Discovering Programs for Talent Development / Edition 1

by Beverly N. Parke

Overview

This resource is an indispensable tool for all educators who want to fill the gaps in gifted education and provide their gifted and talented students with the educational opportunities they need to reach their full potential.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761946137
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	10/30/2002
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	184
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Dr. Beverly N. Parke is a member of the School of Education faculty at Indiana University Purdue University Ft. Wayne where she teaches courses in Special Education. Her primary research and writing emphasis is on program options for exceptional children.

Dr. Parke is the author of two books, Discovering Programs for Talent Development (Corwin Press, 2002) and Gifted Students in Regular Classrooms (Allyn & Bacon, 1989) as well as over thirty other publications and a software package. In addition, she has served as President of The Association for Gifted (CEC) and Editor of Journal for the Education of the Gifted. She is the recipient of the Certificate of Merit (1996), given for exemplary service to gifted child education from The Association for Gifted. Dr. Parke has served as a keynote speaker on gifted child education throughout the United States and Canada.

At this time, Dr. Parke is engaged in two research projects. One involves the outcomes of dual enrollment programs for high school students attending universities. The other looks at the effects of early childhood intervention programs on children at risk for success in kindergarten.

Dr. Parke is married to her husband of twenty-three years, Christopher, and is the mother of two daughters, Carlyn and Janna.

Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Author
1. Uncovering Hidden Programs
Challenging Conventional Wisdom
Why Programs Remain Hidden
Building Program Mosaics for Full Service
Conclusion
Points to Ponder
2. Revealing Talent
Ideas About Talent
Definitions of Talent
Talents Light the Way
Multiple Intelligences Model
Defining Characteristics of Talented Students
Pace, Depth and Interest
Developing Profiles of Ability
Defining Characteristics and Program Development
Talent Development at Greenwood Middle School
Conclusion
Points to Ponder
3. Ten Telltale Signs of a Hidden Program
Item #1: Students Are Active Learners
Item #2: Students Are Involved in Decision Making
Item #3: Students Learn Strategies for How to Learn
Item #4: Teachers Facilitate Learning
Item #5: Cooperative and Collaborative Skills Are Developed
Item #6: Interdisciplinary Focus is Part of the Curricular Design
Item #7: Materials and Resources Are Rich and Far-Reaching
Item #8: Products Have Real-World Applications
Item #9: Multiple Outlets for Products Are Used
Item #10: Instructional Process Includes Parents and Community Members
Conclusion
Points to Ponder
4. From Hidden Programs to Inspired Programming
Program Mosaics
Pace Panel
Depth-of-Learning Panel
Interest Panel
Assembling the Mosaic
Partners in Change
Roles in Discovery and Delivery of a Program Mosaic
Guidelines for Program Planners
Guidelines for Educators
Guidelines for Parents
Conclusion
Points to Ponder
5. Sixty-Five Programs That Develop Talent
4-H
Academic Competitions
Accelerated Readers
Archaeological Digs
Ask an Engineer
Block Scheduling
Co-Teaching
Community Service
Computer Techs
Debate and Forensics
Distance Learning
Dress-Up Box
Dual-Language Instruction
E-Pals
Family Excursions
Family Investigations
Field Trips
Flex Classes
Foreign-Exchange Programs
Girls and Boys State
High School and University Dual-Enrollment Programs
History Fairs
Intramural Sports
Inventions
Jazz Band
Junior Achievement
Junior Great Books
LEGO League
Mental Math
Mentors
Model United Nations
Opening Night
Original Research
Outdoor Education
Parenting Classes
Peer Mediation
Power of the Pen
Problem-Based Learning
Professional Development
Quiz Bowl
Reenactments
Science Fair
Scouting and Y-Guide Programs
Seminars
Show Choir
Space Camp
Speaker's Bureau
Special Olympics
Sports Day
Student Council
Student Newspaper
Summer Stars
Sustained Silent Reading
Talent Shows
Tarheel Museum
Teacher Exchange
Tech Trials
Teddy Travels
Video Yearbook
Volunteering
Windsong Pictures
World Wide Web: Monarch Watch
Writer's Forum
Young Authors
Zoo Apprenticeships
Resource A: Pre K-12 Gifted Program Standards (National Association for Gifted Children)
Resource B: Standards for Programs Including the Gifted and Talented (The Association for the Gifted)
Resource C: Spotlight Programs: Relationships to Standards and Lo S Level
National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) and The Association for Gifted (TAG) Standards and Level of Service (Lo S)
Resource D: Sample Forms
References
Index