Aiming for Excellence: Annotations to the NAGC Pre-K-Grade 12 Gifted Program Standards [Paperback]

Carolyn Callahan (Author), Mary Landrum Ph.D. (Author), Beverly Shaklee Ed.D. (Author)

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ISBN-10: 1882664728 | ISBN-13: 978-1882664726 | Publication Date: October 1, 2000

Aiming for Excellence: Annotations to the NAGC Pre-K–Grade 12 Gifted Program Standards offers a comprehensive review of the gifted education program standards developed by the National Association for Gifted Children. The standards, which represent professional consensus on essential practice in gifted education, provide a blueprint to encourage and guide schools in developing and evaluating high-quality programming.

This indispensable handbook is organized into seven key programming areas: program design, program administration management, socioemotional guidance counseling, student identification, curriculum instruction, professional development, and program evaluation.

Each chapter identifies and describes guiding development principles in a programming area. Within each guiding principle are corresponding requisite standards that describe minimum requirements for satisfactory programs, as well as exemplary levels of performance that represent excellence in gifted education programming. Helpful support material is provided in each chapter.

Aiming for Excellence is essential for school professionals responsible for program and curricular decision making, and for other gifted education proponents concerned about the continuous growth and development of gifted learners.

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About the Author

Mary S. Landrum, Ph.D., is a visiting associate professor at Kent State University. She teaches courses in gifted education and teacher education. Mary is the current chair of the Professional Development Division of NAGC, and received the Early Leader Award from the organization this year. Landrum has presented more than 75 inservice sessions in gifted education and currently is consulting with several school districts in staff development efforts. Her current research interests are in resource consultation and collaboration in gifted education and student identification.

Carolyn M. Callahan, Ph.D., professor in the Curry School of Education, University of Virginia, also is associate director of the National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented. She teaches courses in the area of education of the gifted, and is executive director of the Summer Enrichment Program. Dr. Callahan has authored more than 130 articles, 25 book chapters and monographs in gifted education focusing on creativity, the identification of gifted students, program evaluation, and the issues faced by gifted females. Dr. Callahan has received recognition as Outstanding Faculty Member in the Commonwealth of Virginia and was awarded the Distinguished Scholar Award from the National Association for Gifted Children. She is a past-president of The Association for the Gifted and the National Association for Gifted Children. She also sits on the editorial boards of Gifted Child Quarterly, Journal for the Education of the Gifted, and Roeper Review.

Beverly D. Shaklee, Ed.D., is currently special assistant to the dean for teacher education and a full professor in teaching, leadership, and curriculum studies at Kent State University. She has served as chair of the Professional Development Division, co-chair of the President's Committee on Standards, and on the board of directors of the National Association for Gifted Children.

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• Paperback: 122 pages
• Publisher: Prufrock Press (October 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1882664728
• ISBN-13: 978-1882664726
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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