A gifted-education researcher discusses the potential effects of No Child Left Behind on gifted children and adolescents as well as implications for those who counsel such children in public schools. With the primary purpose of stimulating thought, discussion, and action, she addresses the marginalization of gifted and other at-risk children in…

A project identified students gifted and talented in the arts to participate in a Roanoke (Virginia) County Schools program to develop welding, carpentry, masonry, and metal working skills essential in the production of heroic scale three-dimensional art forms. A steering committee identified nine gifted students from four area high schools. The…

This report presents model educational programs for gifted and talented students developed by six Ohio school districts. Provided for each program is information on: identifying characteristics (district, location, school population, project director); project goals, objectives and activities; project results; promising practices and…

Columbus (Georgia) College's Challenge Squared program consists of three 2-week enrichment day camps for gifted students in grades 5 through 10. In past years, students have worked with an artist to create local history murals and have written and produced video plays in cooperation with a media specialist. Most recently, students were involved in…

This paper describes the broad goals of an American Indian Teacher Training Program (AITTP), a master's program focusing on teaching gifted and talented Native Americans. The program is administered by American Indian Research and Development, Inc. (AIRD) through Oklahoma City University, with the goal of helping up to 10 American Indian educators…

Drawing from a literature review and experiences at Moraine Valley Community College, this paper examines the role of the community college honors program in meeting the special needs of superior students; analyzes the characteristics of effective and innovative programs and curricula; and discusses how an honors program can become…

The document contains the annual report (1986/87) of the Austin (Texas) Independent School District's gifted and talented program. The elementary program, AIM High, and the Secondary Honors program are reported to have served over 10,000 students during the year at a cost of $47 per student. Major activities of the year included: continuing…

The document contains the annual report (1985/86) of the Austin (Texas) Independent School District's gifted and talented program. Major achievements of the year include the following: continuing implementation of the 5-year plan for reorganizing the gifted education programs; piloting of the AIM High Mathematics Program in 32 elementary schools;…

This document describes six alternative educational centers in the Wichita Public School System: (1) a program designed for students with talent in academic subjects or in the performing arts; (2) a program providing educationally meaningful learning in a disciplined environment; (3) a non-graded, multi-age program conducive to learning through…

An art teacher can lead students through exercises and discussions which explain and develop techniques, promote ingenuity, give pride of craftsmanship, and provide the base upon which a lasting interest in the visual world can be built. The art teacher's first priority in the studio is to take students who, for the most part, have been deprived…

For a teacher of gifted students in a boarding school such as the Phillips Exeter Academy (New Hampshire), the experience of the classroom and the experience of the dormitory can be radically different. A student who writes eloquently on the subject of charity may behave most uncharitably in the social interactions of the residence hall. The…

An advanced learning center for gifted students from the third through the eighth grade is described. The goal of this program is to provide children who have leadership potential with a curricular environment that allows opportunities to probe, experiment, hypothesize, synthesize, and analyze in order to act and interact with others. This same…

Focusing on vocational education programs that have been successful in increasing access to and performance in vocational education, this publication contains descriptions and abstracts of 137 programs for special needs populations. The first of two major sections contains sixteen site visit reports that include program name, address, contact…

The Research Apprentice Program for Minority High School Students is a summer program of the University of Vermont which recruits academically outstanding minority students to study with internationally recognized scientists and to participate in research projects. The selection process and the benefits to both students and the university are…

Gifted and talented youths' educational needs are so extensive that acceleration, enrichment, individualization, and counseling services are required. The Gifted Education Resource Institute at Purdue University has been developing programs and helping others throughout the midwest to develop programs to meet the needs of these youth. (MLW)