Course Descriptions       ¤ Lewis-Clark State College Catalog   2008-2009

EDUCATION:
GIFTED AND TALENTED
(EDUCATION DIVISION)

Subject Number Min.
Cr.
Max.
Cr.
Description
EDGT-410 FOUND GIFTED/TALENTED EDUCATION 3   This online course will familiarize the studentwith
the broad subject of education for gifted and
      talented (GT) students.  The course, designed to
      be completed on an individual study basis, is
      appropriate for parents, home schooled students,
      and classroom teachers.  It is an activity-based
      course and includes fourteen lessons that
      correspond to the textbook chapters.  Students
      will complete an assigned activity in each lesson
      and correlate the activity to the Idaho Standards
      for Gifted and Talented Education so that
      students' performance and products in this
      course serve as evidence of their attainment of
      the standards.  Occasionally students will be
asked to make contributions to a bulletin board
      discussion.  This is the entry course for the
      sequence of courses that lead to GT endorsement.
EDGT-420 CREATIVITY AND CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS FOR GIFTED AND TALENTED STUDENTS 3   This online course, intended for parents,
teachers, home schooled students, coordinators
andsupervisors of GT learners, is activity-based and
designed to be completed on an individual basis.
      The course will help familiarize students with the
      general theoretical basis for creativity and
      critical thinking, specific teaching exercises and
      lesson plans, and sources for additional materials
      for developing creativity and critical thinking
      with GT learners.  Efforts will be directed toward
      the completion of a notebook of ideas, exercises,
      and resources that the student may wish to
      reference in future work with GT learners.
      Studies include reading text chapters and surfing
      the web in search of additional information.
      Students will be asked to make contributions to a
      bulletin board discussion.  The final examination
      will take the form of a reflective essay.
      Pre/Co-requisite: EDGT 410.
EDGT-430 SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL NEEDS OF GIFTED AND TALENTED STUDENTS 3   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.
      The course will help familiarize students with the
      social and emotional needs of GT children and
      adolescents. The content includes identifying
      special problems and issues, techniques for
      individual and group adjustment, academic and
      career counseling, identification and assessment
      tools, counseling learning disabled GT students,
      multicultural counseling, and consideration of
      social development, leadership, and gender issues.