ABSTRACT

Talent Development in School helps educators utilize research-based curriculum and strategies to implement talent development in the classroom. This practical guide:

  • Focuses on a talent development model that is centered on teacher learning.
  • Highlights talent development's impact on culturally, linguistically, and economically diverse learners.
  • Details how to apply the talent development model in one's school or district and opening access and opportunity to all students.
  • Reviews current theories, concepts, and research on talent development in the field of gifted education.
  • Is perfect for teachers, coordinators, and administrators.

Talent Development in School features techniques for culturally responsive teaching and considerations for how psychosocial skills and noncognitive influences on learning—such as motivation, grit, resiliency, and growth mindset—affect talent development. Written by experts in the field, this book will become a go-to for professional learning and development.

chapter |4 pages

Introduction

section I|60 pages

What is Talent Development?

chapter 1|18 pages

An Introduction to Talent Development in Schools

Theories and Applications

chapter 3|14 pages

One Path to Talent Development

An Instructional Model for Talent Development

part II|87 pages

Application of High-End, Research-Based Curriculum, Strategies, and Models With All Students

part III|47 pages

Teacher Talent Scouts and Culturally Responsive Teaching

chapter 8|13 pages

Teacher Development

Culturally Responsive Teaching in the Context of Talent Spotting

part IV|58 pages

Psychology of Learning: Noncognitive Influences

chapter 11|22 pages

One Teacher's Story

Noncognitive Influences on Talent Development

part V|33 pages

Building and Assessing the Model in Your School or District