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EDGT-410 |
FOUND GIFTED/TALENTED
EDUCATION |
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This online course will
familiarize the studentwith
the broad subject of
education for gifted and |
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talented (GT) students. The
course, designed to |
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be completed on an
individual study basis, is |
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appropriate for parents,
home schooled students, |
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and classroom teachers. It
is an activity-based |
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course and includes fourteen
lessons that |
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correspond to the textbook
chapters. Students |
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will complete an assigned
activity in each lesson |
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and correlate the activity
to the Idaho Standards |
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for Gifted and Talented
Education so that |
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students' performance and
products in this |
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course serve as evidence of
their attainment of |
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the standards. Occasionally
students will be |
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asked to make contributions
to a bulletin board |
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discussion. This is the
entry course for the |
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sequence of courses that
lead to GT endorsement.
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EDGT-420 |
CREATIVITY AND CRITICAL
THINKING SKILLS
FOR GIFTED AND TALENTED
STUDENTS |
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This online course, intended
for parents,
teachers, home schooled
students, coordinators
andsupervisors of GT learners,
is activity-based and
designed to be completed on
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The course will help
familiarize students with
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general theoretical basis
for creativity and |
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critical thinking, specific
teaching exercises and |
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lesson plans, and sources
for additional materials |
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for developing creativity
and critical thinking |
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with GT learners. Efforts
will be directed toward |
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the completion of a notebook
of ideas, exercises, |
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and resources that the
student may wish to |
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reference in future work
with GT learners. |
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Studies include reading text
chapters and surfing |
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the web in search of
additional information. |
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Students will be asked to
make contributions to a |
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bulletin board discussion.
The final examination |
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will take the form of a
reflective essay. |
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Pre/Co-requisite:
EDGT 410.
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EDGT-430 |
SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL NEEDS
OF GIFTED
AND TALENTED STUDENTS |
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This online course, intended
for parents,teachers,
home schooled
students, coordinators and
supervisors of GT learners,
is activity-based and |
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designed to be completed on
an individual basis. |
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The course will help
familiarize students with
the |
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social and emotional needs
of GT children and |
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adolescents. The content
includes identifying |
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special problems and issues,
techniques for |
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individual and group
adjustment, academic and |
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career counseling,
identification and
assessment |
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tools, counseling learning
disabled GT students, |
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multicultural counseling,
and consideration of |
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social development,
leadership, and gender
issues. |
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In completing the course
students will read |
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assigned text chapters and
answer review questions |
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about the chapter's
contents. Each chapter |
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includes either one or more
questions for |
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discussion or an application
activity. The final |
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examination will take the
form of essay questions. |
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Pre/Co-requisite:
EDGT 410.
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EDGT-440 |
CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION
FOR GIFTED
AND TALENTED STUDENTS |
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This online course, intended
for parents,teachers,
home schooled
students, coordinators and
supervisors of GT learners,
is activity-based and |
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designed to be completed on
an individual basis. |
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The course will familiarize
students with |
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curricula for GT learners
through identification |
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of appropriate programs and
resources as well as |
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the adaptation of
traditional content areas. |
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Efforts will be directed
toward the completion of |
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a notebook of curricula
information and resources |
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that the students may wish
to reference in future |
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work with GT learners.
Studies will include |
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reading text chapters and
surfing the web in |
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search of additional
information. Students will |
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be asked to make
contributions to a bulletin
board |
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discussion. The final
examination will take the |
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form of a reflective essay. |
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Pre/Co-requisite:
EDGT 410.
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EDGT-450 |
INTERNSHIP AND PROGRAM
DESIGN FOR
GIFTED AND TALENTED
EDUCATION |
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This online course is
activity-based and designed
to be completes on an
individual study basis. The
course will provide the
student with opportunities |
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to design and complete a
professional internship |
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in a school during which
he/she works with GT |
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students, assess needs, and
design instructional |
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activities appropriate for
these students. |
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Students must accrue 90
clock hours of supervised |
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on-site field experience to
meet internship |
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requirements. Students will
be provided wide |
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latitude in designing
experiences that reflect |
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their unique needs,
situation, and teaching |
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experience. |
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Pre/Co-requisites:
Instructor Approval, EDGT
410, |
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420, and 440.
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EDGT-460 |
CRITICAL ISSUES IN GIFTED
AND TALENTED
EDUCATION: MERITOCRACY,
ELITISM AND
EQUALITARIANISM |
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This online course, intended
for parents,
teachers, home schooled
students, coordinators and
supervisors of GT learners,
is activity-based and
designed to be completed on
an individual basis. |
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The course will help
familiarize students with
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apparently contradictory yet
complimentary |
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concepts of meritocracy,
elitism and |
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equalitarianism. Efforts
will be directed toward |
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the completion of a research
paper in which |
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students attempt to
synthesize these concepts |
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together with an exposition
of their personal |
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beliefs and values regarding
GT education. The |
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course is intended to be
informative and to |
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stretch thinking in the
tradition of creativity |
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and critical thinking
associated with GT |
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education. |
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Pre/Co-requisites:
EDGT 410, 420, and 440.
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EDGT-470 |
READINGS IN GIFTED AND
TALENTED
EDUCATION |
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This online course, intended
for parents,
teachers, home schooled
students, coordinators and |
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supervisors of GT learners,
is activity-based and |
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designed to be completed on
an individual basis. |
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The course will provide the
student with an |
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opportunity to select and
pursue a topic of |
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personal interest related to
GT education through |
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a structured program of
readings and reflections. |
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Pre/Co-requisites:
EDGT 410, 420, and 440. |
