Course Description
Program planning for gifted students, including curriculum inventory and development, program, models, and evaluation.
Athena Title
Prog Curr Dev Gift
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in EPSY 7250E
Prerequisite
EPSY 7110
Semester Course Offered
Offered every year.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
Upon completion of EPSY 7250, students will be able to: 1. demonstrate knowledge of curriculum models and learning theory models in the context of education for the gifted and talented; 2. develop a well-founded rationale for a gifted and talented program; 3. demonstrate knowledge of delivery models as defined in the state of Georgia's rules for gifted education. These models include: self-contained classroom, resource, facilitator, mentorship/internship, joint enrollment, independent study, Advanced Placement, and International Baccalaureate. 4. develop criteria to select a program model based in research-based features of successful gifted and talented programs; 5. design an instructional unit of enriched learning experiences for elementary, middle, or high school gifted students; 6. demonstrate their ability to design qualitatively differentiated instruction for high ability students; and 7. use appropriate instruments to assess the qualitative differentiation of curricular programs for the gifted and talented.
Topical Outline
Helping gifted students to excel. Defining qualitatively differentiated experiences for gifted students. Differentiating content, process, and product for gifted students. Designing and managing differentiated classrooms. Assessment of the academic achievement of gifted students in differentiated classrooms. Systems and models for gifted education programming. Designing Instructional Units based on the Enrichment Triad Model The Autonomous Learner Model for gifted students The SMPY approach to programming for gifted students. Enrichment vs. Acceleration: The Great Debate Providing qualitatively differentiated experiences for gifted high school students. Gifted programming models in Georgia. Key features to successful programs for the gifted. Evaluating gifted programs.
Syllabus
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