Product design incorporates many valuable process skills needed by gifted students.
These include the skills involved in decision making, creative thinking and problem solving, and writing and speaking. Direct involvement in the design and completion of quality products provides students with valuable experiences that enhance their skills in setting goals, conducting research, planning, exercising leadership and managing, and evaluating performance. This presentation focuses on ways and means of integrating product design and implementation into programs for the gifted and evaluating the results of the entire product producing experience. It can also be used for the 6 additional hours of annual update credit. Sessions are appropriate for GT teachers, classroom teachers, administrators, and counselors.