Courses

SPE 581 Psychology of Gifted and Talented Children and Youth
Examination of the nature of youth with high potential in multiple areas. Contemporary theory, research, and the relationship between definition/identification and educational planning are considered.

SPE 582 Teaching the Gifted and Talented
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
(Spring 2004 syllabi) Examination of a variety of administrative designs, curriculum options, instructional models, and strategies to meet the unique cognitive and affective needs/abilities of special populations of gifted students.

SPE 585 Teaching Thinking Skills: Integrating Programs
Summer 2003 syllabi) Prerequisite: SPE 582 or permission of the instructor. Corequisite: SPE 589. 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.

SPE 589 Internship in Gifted/Talented
Intensive, supervised teaching experience in programs for gifted and talented.