GIFTED: SD-Curriculum and Program Development for the Gifted Online (4 of 4)

5.0 PLUs
  • Mon, Jul 06, 2020 - Sun, Feb 28, 2021

  • Online Only Online

  • Online

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$375

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$350

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Course No.

#3278

Category

Endorsements

Classroom Hours

50.00

Non-Classroom
Hours

0

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Start Date

Mon, Jul 06, 2020

End Date

Sun, Feb 28, 2021
Session Dates and Times

Registration Deadline

Mon, Dec 07, 2020

Withdrawal Deadline

Tue, Jun 30, 2020

Course Description
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Participants in this course will increase knowledge and develop skills to.

-Identify characteristics of gifted learners as distinguished from other populations.

-Provide an extended description of each characteristic of gifted learners.

-Provide examples of behaviors and functions that distinguish gifted learners.

-Incorporate knowledge of the characteristics of gifted children into appropriate selection.

-Use and implementation of measurement instruments and assessment activities.

-Demonstrate knowledge of delivery models as related to characteristics of gifted children

PARTICIPANT MUST BE ENROLLED IN THE GIFTED IN-FIELD ENDORSEMENT PROGRAM 

TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS CLASS.

Step 1 - Enrollment Process

To enroll in the Gifted Endorsement Program the following information is required:

  • Gifted Program Application Form (download from Professional Development Page);
  • Participant is automatically registered for the remaining three online courses unless RESA is notified of intent not to participate;
  • Written recommendation of current principal or other appropriate supervisor in the employing system;
  • Written statement of personal and professional characteristics that would indicate the likelihood of being successful in the work of the Gifted Endorsement Teacher;
  • Valid clear, renewable Georgia teaching certificate; and
  • Copy of college transcript.

All paperwork must be signed by school principal and system staff development coordinator.

For additional registration information you may contact Brenda Mercer at brenda.mercer@negaresa.org.

Step 2 - Course Registration Process

Participant must register for the first course in the series only. To register, go to PL Courses, All Classes by Date. Participant will be automatically enrolled in the remaining courses and notified prior to each course of enrollment and option to cancel enrollment if no longer needing to take the course.

Step 3 - Course Description - Please Read

This is the 3rd course in a series of 4. Participants in this course will develop knowledge of models of gifted education and develop skills in critical analysis of various models and in evaluating procedures recommended by each model. Particular models will be discussed with respect to their procedures and their fit with the multiple criteria outlined in the rules for gifted education. Cognitive characteristics, learning characteristics, social emotional characteristics, and behavioral characteristics of gifted children necessitate different instructional designs. The course will incorporate multiple intelligence theory.

The Gifted In-field Endorsement program consists of four courses:

  • Characteristics of the Gifted,
  • Methods & Materials for Teaching the Gifted,
  • Curriculum & Program Development of the Gifted, and
  • Priorities for Assessment of the Gifted.

Each course consists of 50 total contact hours (5 SDUs).

Participants must complete and pass all four courses to receive the Gifted In-field Endorsement. It is strongly recommended, by the program instructors, that these courses be taken in the sequence listed.

 





Schedule

START DATE

START TIME

End TIME

07-06-2020

08:30AM

04:30PM

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02-28-2021

08:30AM

04:30PM

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Delivery Methods Online (100% Virtual)
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