GFT 505 - Best Practices in Gifted Education II: Curriculum, Instructional Strategies, and Assessments

Credits: 3
Prerequisites GFT 504
This course builds upon the knowledge learned in Best Practices in Gifted Education I and emphasizes the design, development, and assessment of classroom instruction for the unique needs of individuals with gifts and talents. Topics include learning variability and cognition levels, curricular and instructional differentiation strategies, and trends in acceleration practices. Candidates will demonstrate their understanding of theories and models for developing and implementing GT curriculum and instruction through observation of GT teachers and their students and by developing and implementing appropriate GT lessons and a unit plan. [NAGC/CEC Standards 5, 6; COMAR 13A.12.03.12.(3)(a) (iv), (v)]