Discovering Programs for Talent Development

Preface Acknowledgments About the Author 1. Uncovering Hidden Programs Challenging Conventional Wisdom Why Programs Remain Hidden Building Program Mosaics for Full Service Conclusion Points to Ponder 2. Revealing Talent Ideas About Talent Definitions of Talent Talents Light the Way Multiple Intelligences Model Defining Characteristics of Talented Students Pace, Depth and Interest Developing Profiles of Ability Defining Characteristics and Program Development Talent Development at Greenwood Middle School Conclusion Points to Ponder 3. Ten Telltale Signs of a Hidden Program Item #1: Students Are Active Learners Item #2: Students Are Involved in Decision Making Item #3: Students Learn Strategies for How to Learn Item #4: Teachers Facilitate Learning Item #5: Cooperative and Collaborative Skills Are Developed Item #6: Interdisciplinary Focus is Part of the Curricular Design Item #7: Materials and Resources Are Rich and Far-Reaching Item #8: Products Have Real-World Applications Item #9: Multiple Outlets for Products Are Used Item #10: Instructional Process Includes Parents and Community Members Conclusion Points to Ponder 4. From Hidden Programs to Inspired Programming Program Mosaics Pace Panel Depth-of-Learning Panel Interest Panel Assembling the Mosaic Partners in Change Roles in Discovery and Delivery of a Program Mosaic Guidelines for Program Planners Guidelines for Educators Guidelines for Parents Conclusion Points to Ponder 5. Sixty-Five Programs That Develop Talent 4-H Academic Competitions Accelerated Readers Archaeological Digs Ask an Engineer Block Scheduling Co-Teaching Community Service Computer Techs Debate and Forensics Distance Learning Dress-Up Box Dual-Language Instruction E-Pals Family Excursions Family Investigations Field Trips Flex Classes Foreign-Exchange Programs Girls and Boys State High School and University Dual-Enrollment Programs History Fairs Intramural Sports Inventions Jazz Band Junior Achievement Junior Great Books LEGO League Mental Math Mentors Model United Nations Opening Night Original Research Outdoor Education Parenting Classes Peer Mediation Power of the Pen Problem-Based Learning Professional Development Quiz Bowl Reenactments Science Fair Scouting and Y-Guide Programs Seminars Show Choir Space Camp Speaker's Bureau Special Olympics Sports Day Student Council Student Newspaper Summer Stars Sustained Silent Reading Talent Shows Tarheel Museum Teacher Exchange Tech Trials Teddy Travels Video Yearbook Volunteering Windsong Pictures World Wide Web: Monarch Watch Writer's Forum Young Authors Zoo Apprenticeships Resource A: PreK-12 Gifted Program Standards (National Association for Gifted Children) Resource B: Standards for Programs Including the Gifted and Talented (The Association for the Gifted) Resource C: Spotlight Programs: Relationships to Standards and LoS Level National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) and The Association for Gifted (TAG) Standards and Level of Service (LoS) Resource D: Sample Forms References Index