EGI-EDUCATION: GIFTED
 

EGI 5051           Nature and Needs of Gifted           3

Evaluation, identification and characteristics of gifted children and youth including those from special populations. Cultural, psychological and physiological factors of giftedness and their implications for educational programming.

EGI 6231           Educational Procedures and Programs for Gifted Students             3

Educational procedures for the gifted including: program designs, curricular models, content modifications, methods of stimulation and enrichment as well as descriptions of current programs and specific strategies to enrich the content areas.

EGI 6246           Education of Special Populations of Gifted Students       3

Examines the incidence and effect of handicapping condition on the education of students who are gifted. Specifically, examines educational adaptations that can be made to meet the needs of children and youth who are gifted and labeled handicapped.

EGI 6305           Theory and Development of Creativity          3

Designed to examine a variety of theories of creativity in school aged children. Appropriate educational activities, placement and instructional support will be examined.

EGI 6415           Guidance of Learning and Counseling of Gifted Students               3

Programming the total learning experience for gifted students and meeting the unique counseling needs of the gifted student and his/her parents with an emphasis on awareness, knowledge, and understanding of students who are gifted and talented or from special populations as well as developing strategies to design and implement counseling programs for the unique socio-emotional needs of the gifted/talented student. Unique challenges and opportunities the gifted and talented children and adolescents have in the classroom and the role of the counselor as advocate.