School of Education
DEPARTMENTSCertificate in Gifted, Creative and Talented Education Courses
Personalized Learning For Talent Development
Talent Recognition and Development
Creative and Critical Thinking in the Classroom
GCT Resource Teacher Certification
Certificate in Gifted, Creative and Talented Education: Personalized Learning for Talent Development
Education of High Ability Students in the Regular Classroom (GIFT 720 – 3 Credits)
Certificate in Gifted, Creative and Talented Education: Personalized Learning for Talent Development
Education of High Ability Students in the Regular Classroom (GIFT 720 – 3 Credits)
- Learn to manage the diversity of student strengths and talents in the regular classroom setting.
- Explore learning characteristics and needs, and how to analyze, manage and modify the basic curriculum.
- Study research and practice on heterogeneous approaches to management, grouping and instruction issues, learning skills, and discipline issues.
- Understand the principles of curriculum differentiation.
GCT Instructional Models: K-12 (GIFT 722 – 3 Credits)
GCT Instructional Models: K-12 (GIFT 722 – 3 Credits)
- Design and develop specialized instruction for high-ability learners.
- Address independent study, creative productivity, project design, teaching to multiple talents, and guided discovery.
- Modify and create new learning experiences for able students.
GCT Curriculum Models K-12 (GIFT 723 – 3 Credits)
- Design and develop specialized curriculum and services for high-ability learners.
- Understand student-centered learning, self-directed learning, critical and creative thinking skill development, and themes-based inquiry.
- Create new curricula and services for students in your own educational setting.
GCT Practicum and Seminar (GIFT 729 – 3 Credits)
- Develop the specific practical skills you need to fulfill your resource teacher duties.
- Document your skills development under individualized supervision.
- Develop talent recognition systems (identification), program and curricular evaluation, curriculum implementation, and instructional delivery competence.
Certificate in Gifted, Creative and Talented Education: Talent Recognition and Development
Introduction to GCT Education (GIFT 721 – 3 Credits)
Introduction to GCT Education (GIFT 721 – 3 Credits)
- Understand the nature and needs of high-ability learners, talent recognition, assessment, and instructional practices.
Psychology and Guidance of GCT (GIFT 725 – 3 Credits)
- Understand individual differences (e.g., achievement, motivation, culture, economics, and disability) and how to provide for these differences.
Profiling Student Strengths (GIFT 726 – 3 Credits)
- Discover techniques and strategies for finding, documenting and analyzing student strengths as the foundation for personalizing a learner’s educational experiences.
GCT Practicum and Seminar (GIFT 729 – 3 Credits)
- Develop the specific practical skills you need to fulfill your resource teacher duties.
- Document your skills development under individualized supervision.
- Develop talent recognition systems (identification), program and curricular evaluation, curriculum implementation, and instructional delivery competence.
Certificate in Gifted, Creative and Talented Education: Creative and Critical Thinking in the Classroom
Creativity (GIFT 724 – 3 Credits)
- Explore the discipline of creativity and its relationship to talent development in children and adults.
- Learn to understand, appreciate and maximize characteristics and behaviors that contribute to creative production.
GCT Instructional Models: K-12 (GIFT 722 – 3 Credits)
- Design and develop specialized instruction for high-ability learners.
- Address independent study, creative productivity, project design, teaching to multiple talents, and guided discovery.
- Modify and create new learning experiences for able students.
GCT Curriculum Models K-12 (GIFT 723 – 3 Credits)
- Design and develop specialized curriculum and services for high-ability learners.
- Understand student-centered learning, self-directed learning, critical and creative thinking skill development, and themes-based inquiry.
- Create new curricula and services for students in your own educational setting.
GCT Practicum and Seminar (GIFT 729 – 3 Credits)
- Develop the specific practical skills you need to fulfill your resource teacher duties.
- Document your skills development under individualized supervision.
- Develop talent recognition systems (identification), program and curricular evaluation, curriculum implementation, and instructional delivery competence.
Certificate in Gifted, Creative and Talented Education: GCT Resource Teacher Certification
Introduction to GCT Education (GIFT 721 – 3 Credits)
- Understand the nature and needs of high-ability learners, talent recognition, assessment, and instructional practices.
GCT Instructional Models: K-12 (GIFT 722 – 3 Credits)
- Design and develop specialized instruction for high-ability learners.
- Address independent study, creative productivity, project design, teaching to multiple talents, and guided discovery.
- Modify and create new learning experiences for able students.
GCT Curriculum Models K-12 (GIFT 723 – 3 Credits)
- Design and develop specialized curriculum and services for high-ability learners.
- Understand student-centered learning, self-directed learning, critical and creative thinking skill development, and themes-based inquiry.
- Create new curricula and services for students in your own educational setting.
GCT Practicum and Seminar (GIFT 729 – 3 Credits)
- Develop the specific practical skills you need to fulfill your resource teacher duties.
- Document your skills development under individualized supervision.
- Develop talent recognition systems (identification), program and curricular evaluation, curriculum implementation, and instructional delivery competence.
Refer to our catalog for course descriptions with greater detail.
