The handbook provides suggestions and guidelines to assist local education agency personnel in planning and implementing inservice education programs for the teacher of the gifted and talented. Information is presented on the following topics: the need for inservice education; twelve guiding principles for inservice education (including use of a…

The study, involving 195 gifted third, fourth, and sixth graders, examined the effectiveness and efficiency of teacher recommendation as a means of identying gifted children. (Author/SBH)

The paper explains the career education concept and considers its application to gifted and talented students. (CL)

A view of future means of developing human potential through gifted child education, including discussions of school role, early identification and development of the gifted, student teacher relationships and teacher role, mentors, programing, student support services, community-based and community-involved learning, integrative learning,…

On October 27, 1977 Georgia Gibson represented NJEA on a special panel discussion at the N. J. School Board's Convention. The topic was "Gifted and Talented Education in New Jersey." Here are excerpts and suggestions from that presentation. (Editor/RK)

An interview with Ernest L. Boyer, The U.S. Commissioner of Education, focuses on current priorities of the U.S. Office of Education, implementation of P.L. 94-142 (The Education for All Handicapped Children Act). (CL)

Discussed is the multifaceted, comprehensive training of teachers, administrators, and other educators to meet the challenge of multidimensionally gifted students, focusing on the efforts in this area by the National/State Leadership Training Institute on the Gifted and Talented (DLS)

Teachers are advised to react constructively to class jokers by understanding that the student may be a gifted-talented person seeking attention or peer acceptance. (CL)

Discussed are the principles of training utilized with teachers, administrators, parents, and university personnel by the National/State Leadership Training Institute for Gifted and Talented. (SBH)

Cases of female prodigies are discussed in terms of the impact of the cultural milieu, including (1) cultural support for girls' achievements, (2) educational opportunities, and (3) the media which influence the kinds of individuals singled out for public attention. (DB)

The author describes his early experience with the Talented Youth Project and stresses the need for planning the total experience of the gifted student. Models for curriculum differentiation are noted. (CL)

The values conflict in American society over fairness and high achievement is explored. The author suggests strategies for public and political support of gifted programing. (CL)

A survey of 50 state departments of education revealed increased spending for gifted/talented education from 1976/77. Fourteen states reported certification requirements for teaching the gifted, and the problem most frequently identified was funding. The most common teaching topics related to creative thinking development, higher level thinking,…

Determining how best to identify gifted and talented children can be a major obstacle to establishing successful programs. This article enumerates eight major problems or issues related to the identification of these children. Future research and theoretical development must be directed toward a resolution of these issues. (MT)

Suggestions are offered for beginning a creative writing program for gifted students as well as for evaluating students' attempts. Benefits are noted in terms of affective and cognitive growth. (CL)