Education

For courses in the Introduction to Gifted Education.

This leading introduction to gifted and talented children retains proven parts of its original structure and combines it with the knowledge and best practices from a variety of sources. It incorporates knowledge from many disciplines and integrates best practices from classrooms to inform readers of how to work with children who grow up gifted and bring their gifts to the world. The author encourages readers to understand intelligence in order to help more children realize their unique potential of gifts and talents.

• NEW - New chapters include Outreach of Programs and Program Evaluation and Planning for Integrative Education: Using Brain Research in the Classroom.

  • Gives students the latest information on these “hot” areas of interest. Ex.___

• NEW - Exercises at the end of each chapter.

  • Lets students practice what they have learned from their reading. Ex.___

• Theory & Practice.

  • Blends research findings of learning theory with practical strategies for fostering and encouraging the development of gifted children. Covers preschool through secondary school (more than any other text in the field). Ex.___

• Unique chapter on diversity coverage.

  • Explores the diversity of cultures and the affect they have on the development and expression of giftedness. Considers the impact of gender, race, ethnicity, and poverty and offers interventions to overcome the barriers these cultural groups might present. Ex.___

• Identifying gifted and talented students.

  • Explores the issues and controversies surrounding the education of gifted/talented children. Ex.___

• New chapters include Outreach of Programs and Program Evaluation and Planning for Integrative Education: Using Brain Research in the Classroom.

  • Gives students the latest information on these “hot” areas of interest. Ex.___

• Exercises at the end of each chapter.

  • Lets students practice what they have learned from their reading. Ex.___

I. UNDERSTANDING THE GIFTED INDIVIDUAL.

II. THE SCHOOL AND THE GIFTED INDIVIDUAL.

III. TEACHING GIFTED LEARNERS.

Gifted / Talented Education  (Special Education)

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  Growing Up Gifted: Developing the Potential of Children at Home and at School, 7/E
  Clark
  ©2008 | Merrill | Cloth; 576 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0131185721 | ISBN-13: 9780131185722
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  For courses in the Introduction to Gifted Education.

   

  This top-selling, comprehensive text for courses in gifted and talented education, taught in special education as well as general education programs, features the most up-to-date research on gifted and talented education. Written by an internationally-known expert in the field, Growing up Gifted: Developing the Potential of Children at Home and at School, Seventh Edition, allows educators to understand the origins, development, and nurture of giftedness and the importance of talent development.  The new edition will improve upon its previous success by including how the reauthorization of IDEA and No Child Left Behind (NCLB) as well as standards-based education impact gifted and talented education. Additionally, readers will be given more information on character education and  introduced to an exciting new conceptualization of intelligence, based on the newest findings in brain-based research, (which this author is known for), that allows a better understanding about what is needed to develop high levels of intelligence in the family and at school.  The new edition will also feature more information for general education teachers on how to work with gifted and talented students in inclusive environments by offering more strategies and activities that educators can utilize in the classroom as well as in home-based settings. Throughout, the author incorporates knowledge from many disciplines, a wide range of research, best practices available for nurturing giftedness in the classroom, assessment and evaluation for the success of the student and the program, and a structure that gives a step-by-step approach to using these skills in the classroom and at home. Readers will begin to understand intelligence in order to help more children realize their unique potential of gifts and talents. Overall, readers will enjoy a text that is readable, uncovers some exciting new ideas and strategies, and makes every teacher at home and at school a knowledgeable partner in the process of children growing up gifted.

   

   

Special Education Cluster Website
Merrill Professional
©2001 | Merrill | On-line Supplement | Instock
ISBN-10: 0130406260 | ISBN-13: 9780130406262
URL:  http://www.prenhall.com/wood

Instructor's Manual, 6/E
Clark
©2002 | Merrill | Paper | Instock
ISBN-10: 0130968056 | ISBN-13: 9780130968050

Allyn & Bacon Digital Media Archive CD-ROM for Education, 2001 Edition
Allyn & Bacon
©2001 | Merrill | CD-ROM Only | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205319602 | ISBN-13: 9780205319602
URL:  http://www.ablongman.com/dma

CourseCompass (5.0) Instructor Quick Start Guide
Allyn & Bacon & Longman
©2007 | Merrill | Paper | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205531709 | ISBN-13: 9780205531707

Responding to Hate at School: A Guide for Teachers, Counselors, and Administrators
Southern Poverty Law Center
©2001 | Merrill | Paper | Instock
ISBN-10: 0130284580 | ISBN-13: 9780130284587

Special Education Cluster Website
Merrill Professional
©2001 | Merrill | On-line Supplement | Instock
ISBN-10: 0130406260 | ISBN-13: 9780130406262
URL:  http://www.prenhall.com/wood

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