Education of the Special Populations of the Gifted

Week 1 — Defining Giftedness

• Things You Need To Know
• Introduction
• Florida's View of Gifted
• Likenesses & Differences
• Ethnicity & Culture Groups
• Attributes

Week 2 — Low Socio-Economic and Diverse Family Structures

• Introduction
• Diverse Gifted Students
• Inability to Recognize
• Special Considerations

Week 3 — Identification

• Introduction
• Barriers to Identification
• Test Bias
• Screening Process
• Florida's Plan B

Week 4 — Underachievement in Minorities

• Introduction
• Gifted and the Underachievement
• Underachievement Taught By Families

Week 5 —Twice Exceptipnal

• Introduction
• Twice Exceptional
• What Do I Look For?
• Gifted Student With ADHD
• Implications For Gifted Students
• Educational Implications

Week 6 — Highly Gifted

• Introduction
• Who Are The Highly Gifted?

Week 7 — Gender & Giftedness

• Introduction
• Gender and Giftedness
• Developmental Differences
• Adjustment & Self-Esteem
• Differences In Career Aspirations
• Issues For Gifted Boys
• Issues For Gifted Girls

Week 8 — Evaluating Gifted Program Services

• Introduction
• Evaluating Gifted Program Services
• Exploring Guiding Principles