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Cunnion, Maryellen; And Others – 1980
The final of three volumes on Project PRISM, a program to help middle school teachers meet the needs of gifted and talented children in their classes without removing them from the mainstream, lists resources on the education of gifted and talented children. Materials are organized according to four basic types: books, periodicals, curriculum aids…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Career Education, Community Role, Curriculum
Download full textIdaho State Dept. of Education. Special Education Section. – 1999
This manual is designed to help Idaho school districts establish or improve programs for gifted and talented (G/T) high school students. It describes specific program options and administrative issues relating to gifted education. Chapter 1, "Starting and Administering a G/T High School Program," answers common questions about G/T high…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Creative Thinking, Enrichment Activities, Gifted
Peer reviewedMicklus, C. Samuel, Jr. – Journal of Epsilon Pi Tau, 1984
A program called OM (originally titled Olympics of the Mind), aimed at encouraging creativity in gifted and talented students via the industrial arts curriculum, is examined. Creative problem solving is discussed and examples of problems and format are included. Program effectiveness and public relations are described in detail. (CT)
Descriptors: Competition, Creativity, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation
Crow, Ann H.; Miller, David P. – 1979
The manual describes the Maximize Talent program, a low budget offering for elementary gifted students. The program is said to rely on community tutors to provide creativity and problem solving experiences. Sections focus on the background (issues and problems in gifted education); program development (including sample budgets and job…
Descriptors: Community Resources, Creativity, Elementary Education, Gifted
Uhl, Gladys J. – 1984
The American-born and -educated director of an international elementary and secondary school for gifted children in South Africa uses her 40 years of experience to explore the needs of gifted children and the goals of gifted education. The school provided an American-based educational program and English language instruction to a multilingual,…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Magoon, Robert; Jellen, Hans – G/C/T, 1978
The article presents the Student Interest Unit (SIU) 0-100 (an instructional strategy based on student interest) approach to motivating gifted and talented children. (PHR)
Descriptors: Creative Thinking, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Inquiry
Peer reviewedSchatz, Ellie – Gifted Child Quarterly, 1991
A Wisconsin advocacy model for gifted education programs is presented, emphasizing ongoing collaboration and dissemination to most effectively utilize meager resources. Essential elements of the dissemination design are identified, including use of regional sites, requiring participation of an administrator on the team, group problem solving, and…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Educational Cooperation, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education
Tsai, Den-Mo – 1997
This paper first reviews the development of gifted education in Taiwan over the last two decades and discusses the problems facing gifted education, including conservative definition-identification, the negative impact of entrance examinations, and curricula that are not challenging. The development of a pilot program for highly capable primary…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Creativity, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Enrichment
Glassboro State Coll., NJ. Dept. of Industrial Education and Technology. – 1978
This project was undertaken to develop programs for gifted/talented students in vocational education. The primary considerations were to investigate methods to identify highly creative students and to develop a curriculum model to nurture creativity. A seminar on creativity was held at Glassboro State College for the purpose of assisting in the…
Descriptors: Course Objectives, Creative Development, Creativity, Creativity Research
