AN ACADEMIC TEAMS PROGRAM TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR DEVELOPING OPTIMUM LEARNING POTENTIAL AND FOR FULFILLING DESIRES OF TALENTED STUDENTS IS PROPOSED. THE PROGRAM WILL BE INITIATED THROUGH A SERIES OF DISCUSSIONS WITH STUDENTS, FACULTY, PARENTS, AND CONSULTANTS, THE AREA OF CONCENTRATION FOR THE SELECTED TEAMS OF STUDENTS WILL BE IN THE FIELD…

Recounted are the short and unhappy lives of two brilliant young men, poet Thomas Chatterton and mathematician Evariste Galois. (CL)

Describes theoretical linkages between creativity and the gifted/talented learner. Offers recommendations that will produce an increase in time on task performed by the gifted/talented learner in heterogeneously grouped classes. (BH)

The article describes the application of C. Taylor's multiple talent teaching approach in an Alberta sixth-grade class. The model is described graphically in the form of a star with the center being academic learning and the five points noting the aspects of communicating, decision making, forecasting, creating, and planning. (DB)

The article presents current information on the definitions states use to determine giftedness, updating a 1977 survey. Charts present components of the definitions, areas of giftedness, and other areas included in the definitions. (Author/CL)

The article examines the definition of mathematically gifted, discusses current practices within the field of special education for this population, and calls for an identification procedure which includes qualitative information concerning students' higher-order reasoning skills. (Author/CL)

Research and review papers in a special topical issue on gifted and talented adolescents are examined from a psychosocial perspective and previous research about the adolescent process. Key features of these invited contributions are summarized into broad areas for future investigations in the field of gifted education. (Author/CL)

Discussion of the prevalence of giftedness proposes a metric-based system in which each of five levels of giftedness (in each field of talent) reflects a prevalence that is one tenth that of the previous level. Advantages to the system are identified and application suggests that 30-40 percent of the population is at least mildly gifted in at…

Through annual talent searches based on the model developed by Julian Stanley, the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth (CTY) seeks to identify, assess and recognize students with advanced academic abilities. CTY has also developed extensive programs and services to meet the needs of these students. Having grown steadily in response to…

Educators and policymakers can address gifted underachievement through changes in classroom and systemwide practices. This Issue Brief summarizes the issues underlying promising practices for supporting the gifted and talented. It also offers a series of questions to ask when planning schoolwide improvement efforts that address the needs of gifted…

Entrepreneurship on smaller (often island) jurisdictions tends to suffer from the same import-orientation or "cargo cult" that affects many other issues: entrepreneurs are rarely locally bred but are most often "imported", recruited after long stints in other, larger countries, or else must be suffered to spend regular time…

Culturally/linguistically diverse and economically disadvantaged students are under-represented in gifted education programs. White middle-class children tend to be afforded the opportunity of gifted education services. This study analyzed Ashe City Schools' journey to implement Project U-STARS-PLUS in order to identify and serve…

Since 1997, four national studies conducted by the U.S. Department of Education have been completed on the Federal TRIO programs. Data from these studies demonstrate that participation in a TRIO program has a significant impact on the educational outcomes of low-income, first-generation students and students with disabilities. This paper provides…