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Siegle, Del – Gifted Child Today, 2020
The Thunkable online platform is an easy-to-use resource for creating apps for mobile devices. Computational thinking is at the heart of problem solving in computer science, and research suggests students' computational thinking improves when they use simple block coding systems similar to the format used for Thunkable.
Descriptors: Gifted Education, Academically Gifted, Technology Uses in Education, Computer Oriented Programs
Mun, Rachel U.; Hemmler, Vonna; Langley, Susan Dulong; Ware, Sharon; Gubbins, E. Jean; Callahan, Carolyn M.; McCoach, D. Betsy; Siegle, Del – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 2020
Although the number of English learners (ELs) in the United States continues to increase, this population remains underserved by gifted and talented (GT) education programs across the nation. This underrepresentation represents a societal and research dilemma for reasons we address in this systematic review of the most effective practices…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Academically Gifted, Talent Identification, Gifted Education
Mun, Rachel U.; Hemmler, Vonna; Langley, Susan Dulong; Ware, Sharon; Gubbins, E. Jean; Callahan, Carolyn M.; McCoach, D. Betsy; Siegle, Del – Grantee Submission, 2020
The underrepresentation of English learners (ELs) in gifted and talented programs is a societal and research problem that merits investigation. Three state departments of education and their state directors of gifted programs supported our access to 16 schools across nine districts. In these three states with gifted identification and programming…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Academically Gifted, Talent Identification, Gifted Education
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Siegle, Del – Gifted Child Today, 2023
This article explores the potential uses of AI in gifted education programs. Gifted students often have unique learning characteristics and require specialized program services. The use of AI can provide advanced content, personalized learning, creative writing and image manipulation, critical thinking and problem-solving, collaboration, research…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Gifted Education
Siegle, Del; McCoach, D. Betsy; Gubbins, E. Jean; Callahan, Carolyn – Grantee Submission, 2019
In this research, school and district gifted coordinators in three states reported on the gifted curriculum in their schools. We also use state administrative data to examine the achievement growth from 3rd to 5th grade for gifted and non-gifted students. We find a limited use of a gifted mathematics and language arts curriculum for gifted…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Gifted Education, Academic Achievement, Elementary School Students
Gubbins, E. Jean; Siegle, Del; Peters, Pamela M.; Carpenter, Ashley Y.; Hamilton, Rashea; McCoach, D. Betsy; Puryear, Jeb S.; Langley, Susan Dulong; Long, Daniel – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 2020
The underrepresentation of English learners (ELs) in gifted and talented programs is a societal and research problem that merits investigation. Three state departments of education and their state directors of gifted programs supported our access to 16 schools across nine districts. In these three states with gifted identification and programming…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Talent Identification, English Language Learners, Disproportionate Representation
Gubbins, E. Jean; Siegle, Del; Peters, Pamela M.; Carpenter, Ashley Y.; Hamilton, Rashea; McCoach, D. Betsy; Puryear, Jeb; Langley, S. D.; Long, D. – Grantee Submission, 2020
The underrepresentation of English learners (ELs) in gifted and talented programs is a societal and research problem that merits investigation. Three state departments of education and their state directors of gifted programs supported our access to 16 schools across nine districts. In these three states with gifted identification and programming…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Talent Identification, English Language Learners, Disproportionate Representation
Gubbins, E. Jean; Siegle, Del; Ottone-Cross, Karen; McCoach, D. Betsy; Langley, Susan Dulong; Callahan, Carolyn M.; Brodersen, Annalissa V.; Caughey, Melanie – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2021
The importance of alignment between identification processes and program design is widely noted in gifted and talented education literature. We analyzed publicly available district gifted program plans (Grades 3-5) from two states to examine the extent to which district identification practices matched intervention strategies. Our team developed a…
Descriptors: Talent Identification, Academically Gifted, Gifted Education, Program Design