Short description: While talent development models are widely supported within gifted education, they are not commonly understood by others, and tensions can arise anytime educators attempt to move gifted students beyond grade-level standards. Learn about one public program’s efforts to change this. Presenters share secondary curriculum, instructional activities, and district structures that allow gifted students to effectively develop their academic talents.
Learning Outcomes: Participants will:
Gain practical ideas for aligning secondary curriculum across grade levels and subjects to intentionally support students' movement along a talent development trajectory
Consider structural changes that may be helpful in supporting this alignment.
Learn strategies to help students identify their passions and interests and pursue them through increasingly sophisticated scholarly research
Learn strategies to help students develop and practice psychosocial skills - such as critical and creative thinking, decision making, goal setting, and problem solving - that are necessary for continued academic and career success