, Ph.D., is the Director of Publications and Professional Development at the Center for Gifted Education at William & Mary and a clinical assistant professor. She teaches graduate courses in gifted education, working with teachers who are pursuing their gifted endorsement. She is a former teacher of elementary gifted and talented students and was senior editor at Prufrock Press, focusing on the development of scholarly materials, including gifted education textbooks and professional development books, as well as classroom materials for teachers of gifted and advanced students. She is managing editor of the Journal for the Education of the Gifted and a board member of The Association for the Gifted, Council for Exceptional Children. Her areas of interest include the history of gifted education and underrepresented populations.

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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.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Corwin
• Data di pubblicazione: 2016
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 148338702X
• ISBN 13: 9781483387024
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 304
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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