Gifted & Talented Education Certificate Program - 2009 University Catalog
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GIFTED & TALENTED EDUCATION CERTIFICATE
Complete 12 semester hours including the following 1 requirement(s):
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Complete to earn 12 semester hours
Course Descriptions:
CURR546: Education of the Gifted and Talented
Course will focus on the components necessary for planning and implementing programs for gifted and talented students: definition and identification procedures, alternative organizational patterns, curriculum design, instructional strategies and materials, teacher selection and program evaluation. 3 sh.
CURR547: Developing Gifted and Schoolwide Enrichment Programs
This course examines the various program options available for the instruction of gifted students and critiques them from the perspective of "internal consistency". This course explores definitions of giftedness for various programs, provides a historical overview of each based on research, and examines related issues of identification of students as well as the curriculum to be provided. The programs include the Renzulli Schoolwide Enrichment Model, the Betts Autonomous Learner Model, and the Schlichter Talents Unlimited Model, among others. 3 sh.
CURR548: Meeting the Social and Emotional Needs of the Gifted
This course explores the various social and emotional needs of students who are gifted. The course focuses not only on the perceived deficits of these students, but on their social and emotional strengths as well. In addition, a variety of types of gifted students and their particular needs are discussed. Those include students who are underachievers, gifted students with disabilities, the twice exceptional, gifted boys, gifted girls, young gifted children, gifted minority students, highly creative students, and the highly gifted. The issue of parenting gifted students is also addressed. 3 sh.
CURR549: Developing Creativity, Imagination and Problem Solving Skills
In this course students study and apply theoretical and practical aspects of creativity and problem solving. The course explores what creativity is and how to develop creativity, imagination and thinking skills across content areas in students in grades Pre-K through 12. 3 sh.
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