Effective teaching in gifted education : using a whole-school approach / Wendy Robinson and Jim Campbell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Robinson, Wendy.

Contributor:

Campbell, Jim.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gifted children--Education.

Gifted children.

Teachers of gifted children.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (183 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon,England ; New York : Routledge, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Effective teaching for gifted and talented students is high on the agenda of school systems across the world. Written by leading international scholars in the field, Effective Teaching in Gifted Education presents a thoroughly enlightening analysis of the practice of schools judged to be outstanding in their effective teaching of gifted and talented students.Eight in-depth case studies draw upon the voices of school leaders, classroom teachers and students to illustrate and explore Gifted and Talented provision across a range of educational settings and circumstances, includ

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Part I Policy, theory and practice in gifted and talented education; Chapter 1 Gifted and talented education in England 1999-2009: Policy framework and aims; Chapter 2 Personalised learning: Theory and practice; Part II The case studies; Introduction to the case studies; Chapter 3 Case study 1: Differentiated teaching and learning in an urban City Technology College; Chapter 4 Case study 2: Gifted education in an inner-city multi-ethnic comprehensive school

Chapter 5 Case study 3: Gifted and talented education in a rural comprehensiveChapter 6 Case study 4: Personalisation and gifted and talented provision in a sixth form college; Chapter 7 Case study 5: School ethos, student voice and otivation to learn in a girls' grammar school; Chapter 8 Case study 6: Curricular depth, enrichment and interactive teaching in a boys' grammar school; Chapter 9 Case study 7: Teaching and learning in an online reading group; Chapter 10 Case study 8: Effective teaching and learning in residential summer schools; Part III Conclusion

Chapter 11 Implications for theory and practiceBibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-136-99494-7

1-136-99495-5

1-282-56983-X

9786612569838

0-203-85506-X

9780203855065

OCLC:

609856774