School of Education at Johns Hopkins University - Graduate Education Programs:


Gifted Education

Adviser: Karen Ganjon, 410-516-9755

The Graduate Certificate in Gifted Education is designed to address the needs of teachers who are seeking knowledge and skills in curriculum, instruction, and assessment to meet the needs of academically talented students in their classrooms.

The program provides an 18-credit sequence of courses designed specifically for classroom and resource teachers who are working with gifted students. Courses include assignments to observe gifted students and to design and present lessons that are appropriate for their intellectual and developmental needs.

The objectives of the program are to:

  • provide teachers with an understanding of the characteristics of gifted students as learners
  • familiarize teachers with learning and developmental theories about gifted students
  • enhance teachers' skills in developing curriculum for gifted students
  • expand teachers' repertoire of instructional strategies that are appropriate for gifted students
  • expand teachers' knowledge and skills in assessment techniques for gifted students

Requirements (18 Credits)

 

 

  • 885.501 The Gifted Learner

    Students survey giftedness from a historical perspective and discuss new and innovative approaches to meeting the needs of gifted children and adolescents. Participants study the identification of talented youth, the cognitive and affective components of precocious achievement, and appropriate counseling and education procedures for facilitating the development of talent. (3 credits)

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  • 885.512 The Gifted/ Learning Disabled Learner

    Participants review recent research-based findings into identification and programming for the gifted child with learning disabilities. Participants consider appropriate strategies and teaching techniques for the remediation of difficulties, as well as the development of enriched content and accelerated and innovative approaches for maximization of potential in areas of giftedness. (3 credits)

    Prerequisite(s): ED.885.501

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  • 885.510 Curriculum, Assessment, and Instruction for Gifted Learners, Part I

    Students explore the various approaches to differentiating curriculum, instruction, and assessment for gifted students. Strategies and techniques that are supported by research and best practice are discussed and analyzed. Comparisons of existing programs, theories, concepts, and ideas related to instructional programs for gifted students are encouraged. Students design interventions for translating theories about gifted education into practice in their personal workplaces. (3 credits)

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  • 885.511 Curriculum Assessment, and Instruction for Gifted Learners, Part II

    Building upon the knowledge and skills developed in 885.510 (Curriculum, Assessment and Instruction for Gifted Learners, Part I), students continue to explore research-based theories and best practice for applications to their classrooms. The emphasis of this second course in the sequence is on students' conducting their own action research projects and performance-based assessments related to the interventions they developed in 885.510 or in other courses or job-related assignments. (3 credits)

    Prerequisite(s): ED.885.510

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  • 885.519 Seminar in Gifted Education

    Students in the final year present and evaluate their projects and plans for addressing the needs of gifted students in their classrooms, schools, and school districts. In addition, participants examine selected topics and issues in gifted education. (3 credits)

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  • 885.820 Practicum In Gifted Education

    Students participate in a supervised practicum experience in an educational setting under the direction of the program adviser. Individual assessment sessions are held. Students must receive written approval at least two months prior to registration. (3 credits)

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