Personalized Learning in Gifted Education

<p>Gifted students can exhibit extreme variance in both their abilities and their interests, yet they are often treated within schools as one homogeneous, specialized population. <i>Personalized Learning in Gifted Education </i>helps educators strengthen their differentiation of both instruction and services for advanced students.</p><p>This book:</p><p>• helps educators develop the specific gifts and talents of the gifted students they serve</p><p>• demonstrates how educators can utilize the wealth of data they have at their disposal</p><p>• provides a rationale and blueprint for a stronger, more personalized approach to gifted education</p><p>• offers suggestions for both elementary and secondary schools.</p><p>Recommendations center around five features of personalized learning: personalized learning plans, project- or problem- based learning, competency-based progression through the curriculum, criterion-referenced assessments, and multi-year mentoring.</p> <p><b>Section 1: Foundations of Personalized Learning </b>1. The Theory and History of Personalized Learning 2. Gifted Education, Talent Development, and Personalized Learning 3. Personalized Learning and Student Achievement <b>Section 2: Core Strategies of Personalized Learning in Gifted Education </b> 4. Personalized Talent Development Plans 5. Competency-Based Progressions and Acceleration 6. Inquiry Models of Learning 7. Criterion Referenced Assessment of Student Progress 8. Multi-Year Mentoring for Talent Development <b>Section 3: Applying Personalized Learning in Gifted Education </b> 9. Personalized Learning Examples in Gifted Education 10. The Role of Technology in Personalized Learning 11. Implementation and Teacher Support for Personalized Learning</p>