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GFT/501

Curriculum and Instruction for Gifted and Talented Learners

Course level: Continuing Teacher Education

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Continuing Education for Teachers

Online

Format

$525

Estimated Tuition

3 credits

Total credits

4 weeks

Course length

Take this course on its own, or as part of a degree or certificate program.

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University of Phoenix reserves the right to modify courses. While widely available, not all programs are available to residents of all states. Please check with a University Enrollment Representative.

This course focuses on the theories, research, standards, and practices necessary to adapt, develop, and sustain high quality curriculum and instruction for diverse gifted and talented learners. Participants examine strategies to enhance acceleration, depth, and complexity of learning. Participants explore creative student products, the use of technology, assessment, differentiation, collaboration, enrichment, and higher order processing skills in curriculum and instruction for highly able students.

This course is not available for enrollment to residents of Alabama, Arkansas, and Kentucky.

Prerequisites

None

Required materials

Additional course materials not included in the resource fee, are required or recommended for this course. Please review  course material information.

You can order your textbooks from the  University bookstore.

Please Note: Attendance and participation are mandatory in all University courses, and specific requirements may differ by course. If attendance requirements are not met, a student may be removed from the course. Please review the Course Attendance Policy in the Catalog for more information.

University of Phoenix reserves the right to modify courses. While widely available, not all programs are available to residents of all states. Please check with a University Enrollment Representative.

Earn these career-relevant skills in weeks, not years.

  • Evaluate gifted and talented curriculum and instruction using evidence from current theory, standards, and research.
  • Examine evidence-based strategies for accelerated, deep, and complex learning.
  • Identify meaningful activities that require the use of higher order processing skills and concept development.
  • Identify creative student products for gifted and talented learners.

  • Describe a learning environment for gifted and talented learners that is socially and emotionally safe, as well as academically challenging.
  • Identify curricula for gifted and talented learners that incorporates technology that differentiates, advances, and enriches learning.
  • Identify resources for the families and teachers of culturally and linguistically diverse gifted and talented learners.
  • Evaluate texts and materials to enrich instruction for culturally and linguistically diverse gifted and talented learners.

  • Identify elements of exceptional language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies curricula for gifted and talented learners.
  • Integrate STEAM content into curricula for culturally and linguistically diverse gifted and talented learners.
  • Examine sophisticated and novel texts and materials for culturally and linguistically diverse gifted and talented learners.
  • Examine accelerated, compacted, and differentiated language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies instruction for gifted and talented learners.
  • Compare collaborative and individual learning opportunities for gifted and talented learners in language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies.

  • Describe the role of testing and assessment in gifted education.
  • Compare assessments for culturally and linguistically diverse gifted and talented learners in core subjects.
  • Explain ways to use assessment data to collaborate with families and administrators to impact gifted education.
  • Align assessment for gifted and talented learners with relevant standards and curricula.

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We’ve been accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (hlcommission.org) for more than 40 years.

Real-world instructors

Learn from instructors who bring an average of 25 years of working experience to the classroom.

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Our tuition and fees are competitive and fixed. Also, check to see if your employer will cover you for this course.

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Before you enroll in a course, check with your school of choice to make sure they will accept your transfer credits and to understand any requirements or limitations. Then you can request your transcripts.

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University of Phoenix reserves the right to modify courses. Although our continuing teacher education courses are accepted by some state agencies in the United States toward teacher certifications and endorsements, this may not be the case in all states or foreign jurisdictions. If you plan to use courses for certification or endorsement, please check with your own state agency and your school district for applicability. Continuing teacher education courses are not eligible to apply to degree programs at University of Phoenix. These courses are not eligible for federal financial aid. While widely available, not all programs are available to residents of all states. Please check with a University Enrollment Representative. If you have a question contact us at (866) 354-1800.