Serving Gifted Learners Beyond the Traditional Classroom: A Guide to Alternative Programs and Services

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Author(s): Joyce L. VanTassel-Baska
Series: Critical Issues in Equity and Excellence in Gifted Education
Publisher: Prufrock Press Inc.
Year: 2007

Language: English
Pages: 268
Tags: gifted education, SMPY, out-of-school programs, University Programs for the Gifted, UYP Project, residential high school, SET, distance learning

- List of Tables
- List of Figures
- Acknowledgments
1. "Introduction and Overview of the Issues", Joyce L. VanTassel-Baska
2. "The Role of Summer Programs in Developing the Talents of Gifted Students", Paula Olszewski-Kubilius
3. "The Value of Out-of-School Programs for Gifted Youth From Diverse Backgrounds", Margie K. Kitano
4. "Increasing the Retention of Gifted Students From Low-Income Backgrounds in University Programs for the Gifted: The UYP Project", Susan K. Johnsen, Sarah Feuerbacher, & Mary M. Witte
5. "An Overview of Three Models of Publicly Funded Residential Academics for Gifted Adolescents", Tracy L. Cross & Kimberly A. Miller
6. "Insights Into the Culture of a Residential High School", Laurence J. Coleman
7. "Counseling Highly Gifted Students to Utilize Supplemental Educational Opportunities: Using the SET Program as a Model", Linda E. Brody
8. "Competitions for Gifted and Talented Students: Issues of Excellence and Equity", Tracy L. Riley & Frances A. Karnes
9. "Distance Learning and Gifted Students", Kimberly A. Miller, Cheryll M. Adams, & Paula Olszewski-Kubilius
10. "Developing Personalized Learning Experiences: Mentoring for Talent Development", Annie Xuemei Feng
11. "Learning to Serve and to Lead: Empowering Gifted Youth to Make a Difference Through Service Learning", Ai Lian Chee
12. "Alternative Programs and Services: A Creative Response to the Unmet Needs of Gifted Students", Joyce L. VanTassel-Baska
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