Gifted and Talented : Indiana University Southeast

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

Core Courses - 12 credit hours
Dept./Course #	Title	Credit Hours
EDUC-H 520	Education and Social Issues	3
Identification and analysis of major problems set for education by the pluralistic culture of American society.
EDUC-P 507	Assessment in Schools	3
This course is an introductory assessment course for teachers and school administrators. Topics of study include principles of assessment, formal and informal classroom assessment instruments and methods, formative and summative assessment, interpretation and use of standardized test results, social and political issues in assessment, use of student data based in school.
EDUC-J 500	Instruction in Context of Curriculum	3
EDUC-S 590	Research in Secondary Education	3
Prerequisite: Permission. Capstone course for Teacher as Researcher Paper; or the individual research or study with a faculty member as arranged in advance of registration.

Secondary Education Courses - 6 credit hours
Dept./Course #	Title	Credit Hours
EDUC-P 510	Psychology in Teaching	3
Basic study of psychological concepts and phenomena in teaching. Analysis of representative problems and of the teacher’s assumptions about human behavior and its development.
AND one of the following courses:
EDUC-A 508	School Law and the Teacher	3
Prerequisite: Permission required. Overview of the legal framework affecting teachers, students, and the public school classrooms, including students' and teachers' rights as governed by case and statutory law; tort liability; and issues related to church-state, discipline, and child abuse/neglect.
EDUC-K 505	Introduction to Special Education for Graduate Students	3
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of instructor. Basic special education principles for graduate students with no previous course work in special education.
EDUC-K 553	Management of Academic and Social Behavior	3
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Surveys principles of behavior management as they pertain to educational environments. Students will learn how to define, observe, measure, record, and change academic and social behavior.
EDUC-L 524	Language Issues in Bi- and Multi-Lingual Education	3
A survey of language education issues related to the linguistic abilities and educational needs of students requiring bilingual or bi-dialectal instruction. Topics discussed include language acquisition, language pedagogy, program models, cultural influences, teacher training, and research directions.
EDUC-P 516	Adolescent Behavior and Development	3
Research and theory related to adolescents in the intellectual, physical, social-personal, and emotional areas of development.
EDUC-P 570	Managing Classroom Behavior	3
An analysis of pupil and teacher behaviors as they relate to discipline. Attention is given to the development of such skills as dealing with pupils’ problems and feelings, behavior modification, reality therapy, assertiveness in establishing and maintaining rules, and group processes. Designed for teachers, administrators, and pupil personnel workers.

Gifted & Talented Courses - 15 credit hours
Dept./Course #	Title	Credit Hours
EDUC-W 551	Education and Psychology of the Gifted and Talented (online)	3
Develops an understanding of the nature and needs of gifted and talented individuals. Emphasizes gifted and talented identification and selection strategies, characteristics, and educational opportunities.
EDUC-W 552	Curriculum for the Gifted and Talented (online)	3
Describes and evaluates gifted and talented curricular theories and models as well as traditional subject matter modifications. Also critically examines implementation and organization of programs.
EDUC-W 553	Methods and Materials for the Gifted and Talented	3
Concentrates on the teaching techniques that benefit the gifted learner. Teacher and learner styles are discussed as well as those skills necessary to deal adequately with these students. The course also examines selection, development, and evaluation of materials for use with the gifted student.
EDUC-W 595	Practicum in Gifted and Talented	3
Provides supervised field experience with gifted and talented learners. Participants will be given responsibility for planning, directing, and evaluating activities for gifted students.
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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