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Direct linkWorrell, Frank C. – Gifted Child Today, 2011
In 1982, the UC Berkeley Gifted Program took in its first cohort. The initial group consisted of 282 middle and high school students. As was the case with many programs for gifted youths, admission to the program was based on students' SAT scores, and urban students were underrepresented. In this article, the author discusses how the program has…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Academically Gifted, Talent, Program Descriptions
Download full textChin, Christina S.; Harrington, David M. – Gifted Child Today, 2009
InnerSpark is a residential summer arts training program for high school students established by the California State Legislature (California Education Code sections 8950-8957) in order to make it possible for "artistically gifted and talented students, broadly representative of the socioeconomic and ethnic diversity of the state, to receive…
Descriptors: Summer Schools, Visual Arts, Gifted, Creative Writing
Peer reviewedLundy, Ruthe A. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 1979
The article describes the various programs for gifted students in Palo Alto, California, a city with an unusually high percentage of gifted children. Programs are described at the elementary, middle school, and high school levels. (DLS)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Program Descriptions, Special Programs
Loftus, Linda – 1980
Compiled in this document are forms, charts, letters, and instructions used in "Turnstile," a management system for individually designed classroom curriculum extension, small group training, and/or independent study programs offered to approximately 400 gifted and talented students in 32 rural Shasta County, California, schools.…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Charts, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted
Plowman, Paul D. – 1971
The report concerns the California Mentally Gifted Minor Program, in which the state, through guidelines, consultant service, and extra funds, encourages school districts to provide qualitatively different and appropriate learning experiences for children in the upper 2% of general mental ability. The report outlines the historical roots and…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Exceptional Child Education, Gifted, History
Schrock, John H. – 1973
A 1-year (1972-1973) program for 40 gifted children in grades 1-6 involved identification, implementation, and evaluation. On State (California) mandate for initiation of an enrichment program for the gifted, the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale was used to identify students with IQ scores of at least 130. Program development (limited by funding…
Descriptors: Enrichment, Exceptional Child Education, Gifted, High Achievement
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1961
Presented is the final report of the California State Department of Education on the involvement of 929 gifted children (grades 1-12) in 17 experimental educational programs during the 1958-59 school year. The experimental programs evaluated are divided into three categories: special groupings, acceleration, and enrichment in the regular class. A…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Acceleration, Demonstration Programs, Elementary Education
Plowman, Paul D., Comp.; Rice, Joseph P., Comp. – 1967
A compilation of presentations on programs for the gifted includes the following: increasing opportunities for education, notes on Project Talent, talent development and national goals, talent identification in California, problems and recommendations in the area of the talented, innovations in talent development, issues and problems in modern…
Descriptors: Acceleration, Administration, Audiovisual Aids, Community Resources
Summerbridge National Project, San Francisco, CA. – 1993
This report presents an overview and the philosophy of a particular Summerbridge National Project program conducted at the San Francisco University High School. The program offers talented and diverse middle school students an intense 6-week academic enrichment program taught by bright, motivated high school and college students. The program…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Admission Criteria, Budgets, Enrichment
