The responsibilities of a gifted education program coordinator are many and varied. Guidelines are provided for many questions that new coordinators should ask when evaluating the existing gifted education program, developing the program, selecting new teachers, specifying the coordinator's role in both teaching and administration, and making a…

The Secondary Triad Model aids in developing programs to serve secondary-level gifted/talented students. The model involves formation of: an Interdisciplinary Planning Team that organizes program goals and plans enrichment opportunities; and Talent Pool classes, in which the regular curriculum is compacted and students participate in…

Details the middle school implementation of an Academies of Inquiry and Talent Development enrichment program involving authentic-learning and real-life problem solving objectives. Considers start-up issues of orientation for students and parents, as well as teacher planning. Also considers issues of maintaining high standards, finding time for…