Using the National Gifted Education Standards for Pre-K - Grade 12 Professional Development

Synopsis

National Teacher Preparation Standards In Gifted And Talented Education Provide The Foundation For Research-based Practices In Gifted Education And Identify What Teachers Should Know And Be Able To Do To Ensure That Students With Gifts And Talents Realize Their Full Potential. Because The Responsibility For Teaching Gifted Learners And Those With Potential To Achieve At High Levels Is Often Shared Between Gifted Education Program Leaders And Teachers In General And Special Education Classrooms, This Book Shows Pre-k-12 Education Leaders How To Develop Partnerships, Identify Professional Development Outcomes, Design Learning Activities, Plan And Implement Comprehensive Training Programs, And Evaluate The Effectiveness Of Professional Development Activties. Special Attention Is Paid To Effecting Change Within A State And School System. Tools Provided Include Sample Needs Assessments, Student And Teacher Observation Instruments, And A Sample Professional Development Plan. -- Back Cover. National Standards For The Preparation Of Teachers Of Gifted Students In Pre-k-grade 12 Schools And Their Relationship To Quality Programming / Susan K. Johnsen, Joyce Vantassel-baska, Jane Clarenbach -- Developing Partnerships: Preparing Teachers To Serve Gifted Students In All Settings / Alicia Cotabish, Debbie Dailey, Nykela Jackson -- From Cacophony To Chorus: Collaborating In A Time Of Multiple Standards / Claire E. Hughes -- Identifying Outcomes For Professional Development / Elizabeth Shaunessy-dedrick, Chrystyna V. Mursky, Alicia Cotabish -- Effective Models For Designing Professional Development In Gifted Education / Kimberley L. Chandler -- Designing Professional Development Activities / Debra A. Troxclair, Elizabeth Shaunessy-dedrick, Chrystyna V. Mursky -- Assessment Of The Effectiveness Of Professional Development Activities / Debra A. Troxclair, Chin- Wen Lee -- Making Change Happen: Implementing The Teacher Education Standards In The Real World Of Education / Joyce Vantassel-baska, Susan K. Johnsen -- Challenges And Prospects / Susan K. Johnsen, Joyce Vantassei-baska. Edited By Susan K. Johnsen, Ph. D., And Jane Clarenbach, J.d. Includes Bibliographical References.