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

by Jeanne H. Purcell

• ISBN13: 9781412926171
• ISBN10: 1412926173
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-11-11
• Publisher: Corwin Pr

Summary

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 youa??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	vii
Pat O'Connell Ross
Guest Foreword	ix
Eric J. Smith
Preface	xi
Jeanne H. Purcell
Rebecca D. Eckert
Acknowledgments	xv
Introduction	xvii
Sandra N. Kaplan
Joseph S. Renzulli
About the Authors	xix
Identifying Student Cognitive and Affective Needs	1	(14)
Mary S. Landrum
Developing a Mission Statement on the Educational Needs of Gifted and Talented Students	15	(8)
Rebecca D. Eckert
Developing a Definition of Giftedness	23	(9)
Sidney M. Moon
Providing Programs for Special Populations of Gifted and Talented Students	32	(17)
Christine J. Briggs
Sally M. Reis
Rebecca D. Eckert
Susan Baum
Constructing Identification Procedures	49	(13)
E. Jean Gubbins
Articulating Gifted Education Program Goals	62	(11)
Cheryll M. Adams
Comprehensive Program Design	73	(14)
Sally M. Reis
Curriculum for Gifted Education Students	87	(25)
Deborah E. Burns
Jeanne H. Purcell
Holly Hertberg
Services That Meet Social and Emotional Needs of Gifted Children	112	(13)
Maureen Neihart
Creating a Comprehensive and Defensible Budget for Gifted Programs and Services	125	(12)
Carolyn R. Cooper
Selecting Learning Resources in the Education of the Gifted	137	(11)
Ugur Sak
C. June Maker
Managing a Communication Initiative in Gifted Education	148	(13)
Kelly A. Hedrick
Roles, Responsibilities, and Professional Qualifications of Key Personnel for Gifted Education Services	161	(22)
Jann H. Leppien
Karen L. Westberg
Designing a Professional Development Plan	183	(12)
Marcia B. Imbeau
Developing a Plan for Evaluating a Program in Gifted Education	195	(12)
Carolyn M. Callahan
Connecting Program Design and District Policies	207	(17)
Karen B. Rogers
Aligning Gifted Education Services With General Education	224	(15)
Carol Ann Tomlinson
Kristina J. Doubet
Maria Read Capper
Planning for Advocacy	239	(10)
Julia Link Roberts
State Policies in Gifted Education	249	(13)
Joyce VanTassel-Baska
Using Scientifically Based Research to Make Decisions About Gifted Education Programs, Services, and Resources	262	(15)
Tonya R. Moon
Deborah E. Burns
Strategic Planning and Gifted Programs	277	(15)
Linda Smith
Appendix A: Establishing Gifted Education Advisory Committees	292	(4)
Jann H. Leppien
Karen L. Westberg
Appendix B: Pre-K-Grade 12 Gifted Program Standards	296	(15)
Index	311