EDUC592  - Socio-Emotional Needs of Academically and Intellectually Gifted Learners

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Course participants will develop an understanding of the unique socio-emotional needs of gifted students and the instructional implications of this framework. Participants will explore characteristics of the gifted, developmental traits, vulnerabilities, and subsequent guidance and counseling needs, such as grade acceleration. Participants will apply current research on best practices for working with this unique group to their own teaching situation and explore ways to share this information with their colleagues.

 

Prerequisites

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Corequisites

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Schedule of Classes

Registration Dates Course Dates Session
11/28/11 - 04/29/12 05/07/12 - 07/01/12 Spring 2012 Session I - 8 Week session
02/27/12 - 07/29/12 08/06/12 - 09/30/12 Summer 2012 Session I - 8 Week session
03/26/12 - 08/26/12 09/03/12 - 10/28/12 Summer 2012 Session D - 8 Week session
04/30/12 - 09/23/12 10/01/12 - 11/25/12 Fall 2012 Session B - 8 Week session
05/28/12 - 10/28/12 11/05/12 - 12/30/12 Fall 2012 Session I - 8 Week session
06/25/12 - 11/25/12 12/03/12 - 01/27/13 Fall 2012 Session D - 8 Week session

Course Materials

Book Title: When Gifted Kids Don't Have All Answers : How to Meet Their Social and Emotional Needs
ISBN: 1575421070
Publication Info: Free Spirit Publishing
Author: Delisle, Jim / Galbraith, Judy
Unit Cost: $21.99

Book Title: Social-Emotional Curriculum With Gifted and Talented Students
ISBN: 1593633491
Publication Info: Prufrock Press
Author: VanTassel-Baska, Joyce
Unit Cost: $34.95

Book Title: Education of the Gifted and Talented - 6th ed
ISBN: 0135056071
Publication Info: Allyn & Bacon, Inc.
Author: Davis, Gary A. / Rimm, Sylvia B. / Siegle, Del
Unit Cost: $141.25

 

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