Serving Gifted Learners Beyond the Traditional Classroom: A Guide to Alternative Programs and Services (The Critical Issues in Equity and Excellence in Gifted Education Series)

Serving Gifted Learners Beyond The Traditional Classroom: A Guide To Alternative Programs And Services Provides A Concise And Thorough Introduction To The Various Types Of Out-of-school Programming Recommended And Appropriate For Gifted And Advanced Learners. Including Overviews Of Mentoring Programs, Residential Schools, Summer Opportunities, And Distance Learning, Top Scholars In The Field Of Gifted Education Combine Research And Experience In This Guide Toalternative Services For Teachers, Parents, And Gifted Education Program Directors. Other Programs And Services Covered Include Service Learning, University-based Programs, And Competitions. In Addition, A Much-needed Review Of The Issues Concerning Programming For Diverse Youth, Options For Students From Low-income Backgrounds, And Counseling Gifted Students To Make Good Out-of-school Choices, Along With An Insightful, Insider's Look At The Culture And Lives Of Gifted Students At Residential Schools, Make This Handy Guide To Alternative Programs And Services A Necessity For Anyone Serving And Working With Gifted Students. - List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgments 1. "Introduction and Overview of the Issues", Joyce L. VanTassel-Baska 2. "The Role of Summer Programs in Developing the Talents of Gifted Students", Paula Olszewski-Kubilius 3. "The Value of Out-of-School Programs for Gifted Youth From Diverse Backgrounds", Margie K. Kitano 4. "Increasing the Retention of Gifted Students From Low-Income Backgrounds in University Programs for the Gifted: The UYP Project", Susan K. Johnsen, Sarah Feuerbacher, & Mary M. Witte 5. "An Overview of Three Models of Publicly Funded Residential Academics for Gifted Adolescents", Tracy L. Cross & Kimberly A. Miller 6. "Insights Into the Culture of a Residential High School", Laurence J. Coleman 7. "Counseling Highly Gifted Students to Utilize Supplemental Educational Opportunities: Using the SET Program as a Model", Linda E. Brody 8. "Competitions for Gifted and Talented Students: Issues of Excellence and Equity", Tracy L. Riley & Frances A. Karnes 9. "Distance Learning and Gifted Students", Kimberly A. Miller, Cheryll M. Adams, & Paula Olszewski-Kubilius 10. "Developing Personalized Learning Experiences: Mentoring for Talent Development", Annie Xuemei Feng 11. "Learning to Serve and to Lead: Empowering Gifted Youth to Make a Difference Through Service Learning", Ai Lian Chee 12. "Alternative Programs and Services: A Creative Response to the Unmet Needs of Gifted Students", Joyce L. VanTassel-Baska - About the Editor - About the Authors Serving Gifted Learners Beyond the Traditional A Guide to Alternative Programs and Services provides a concise and thorough introduction to the various types of out-of-school programming recommended and appropriate for gifted and advanced learners. Including overviews of mentoring programs, residential schools, summer opportunities, and distance learning, top scholars in the field of gifted education combine research and experience in this guide to alternative services for teachers, parents, and gifted education program directors. Other programs and services covered include service learning, university-based programs, and competitions. In addition, a much-needed review of the issues concerning programming for diverse youth, options for students from low-income backgrounds, and counseling gifted students to make good out-of-school choices, along with an insightful, insider's look at the culture and lives of gifted students at residential schools, make this handy guide to alternative programs and services a necessity for anyone serving and working with gifted students. ISBN: 1-59363-211-8, Publisher: Prufrock Press Inc., Series: Critical Issues in Equity and Excellence in Gifted Education, gifted education, SMPY, out-of-school programs, University Programs for the Gifted, UYP Project, residential high school, SET, distance learning education