Summary
Contents
Subject index
Awards:
2006 Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented Legacy Book Award
THE comprehensive guide to establishing or strengthening a gifted program!
Whether you are developing a new program from the ground up or need to restructure an existing one, Designing Services and Programs for High-Ability Learners will help you every step of the way with detailed guidelines, practical tips, templates, action plans, and suggestions for strategic planning teams as well as for the sole practitioner.
Consolidating the sage advice and up-to-date research of 29 leaders in the field, this comprehensive and highly practical guide takes the guesswork out of providing appropriate services and programming for high-ability students from elementary through high school.
Each chapter addresses a key feature of gifted programming, from identification to evaluation and advocacy, and includes
Definition, Rationale, and Guiding Principles of the key feature; Attributes That Define High Quality for assessing effectiveness; Flawed Example of the key feature and strategies to improve the example; Revised Example, illustrating implementation of high-quality attributes; Strategic Plan for Designing or Remodeling the key feature, delineating the steps involved; Template for Getting Started, helping you take the first steps of a complex process; Must-Read Resources
Informed planning allows you to tailor services to the specific needs of your students, whether you're in a rural, urban, or suburban community. Superintendents, administrators, teachers, and advocates will find Designing Services and Programs for High-Ability Learners invaluable in defending, developing, and monitoring high quality gifted services and programs.
Designing a Professional Development Plan
Designing a Professional Development Plan
Schools have little trouble setting goals for themselves. And, with the current emphasis on standardized tests, few schools lack access to critical information about student progress and achievement. If student achievement is not what teachers and administrators hope for, what then might be some possible next steps?
Although there are several answers to this question, one of the most likely answers includes the nature, quality, and frequency of professional learning opportunities. What is it that teachers need to know to ensure ongoing levels of learning for all students, including those who have high abilities?
All practitioners need high-quality professional learning opportunities that are tied to or nested inside school improvement plans. One might liken professional development to ...
- Loading...