The "Marland" Report was the impetus and structure to provide a more systematic approach to building state and regional gifted programs. One of the strategies used to proliferate the spread of programming for gifted students throughout the states was the National/State Leadership Training Institute on the Gifted and Talented…

Identifying and describing a variety of educational approaches to the gifted currently in practice on the elementary school level. (RA)

The five year plan for gifted education in Illinois includes an historical overview, a brief statement of program philosophy, and summary of the plan's components, which include student identification, local program development, intermediate level services, and planning and development. The major portion of the document consists of a chart…

The Governor's School of North Carolina (West) offers a six-week summer program designed to develop creativity in gifted high school students. (SBH)

Summarized are the findings from a 1977 survey to identify current policies, resources, and services for the education of gifted and talented children in all 50 states and U.S. territories, conducted by the Council for Exceptional Children for the Office of Education's Office of Gifted and Talented. Included in the section on the survey's history…

THE DOCUMENT CONSTITUTES A POLICY STATEMENT FOR USE IN MARYLAND SCHOOLS. HIGH ABILITY IS REGARDED AS INCLUSIVE AND IS MANIFESTED BY HIGH INTELLIGENCE, AND/OR CREATIVITY, LEADERSHIP, AND SKILLED PERFORMANCE IN MOTOR AREAS. TEACHERS AND COUNSELORS ARE ASSIGNED A KEY ROLE IN IDENTIFYING THE HIGHLY ABLE. STANDARDIZED TESTS ARE ACKNOWLEDGED AS THE MOST…

The commissioner of the New York State Education Department describes a plan to improve elementary and secondary education, with particular emphasis on assuring excellence and equity. Implications for gifted students include a flexible study pace, intensive summer study and interdisciplinary projects. (CL)

The document presents the Nevada State Plan for Gifted and Talented adopted by the Nevada State Board of Education, May 16, 1974. The first section gives a position statement. A section on planning includes a table of the estimated number of academically talented students in Nevada school districts. Other sections outline State Board of Education…

Three states, Ohio, Texas, and Arkansas were selected to study implementation of policies relating to the identification of gifted students from special populations, i.e., culturally diverse students, economically disadvantaged students, and students with disabilities. Individual profiles were completed for each state, and a cross state comparison…

This theme issue covers "High School Programming" and approaches to meeting the needs of gifted high school students in Texas. The first article is "Thematic Interdisciplinary Curricula for Secondary Gifted Students in English and Social Studies" (Joel E. McIntosh and April W. Meacham). This approach is contrasted with the…

These proceedings of a national Australian conference deal with many aspects of educating gifted and talented students and contain an opening address by I. Mathieson concerning the philosophy of the Queensland (Australia) State Education Department and a statement by James Gallagher, President of the World Council for Gifted and Talented Children.…

Discussed are issues in the identification of culturally different gifted children in urban areas with particular emphasis on state policy in Georgia. Considered are the need for earlier identification to prevent a decline in academic achievement, the definition and criteria for gifted children according to Georgia state policy, varieties of…

THIS CONFERENCE ON GIFTED CHILDREN WAS CALLED BY THE U.S. OFFICE OF EDUCATION TO BROADEN THE CONCEPT OF THE GIFTED TO INCLUDE ALL AREAS OF GIFTEDNESS AND TO BRING ABOUT SOME UNDERSTANDING ON THE PART OF SOCIETY OF THE NECESSITY FOR NURTURING EXCELLENCE. TO REACH THE HIGH GOAL OF PROVIDING QUALITY EDUCATION, THERE MUST BE A MASSIVE DETERMINED…

Eight states maintain Governors' Honors Programs for gifted and talented students. Programs in Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Virginia are briefly described in terms of content, location, and selection processes. The programs are seen as an important way to augment programing for gifted…