Comprehensive Curriculum for Gifted Learners

Comprehensive Curriculum for Gifted Learners

• Driving Factors of Curriculum
• Curriculum Philosophy for Gifted Learners
• Research on Gifted Curriculum
• Curriculum Dimensions for Gifted Students
• Gifted Learner Traits and Differentiated Curriculum
• Curriculum Components: Content, Process, and Concepts
• Integrated Curriculum Model
• Individual Differences in Gifted Education
• Assessment: Evaluating Student Progress
• Gifted Program Objectives
• Field Needs in Gifted Education
• Collaborative Curriculum Development
• Curriculum Evaluation
• Professional Growth in Gifted Education
• Curriculum Principles for Gifted/Talented Programs

<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" soNormal> <B> <I>Comprehensive Curriculum for Gifted Learners</I> provides a theoretical, research-based framework and practical ideas for writing, implementing, and adapting curriculum for gifted learners in a standards-based era.  </B> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" soNormal> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" soNormal>Readers are first introduced to various curriculum theories, the Integrated Curriculum Model, curriculum reform, and a process for curriculum design and development, culminating in examples of key curriculum products.  </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" soNormal> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" soNormal>Specific core subject areas and non-core subject areas (including thinking skills, creativity, leadership, and the arts) are addressed with practical examples and connections to standards with adaptations for gifted learners.  At-risk populations, connections to technology, interdisciplinary approaches, assessment options, and instructional and classroom management strategies are also emphasized and discussed in detail.  </P>