Gifted and Talented ProgramKim Brewer and Doug ConawayLe Tourneau UniversityEDUC 4763, Differentiated Classroom InstructionDr. Cathy SchmidtFebruary 3, 2012

History of Education for Gifted and Talented

Children1868- William Torey Harris- 1st effort of educated gifted and talented children in public school

1901 First school for gifted and talented children

Leta Hollingworth- 1st book in U.S. about educating gifted students

1938- Teachers College of Columbia University- methods for teaching gifted and talented students

1954- National Association of Gifted Children

1958- 1st large scale effort of Federal Government in gifted and talented education

National Association for Gifted Children (2008).

History Continued

1988- Congress passes the Jacob Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Act

1990- National Research Centers on the Gifted and Talented

1998- 7 key components of Gifted Program Standards

2002- NCLB definition for gifted and talented children

2004- National Research Based Report on Acceleration from University of Iowa

National Association for Gifted Children (2008).

Laws

Prior 1979- funds were provided but programs were up for the district

Gifted and talented programming mandated and partially funded by the State (Davidson Institute, 1999)

IDEA does not include criteria specifications for the group that people label gifted and talented (Smith, D. and Tyler, N., 2010).

Bright Child Gifted and Talented child

Knows the answer Asks questions

Is interested Is extremely curious

Attentive Is mentally and physically involved

Has good ideas Has abstract ideas

Works diligently Things come easy to them

Answers the questions Discuses in detail ‘elaborates’

Listens with interest Shows strong feelings and expresses opinions (passionate)

6-8 Repetitions for mastery 1-2 Repetitions for mastery

Understands ideas Constructs abstractions

Socializes with peers Prefer to socialize with adults

Grasps the meaning Draws inferences

Completes assignments Initiates projects

Is receptive Is intense

Copies accurately Creates a new design

Enjoys school and learning Enjoys learning

Absorbs information Manipulates information

Technician Inventor

Good memorizer Good critical thinker

Gifted and Talented People

In 1905, Einstein published his theory of relativity. He would have been twenty-four years old.

He won the Nobel Prize in 1915

In 1918 Noher proved two theorems that were basic for both general relativity and elementary particle physics.

Known for her conceptual approach to algebra, geometry, topology, and logic.Claude Monet, painted at 18

years old

• Claude Monet• Emmy Noher• Leonardo Da Vinci• Thomas Edison• Marie Curie• Wolfgang Mozart

• Albert Einstein• Christopher Paolini

o Christopher Paolini wrote his first book, Eragon, at age fifteen.

Flying Machine Sketch

Apollo et Hyacinthus is an opera written in 1767 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, who was 11 years old at the time. It is Mozart's first true opera

Galileo’s Compound Microscope

Thomas Edison’s Inventions

Marie Curie

Leonardo Da Vinci

Qualifications

I.Q. score of 130 or above

Recommendation into the program from: a teacher

parent

self

Submits a portfolio Assessments

Work samples

Reviewed by a board for admission

Main Teaching Concepts

AccelerationFaster paced curriculum

More advanced curriculum

EnrichmentOpportunities for inquiry-based learning

Explore topics in greater depth

(Ryan, K., Cooper, J., and Tauer, S. 2008)

Service ModelsSeparate classrooms or schools

Group gifted and talented students into one class

Form a gifted and talented school

Partial day programsGifted and talented students are combined

Work at their ability and aptitude level

Tailor-made approachProfessionals work one-on-one or in small groups with students

Students work in the area they excel in

No servicesGifted and talented students are placed in the normal classroom

No special services are offered

Works CitedAbout.com (2012). The Inventions of Thomas Edison. Retrieved on: January 29, 2012, from: http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/bledison.htm#Lightbulb

Google Images (2012). Marie Curie in Laboratory. Retrieved on: January 29, 2012, from: http://www.google.com/search?q=marie+curie

Greenwood (1987). “Emmy Noether.” Women of Mathematics. Retrieved on: January 24, 2012, from: http://www.sdsc.edu/ScienceWomen/noether.html

Hebrew University of Jerusalem (2012). Einstein. Retrieved on: January 24, 2012, from: http://einstein.biz/biography

National Association for Gifted Children (2008). The History of Gifted and Talented Education. Received: February 1, 2012, from: http://www.nagc.org/index.aspx?id=607

National Society for the Gifted and Talented. Retrieved on: February 2, 2012, from: http://www.nsgt.org/

Wikapedia (2012). Design for a Flying Machine. Retrieved on: January 29, 2012, from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Design_for_a_Flying_Machine.jpg

Wikipedia (2012). Claude Monet. Retrieved on: January 24, 2012, from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Monet

Wikipedia (2012). Apollo et Hyacinthus. Retrieved on: January 29, 2012, from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_et_Hyacinthus