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GFT/505

Continuing Education for Teachers

CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS FOR GIFTED AND TALENTED LEARNERS

Online

Format

$525

Estimated Tuition

3 credits

Total credits

4 weeks

Course length

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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.

Course level: Continuing Teacher Education

This course prepares participants to enhance critical thinking skills in gifted and talented learners. Participants explore theories, teaching and assessment methods, instructional strategies, and technology related to the development of critical thinking skills in gifted and talented learners. Characteristics of gifted and talented learners, differentiated instruction, creative thinking, twice exceptional learners, and student engagement are also addressed.

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.

What you'll learn

Course skills and outcomes

  • Describe the characteristics of gifted and talented learners.
  • Identify gifted education programming standards and curriculum models.
  • Analyze the teaching and assessment implications of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) on gifted education.
  • Describe critical thinking theories and new developments in improving students’ thinking.
  • Analyze the influence of problem-based and project-based learning on the development of critical thinking skills.
  • Describe methods for differentiating the process of learning for gifted learners.
  • Support the case for developing research skills in gifted and talented learners.
  • Identify methods of assessing critical thinking skills in gifted and talented learners.

  • Identify approaches to teaching analytical and critical thinking skills.
  • Describe specific instructional strategies that foster critical thinking.
  • Describe an educational environment that encourages critical thinking dispositions.
  • Analyze teaching strategies that cultivate creativity alongside critical thinking.

  • Describe the characteristics of twice exceptional learners.
  • Identify guiding principles of curriculum development for twice exceptional learners.
  • Create instructional strategies to enrich critical thinking in twice exceptional learners.
  • Identify ways to overcome challenges in teaching critical thinking to twice exceptional learners.

  • Evaluate methods of integrating critical thinking across the curriculum.
  • Plan a schoolwide program that supports critical thinking.
  • Propose ways to encourage families to foster critical thinking at home.
  • Identify ways to use technology to support critical thinking in and beyond the classroom.

Why UOPX

Why take courses at University of Phoenix

Accreditation that matters

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.

Affordable and potentially reimbursable

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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Transferability of credit is at the discretion of the receiving institution. It is the student’s responsibility to confirm whether or not credits earned at University of Phoenix will be accepted by another institution of the student’s choice. If you have a question contact us at (866) 354-1800.

The 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. Transferability of credit is at the discretion of the receiving institution. It is the student’s responsibility to confirm whether or not credits earned at University of Phoenix will be accepted by another institution of the student’s choice. 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.