Table of Contents

Week 1 - Who, What, Why?

• Things You Need to Know
• About This Course
• The Weekly Matrix
• Defining Giftedness
• Characteristics & Behaviors
• Characteristics of Creative People

Week 2 - Theory vs. Theory & Their Connection to Identifying the Gifted

• It's Ancient History
• The Role of Brain Research
• Gifted: Myth vs. Truth

Week 3 - Historical and Current Trends in Gifted Education

• Educational Rights
• Perception vs. Reality
• Stereotypes vs. Diversity
• Plan B
• Go with the Flow

Week 4 - Screening and Identification

• Screening — The Process Begins
• After the Screening, What's Next?
• Eligibility Meeting
• Who are the Gifted in Your Neighborhood?
• When You're Ready to Write the EP
• Smart Objectives

Week 5 - Program Models and Curricular Options

• Gifted Education Programming
• Program Models
• Successful Program Models
• To Group or Not to Group
• Curricular Options
• Differentiated Strategies
• Developing Differentiated Curriculum
• Bloom's Taxonomy

Week 6 - Social and Emotional Needs of Gifted Students

• Asynchrony: Chronological Age vs. Intellectual Age
• The Challenges of Being Gifted
• Perfectionism
• What Can We Do to Help?

Week 7 - Procedural Safeguards and Advocacy Issues

• IDEA
• Procedural Safeguards
• Advocacy
• What Can I Do?
• Advocating for the Gifted

Week 8 - Characteristics of an Effective Teacher of the Gifted

• It Takes More Than a Teaching Degree
• Trust the Process — Continued Education