Full Description
Following the publication of the House of Commons Education Select Committee Report in 1999, the Department of Education and Employment has set up a number of initiatives, including Excellence in Cities, to address the problematic issues relating to provision for gifted and talented pupils in primary and secondary schools.
This book rehearses and develops further the central idea put forward by the authors in the first edition titled Educating Able Children that teachers remain the essential resource to ensure appropriate provision for gifted and talented pupils. They suggest ways in which teachers may become an effective and efficient resource; consider how teachers might take advantage of current initiatives to facilitate their own professional development; provide ideas at classroom, departmental and school level to facilitate appropriate provision, and include a comprehensive and up to date list of resources.
Contents
Preface. 1. A critique of the current educational experience of gifted and talented pupils. 2. How to make best use of the current initiative for gifted and talented pupils. 3. A response to the current context based on an integrated model of professional development. 4. Integrated professional development as a resource for teachers of gifted and talented pupils. 5. Strategies that encourage gifted and talented pupils and their teachers to become resources for learning. 6. Planning for gifted and talented pupils by teachers and schools. 7. Beginning to provide: resources for teachers and schools. 8. Information handling as a resource. 9. Problem solving as a resource. 10. Communication skills as a resource. Appendix 1: Organisations offering help, advice and courses for teachers, parents and children. Appendix 2: Books and sources of information. Appendix 3: Resources for education. Index.
