This series of four (4) courses prepares teachers for
certification to teach gifted students.
The four courses must be taken in sequence. Methods and Materials for Teaching the
Gifted provides the rationale
for and understanding of appropriate instructional methods and materials to
meet the learning needs of gifted students based on the characteristics
identified in Course 1. Candidates will research and utilize strategies for
differentiating instruction for gifted learners. Coursework will include the
study of setting rigorous and challenging instructional goals for gifted
learners, instructional methods for gifted students, and current educational
issues and practices in the education of gifted learners. In this course,
participants will utilize and evaluate materials and differentiated
instructional strategies for gifted students and design a unit of instruction
appropriate for gifted students, incorporating the use of technology as an
instructional tool.
REQUIRED TEXTBOOK(S)/MATERIALS: = Maker, C. June and Shirley Schiever. (2009)
Curriculum Development and Teaching Strategies for Gifted Learners.
Austin, Texas: Pro-Ed. = Winebrenner, Susan. (2001) Teaching Gifted
Kids in the Regular Classroom: Strategies and Techniques Every Teacher Can Use
to Meet the Academic Needs of the Gifted and Talented.
Minneapolis: Free Spirit Publishing Inc. Additional Resources:
= Ainsworth, Larry. (2014) Rigorous
Curriculum Design: How to Create Curricular Units of Study that Align Standards,
Instruction, and Assessment. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. = Access to
Galileo and/or Educational Journals (Gifted Child Quarterly Roeper Review,
etc.)
Target Audience: K-12 Teachers |