Gifted and Talented
Are you a high school teacher looking to boost your qualifications to teach gifted and talented students?
Our M.S. Ed. program offers a concentration in the gifted and talented area that provides coursework for high school teachers seeking to enhance their knowledge and understanding of working with this special population.
The concentration consists of 36 hours of coursework.
The coursework focuses on developing specialized approaches to students and curriculum, on understanding adolescent behavior and gifted/talented psychology and other issues.
It meets the required accreditation outcomes, prepares candidates with required research skills, guarantees that curriculum needs are met and adds the recognition of a concentration in gifted and talented instruction to the M.S.Ed. degree.
Required Courses
Dept./Course # | Title | Credit Hours |
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EDUC-H 520 | Education and Social Issues | 3 |
EDUC-P 507 | Assessment in Schools | 3 |
EDUC-J 500 | Instruction in Context of Curriculum | 3 |
EDUC-S 590 | Research in Secondary Education | 3 |
Dept./Course # | Title | Credit Hours |
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EDUC-P 510 | Psychology in Teaching | 3 |
AND one of the following courses: | ||
EDUC-A 508 | School Law and the Teacher | 3 |
EDUC-K 505 | Introduction to Special Education for Graduate Students | 3 |
EDUC-K 553 | Management of Academic and Social Behavior | 3 |
EDUC-L 524 | Language Issues in Bi- and Multi-Lingual Education | 3 |
EDUC-P 516 | Adolescent Behavior and Development | 3 |
EDUC-P 570 | Managing Classroom Behavior | 3 |
Dept./Course # | Title | Credit Hours |
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EDUC-W 551 | Education and Psychology of the Gifted and Talented (online) | 3 |
EDUC-W 552 | Curriculum for the Gifted and Talented (online) | 3 |
EDUC-W 553 | Methods and Materials for the Gifted and Talented | 3 |
EDUC-W 595 | Practicum in Gifted and Talented | 3 |
And one approved 3-hour IU Graduate Content Course outside the School of Education. |
Elective Courses - 3 credit hours
Three credit hours from courses listed above, advanced method courses, workshop courses, or courses approved through petition.
Advising
Dr. Donna Albrecht
Director of Graduate Studies School of Education
Director of New Neighbors Center
Professor, and Coordinator of Gifted, Talented and High Ability Program
Hillside Hall 20B
Hausfeldt
Phone: (812) 941-2594
dalbrec@iu.edu
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