PAGE and Chapman University 3 Graduate Elective Course: Exploring New Worlds in Gifted Education
Questions email franny@learnerslink.com
Course Overview:
Exploring New Worlds
in Gifted Education, a graduate
elective course, is designed to provide special and regular educators with an
understanding of the structures that are necessary to challenge gifted students
in the area of creative and critical thinking. In addition, supporting the
intellectual, social, and emotional needs of these students is critical,
involving an understanding of the nature of giftedness and the unique social,
emotional and intellectual challenges that teachers and parents face. Best
practices will be the focus of this course with the goal of meeting the
intellectual, creative, social and emotional needs of gifted and high ability
learners.
Course Objective/Goals: This graduate elective course is designed to provide
special and regular educators with an understanding of the opportunities that
are critical to make a positive difference in the education and lives of gifted
and high ability learners. This objective will be achieved through a
three-credit partnership with the Pennsylvania Association for Gifted Education,
Franny McAleer, Instructor, and Chapman University.
- Participants will learn and apply strategies that support critical and creative thinking for high ability and gifted learners.
- Participants will learn how to challenge mathematically gifted children.
- Participants will learn about the invention process.
- Participants will network with others to enrich instruction for high ability and gifted learners.
- Participants will learn various elements of GIEPs.
Instructor: Franny McAleer, 724-941-4032
or 724-413-6001 (cell)
Exploring New
Worlds in Gifted Education
April 22-24, 2010,
Four Points by Sheraton Pittsburgh North, Mars, PA
Meetings for Graduate Students: We will be meeting at 7:30 A.M. and following the last breakout session each day, except for Saturday.
Cost: Graduate credit -- $445.00
* Chapman University graduate-level extension courses are designed to serve the needs of those requiring professional upgrading and to enable teachers and administrators to meet requirements for salary increment steps and for recertification. Individuals desiring to include this course in a Master's Degree program offered at another institution should secure the approval of that institution prior to enrollment.
General Conduct of Course, Evaluation, and Requirements
A. Before you come to the conference -- Research and reflection of six articles of interest to you
B. While attending the conference -- Conference research, data collection and reporting journal (Students will keep a journal to record the information from each session by creating appropriate graphic organizers to highlight key ideas. The journal will summarize and apply the key understandings to the student’s role in the classroom. Information must address the two half day pre conference sessions, two keynotes, breakout sessions, and sessions designed solely for those participating in the graduate component of the conference.)
C. After the conference -- Conference Project to be completed and sent to Franny by May 25, 2010
Individual Project: The sky is the limit! Graduate students will apply what they have learned into an project to improve the quality and/or understanding of gifted and talented education. This project is best when applied to your work.
Evaluation of the Student: Every attempt will be made to evaluate the student in terms of the stated objectives using the following point system: Research and critique of six articles (30), journal (35), and individual integration project (35) with a total of 100 points. Final grades will be determined with the following grading scale and will be based on the total number of points earned on the assignments.
100 - 90 = A 89 - 80 = B 79 - 70 = C
All work will be submitted to Franny McAleer in May 25, 2010.
