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Levenson, Nathan; Boser, Ulrich – Center for American Progress, 2014
Many school district strategic plans and education conferences are aggressively embracing technology to improve teaching and learning. Classroom technology typically includes blended learning, personalized learning, online courses for students, and professional development for teachers, among many other things. As districts wrestle with tighter…
Descriptors: Technology Uses in Education, Management Information Systems, School Districts, Elementary Secondary Education
Howells, Ronald F. – 1983
The report describes accomplishments of a program designed to promote abilities of 75 potentially gifted culturally different students in grades 3-4. Student selection procedures included the Basic Structure of Intellect (SOI) Learning Abilities Test and teacher interviews. The curriculum emphasized SOI materials and cultural arts. Detailed data…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Curriculum, Gifted, Intermediate Grades
Clarke, S. C. T.; Nyberg, V. R. – 1984
The report presents findings from a study of gifted programs in six elementary schools in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. In each school, the principal, vice principal, school counselor and many teachers were interviewed. A questionnaire was developed and administered to examine degree of agreement with views ordinarily expressed by experts in gifted…
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Gifted
Williams, Frank E. – G/C/T, 1978
The article presents a "magic circle" model for designing, implementing, and evaluating programs for gifted, talented, and creative students. (DLS)
Descriptors: Conceptual Schemes, Gifted, Models, Program Design
Barstow, Daniel; Roby, Wallace R. – 1980
The document reports activities of "Encendiendo Una Llama," a bilingual gifted and talented program serving 60 students in grades K through 6 in a school day resource room component or in an after school program. Twelve program objectives are outlined in terms of proposed activities, proposed evaluation, actual results, and…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Elementary Education, Gifted, Program Descriptions
Ehrlich, Virginia Z. – 1978
The report presents a summative evaluation of the Astor Program for Gifted Children, which developed a resource center and also implemented a "host school" concept for intellectually gifted preschoolers in New York City. The program director's tasks in coordinating a resource center are discussed, including involving policy makers at…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Gifted, Preschool Education, Program Administration
Sharp, Bill; Watson, Pat – Journal of Research and Evaluation of the Oklahoma City Public Schools, 1981
A study involving 1,000 minority and limited English proficiency students was designed to gather descriptive data about the population served and analyze methods used to identify potential participants in the gifted and talented program in 15 elementary schools, 7 fifth year centers, and 6 middle schools. A combination of methods was used to…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Gifted, Limited English Speaking, Minority Groups
Goodman, Samuel A.; Frechtling, Joy A. – 1980
The purpose of the Minority/Majority Experiences Study was to secure baseline data on the status of the Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) as regards issues of educational equity. The present report examines services for the gifted and talented and advanced placement students. The study found that gifted and talented programs are available in…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Black Students, Equal Education, Gifted
District of Columbia Public Schools, Washington, DC. Div. of Quality Assurance. – 1981
The Minigrant Program for the Academically Gifted provided programs for more than 500 elementary and junior high school minority students in the District of Columbia, with emphasis on Title I schools. Project staff provided for uniformity through technical assistance which emphasized three characteristics: a multiple criteria selection process, a…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Demonstration Programs, Elementary Education, Junior High Schools
Tompkins, John F. – 1983
During the 1982-83 school year, a resource room for identified talented and gifted students was conducted at the Edmunds-Jefferson Attendance Center, Des Moines (Iowa) Independent Community School District. Identified students attended the resource room on a partial pullout schedule; each student attended the resource room on the average of four…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Gifted, Minority Group Children, Parent Attitudes
District of Columbia Public Schools, Washington, DC. Dept. of Research and Evaluation. – 1980
The project involving one elementary and one junior high school in each of the six regions of the District of Columbia School System was designed to service approximately 300 socioeconomically disadvantaged students who have been identified as demonstrating or having potential for superior academic achievement. Evaluation of the project focused on…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academically Gifted, Attendance, Demonstration Programs
District of Columbia Public Schools, Washington, DC. Div. of Research, Planning and Evaluation. – 1981
The Minigrant Program for the Academically Gifted was established to provide the necessary support and instructional challenges to disadvantaged minority students capable of superior academic performance. During the 1979-1980 school year, 500 gifted or talented elementary and junior high school students were served. Additional program components…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academically Gifted, Economically Disadvantaged, Elementary Education
District of Columbia Public Schools, Washington, DC. Div. of Quality Assurance. – 1986
This report presents information about the effectiveness of the District of Columbia's Gifted and Talented Education Program. Primary objectives included: information dissemination about the program within the school system and the community; continued above average academic performance and creativity of participating students and their…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum Enrichment, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrichment Activities
Talents Unlimited, Inc., Mobile, AL. – 1990
Talents Unlimited (TU) is a program that enhances students' creative and critical thinking skills within the framework of the regular classroom curriculum. Based on Calvin Taylor's theory of multiple talents and intellectual abilities, this program develops improved thinking in specific talent processes, including Productive Thinking,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Communication (Thought Transfer), Decision Making, Elementary Education
Violato, Claudio; Blank, Stanley S. – B. C. Journal of Special Education, 1982
A pilot pull-out program for the gifted in British Columbia, Canada (grades five, six, and seven) is described, and evaluation results are presented. Thinking and communication skills are developed through games, field trips, individual projects, multiple problem-solving tasks, and challenging work in fields such as fine arts, history, and…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Admission Criteria, Course Evaluation, Enrichment Activities
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