Use and evaluation of teaching-learning methods for education of the gifted and talented, including consideration of roles, expectations for learning, and organizational procedures. SPE 583 Creative Problem Solving Seminar. A guided sequence of exercises and experiences leading to increased personal creative behavior, with emphasis on methods for nurturing creative talent in students of all ages. SPE 584 Special Populations in Gifted Education. Survey of existing thinking-skills programs and techniques for creating new programs for thinking.
Emphasis is on integrating thinking skills into gifted education and regular education.
Three to nine hours. Intensive, supervised teaching experience in programs for gifted and talented. SPE 590 Introduction to Mild Disabilities. An intensive study of the background and current perspective on mild disabilities. Emphasis on developing professional knowledge base.