Full 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
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
