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Maker, C. June; Pease, Randy; Zimmerman, Robert – Roeper Review, 2023
Although writers have advocated a shift from the gifted child to a talent development paradigm, changes in methods for identifying and cultivating talent in STEM are needed. We present evidence that using a talent development paradigm supported by differentiation with an organicist rather than a mechanistic perspective was effective in identifying…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Creative Thinking, Problem Solving, Academically Gifted
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Halil Bolat – Journal of Inquiry Based Activities, 2024
In this study, it is aimed to present an activity to develop students' creative thinking skills. To that end, 'Take Out One-Add One Activity' has been implemented. The activity has been applied to six gifted and talented students attending the Individual Talent Recognition Program at the Science and Art Center. In the first stage of the activity,…
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Skill Development, Thinking Skills, Creative Thinking
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Hebda, Maryann R. – Gifted Child Today, 2023
As technologically gifted students apply their abilities to computer science, they naturally flow through the talent development stages of potential, competency, and expertise. Processes that have always been important for gifted students to learn as they develop potential are embedded in learning code, which engages the beginning programmer in…
Descriptors: Talent Development, Technology Uses in Education, Technological Literacy, Coding
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Gregory T. Boldt; Elizabeth J. Canavan; Rachael A. Cody; E. Jean Gubbins – Grantee Submission, 2023
Because creativity is an essential 21st century skill that must be developed in gifted and talented student populations, it is important for gifted and talented programs to nurture mathematical creativity. To shed light on this topic, this article explores three questions: What is mathematical creativity? How can we develop students' mathematical…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Gifted Education, Talent Development, Skill Development
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Maker, C. June; Bahar, Kadir; Alfaiz, Fahad S.; Pease, Randy – Australasian Journal of Gifted Education, 2022
Real Engagement in Active Problem Solving (REAPS) cultivates exceptional talent across disciplines through students solving problems that are real in their lives. In this study, the focus was on scientific talent: to determine students' growth in creative problem solving in science in classrooms in which REAPS was implemented. Using a repeated…
Descriptors: Talent Development, Science Process Skills, Problem Solving, Skill Development
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Maker, C. June – Education Sciences, 2022
In the 21st-century context, problem solving, creativity, critical thinking, collaboration, and communication are the most valued skills in the workplace. Thus, those in positions often labeled as "leadership" need to make a valuable shift: to "guiding," "inspiring," and "facilitating" rather than directing.…
Descriptors: 21st Century Skills, Leadership Styles, Leadership Effectiveness, Role Models
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Tinio, Pablo P. L.; Barbot, Baptiste – Creativity Theory and Action in Education, 2017
Creativity is a skill that many consider essential for success in school, career, and life (Florida, The rise of the creative class. Basic Books, New York, 2002; Florida, The flight of the creative class: the new global competition for talent. HarperBusiness, New York, 2005; Guilford, Am Psychol 5:444-454, 1950). For this reason, creativity has…
Descriptors: Creativity, Teaching Methods, Gifted, Barriers
Paynter, Jeanne L. – Corwin, 2021
Are you cultivating the real-world creative problem-solving skills today's diverse learners need for future success? Or have we leaned so far into test preparation that we have left no room for developing our students' unique talents, leaving them disengaged and unmotivated? With the new brain-based Talent-Targeted Teaching and Learning model…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Problem Solving, Creative Thinking, Metacognition
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Lee, Lindsay Ellis; Meyer, Melanie S.; Crutchfield, Kacey – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 2021
As the expectations for including creativity in K-12 education continually grow, creative process skills equip students with thinking strategies to generate and evaluate ideas. This systematic review explored existing research on elementary and secondary gifted classroom environments that promote creative process skills. A database search yielded…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Thinking Skills, Creativity, Creative Thinking
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Pease, Randy; Vuke, Mary; June Maker, C.; Muammar, Omar M. – Journal of Advanced Academics, 2020
Developing students' strengths while teaching the content required by national and state standards in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) is challenging for classroom teachers. In the Cultivating Diverse Talent in STEM (CDTIS) project, the assessment results found in strength-based reports gave teachers the tools needed to…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Learner Engagement, Problem Solving, Ability
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Üçüncü, Göksen; Karakaya, Ferhat; Yilmaz, Mehmet – Participatory Educational Research, 2020
In this study, it is aimed to design an analogy-oriented activity to be used in teaching the concept of keystone species to students. The study was carried out with 25 gifted and talented students aged between 10 and 14 who were registered to the Science and Art Centers around in Turkey ( Istanbul, Izmir, Ankara, Antalya, Mugla, Manisa, Balikesir,…
Descriptors: Concept Teaching, Academically Gifted, Early Adolescents, Foreign Countries
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Olszewski-Kubilius, Paula; Subotnik, Rena F.; Worrell, Frank C. – Roeper Review, 2016
Much has been written about the social and scientific problems that face the world in the 21st century, including climate change and economic inequality. In this context, the development of talented individuals who can tackle these problems is most important. In this article, the authors discuss the implications of 21st-century challenges for the…
Descriptors: Talent Development, Individual Development, Skill Development, Models
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Paul, Kristina Ayers; Seward, Kristen K. – Journal of Advanced Academics, 2016
The place-based investment model (PBIM) of talent development is a programming model for developing talents of high-potential youth in ways that could serve as an investment in the community. In this article, we discuss the PBIM within rural contexts. The model is grounded in three theories--Moon's personal talent development theory, Sternberg's…
Descriptors: Talent Development, Place Based Education, Investment, Models
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Treffinger, Donald J. – International Journal for Talent Development and Creativity, 2013
Let us suppose that schools are, or might strive to become, places in which educators work collaboratively with parents and the wider community to recognize, nurture, and celebrate the strengths and talents in all people (cf., McCluskey, Treffinger, & Baker, 1995). Based on such a vision for education, this article describes a practical model…
Descriptors: Talent Development, At Risk Students, Models, Gifted Education
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Calkin, Joshua; Karlsen, Megan – Journal of Applied Research on Children, 2014
Destination Imagination is a creative problem solving competition for school-aged children that encourages creative growth and long-term problem solving skills. These skills are important for young children as they can be directly related to future success in school, home, and the workplace. This extracurricular activity has impacted 1.5 million…
Descriptors: Imagination, Creativity, Skill Development, Problem Solving
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