Graduate Catalog 2024-2025

EDUC 7725 Enrichment Programs for Gifted Learners

This course focuses on the development of enrichment opportunities for K-12 gifted learners from diverse backgrounds and with strengths in varied domains. Central to the course is the advanced application of principles and techniques for gifted learners introduced in previous coursework. The focus of the students’ experience will center on researching, planning, administering, and evaluating an enrichment opportunity for gifted students within or outside of the University.

Registration Name

Enrich Programs for Gifted

Lecture Hours

3

Lab Hours

0

Credits

3

Offered

TBA

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon the completion of this course, students will be able to:

  1. Apply the underlying principles related to curriculum modification for gifted students. 
  2. Apply the underlying principles related to differentiated instruction for gifted students. 
  3. Evaluate appropriate resources (i.e., materials, learning activities, teaching strategies, and assessments) that meet the needs of gifted learners from diverse backgrounds. 
  4. Design instructional programs for facilitating differentiated curriculum based on the varied needs of gifted learners. 
  5. Identify current issues (social, cultural, political, economic, policies, and implications for practice) related to program planning and instruction of gifted students. 
  6. Apply best practices related to the evaluation of gifted education programs.