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Roets, Lois F. – Gifted Child Today (GCT), 1988
Leadership training can be incorporated into the standard high school curriculum by following a 10-step plan including the following: Decide upon the necessity of teaching leadership; Inservice all faculty on program implementation procedures; Decide on Method of Student Selection; Schedule, teach, and analyze the first training session; Publicly…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Eligibility, Gifted, High Schools
VanTassel-Baska, Joyce; Campbell, Myrtle – Gifted Child Today (GCT), 1988
A comprehensive curriculum-development program which covers grades K-12 can ensure a meaningful scope and sequence of experiences for gifted learners. The experience of the Gary Community School Corporation and other Indiana communities with such an approach is described. Eight steps from needs assessment to implementing the model are presented.…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Developmental Continuity, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted
Howard, Robert E.; Block, Sharon – Gifted Child Today (GCT), 1991
The article describes the model science program developed at the University of Tulsa School for Gifted Children. Noted are advantages of the university affiliation for such a program, a curriculum which focuses on interdisciplinary but specific topics, coordination with other subject areas, and utilization of science experiences outside the…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Curriculum Development, Enrichment Activities, Gifted
Parker, Jeanette – Gifted Child Today (GCT), 1988
This reprinted 1979 article presents arguments for why differentiated programming is necessary for gifted, creative, and talented students. A 1988 update describes progress in establishing broader based programs for the gifted, advances in teacher training, recognition of the need for counseling to improve social and emotional development, and…
Descriptors: Counseling Services, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Development
Roberts, Julia Link – Gifted Child Today (GCT), 1993
A Western Kentucky University Javits project focuses on ways to extend educational opportunities for gifted middle school students, through the involvement of teachers, teacher educators, and parents. Teachers' views of talents were broadened via staff development and involvement with gifted students in summer experiences, and curriculum…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Opportunities, Gifted, Intermediate Grades
Meeker, Mary – Gifted Child Today (GCT), 1992
This paper notes problems with assessment of giftedness; outlines goals of educational programs for the gifted; discusses three program content options (intensified core curriculum, qualitatively different curriculum, and specific intellectual training); and lists three program organization options (triad, autonomous learner, and integrated…
Descriptors: Course Content, Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education
Passow, A. Harry – Gifted Child Today (GCT), 1992
The Israel Arts and Sciences Academy, a three-year residential high school for students gifted in arts and sciences, is described. The article discusses the academy's beginnings, program design (based on a four-ring structure to include specialization, core studies, community involvement, and values), and the "Discovery" and…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Curriculum Development, Fine Arts, Foreign Countries
Bostwick, Alice; And Others – Gifted Child Today (GCT), 1991
This article describes the founding and development of the Sycamore School for Academically Gifted Children in Indianapolis. Covered are the school's origin in a parent group, establishing the school philosophy, hiring a staff, and finding a facility. The school's evolution in the areas of curriculum, facility expansion, budgeting, and staffing…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Parent Participation
Sisk, Dorothy A. – Gifted Child Today (GCT), 1990
This article documents the growing worldwide concern for identifying and serving gifted students, primarily via curriculum and instructional differentiation through special classes, enrichment, and acceleration. Programs in Brazil, Canada, Australia, the Middle East, Israel, the Philippines, the Soviet Union, Bulgaria, Poland, Indonesia, Taiwan,…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Acceleration (Education), Curriculum Development, Educational Trends
Moon, Sidney M.; And Others – Gifted Child Today (GCT), 1993
This article suggests ways that the Purdue Three-Stage Model, which nurtures cognitive skills of highly able students, can be applied at the secondary level. The article examines the structure of secondary schools; characteristics of gifted adolescents; program design; and three specific applications in Honors English, middle school seminars, and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Curriculum Development, English Instruction, Enrichment Activities