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Helping Scientifically Gifted Students.
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Pyryt, Michael C. – Science and Children, 1979
Suggests science programs that are based on gifted students' individual patterns, abilities, and interests. Briefly discusses problems encountered by scientifically gifted girls. (MA)
Descriptors: Biology, Elementary Secondary Education, Females, Gifted
Nothing Is More Unequal than the Equal Treatment of Unequals.
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Hammill, Jane – Science and Children, 1979
Describes a talented and gifted (TAG) curriculum for elementary and secondary students in Maryland. Discusses methods used to identify TAG students, educational opportunities utilizing community resources, and curriculum development.
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Enrichment, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted
Starting Your Own Program.
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Del Giorno, Bette J. – Science and Children, 1979
Provides recommendations for developing programs for gifted students. Describes the development of an operational talented and gifted program for elementary students in Connecticut, called Operation Mind Stretch. (MA)
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Gifted
Pine View's Departmentalized Program.
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Woolever, John D. – Science and Children, 1979
Describes in detail a public school program exclusively for gifted children, grades K-12. Discusses criteria for entry into the program, provides profiles of the students, and explains evaluation of student progress. (MA)
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted
The Summer Program at St. Mary's Center.
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McTighe, Jay – Science and Children, 1979
Describes a program for intellectually gifted middle school students, providing them with an opportunity to investigate relationships between freshwater and estuarine environments. Students choose among four areas for intensive study: (1) artistic and creative expression, (2) problem solving, (3) historical and cultural explorations, and (4)…
Descriptors: Ecology, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education, Gifted
On Talcott Mountain.
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La Salle, Donald P. – Science and Children, 1979
Describes science programs for gifted students developed at a learning center in Connecticut. Programs include investigations in astronomy, geology, and climatology. The learning center site is a abandoned NIKE missle base. (MA)
Descriptors: Curriculum Enrichment, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Learning Laboratories
Several Routes to Excellence.
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Kearney, Elizabeth I. – Science and Children, 1979
Describes a science curriculum, grades 1-12, which features an interdisciplinary approach with a focus on science as an adjunct to reading and math. (Author/MA)
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Curriculum Enrichment, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted
Giftedness: A National Perspective.
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Sisk, Dorothy – Science and Children, 1979
Discusses the goals and functions of the U.S. Office of the Gifted and Talented. Describes an example project, the Dillon Outdoor Education Project for secondary students. (MA)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education, Federal Legislation, Gifted
An Open Classroom Approach.
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Newman, Laura; Poole, Linda – Science and Children, 1979
Describes a humanistic, child-oriented science program for gifted students. Stresses open structure, varied learning styles, and experimentation. (MA)
Descriptors: Classrooms, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education