Prepare novice teachers of the gifted in the sociocultural context of the gifted classroom¶

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Description¶

The essay argues that novice teachers of the gifted must be educated to recognize the needs and nature of the social and cultural setting they enter, including the gifted classroom's cultural rules for dialogue, demonstrating intelligence, and gaining acceptance. It recommends that "preparation of teachers of the gifted centers on both observations of self-contained gifted classroom environments, as well as focused social interactions with gifted children and their teachers."

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Higher education institutions must alter their notion of gifted curriculum to meet shifting cultural needs of educators

Constraints¶

• The review notes little research has explored the nature of culture in a self-contained gifted classroom and suggests grounded theory study

Target Learners¶

• novice teachers of the gifted

Target Learning Goals¶

• commanding and communicating cultural standards and supporting gifted pupils' complete development

Affordances¶

• Sociocultural Theory Gifted Education Framework

Related Strategies¶

• Apply scaffolding and social group-investigation models in gifted classrooms
• Use dynamic assessment to identify gifted learners' potential
• Use multiple criteria and non-traditional measures to identify diverse gifted learners

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• McGlonn-Nelson, K. (2005). Looking Outward: Exploring the Intersections of Sociocultural Theory and Gifted Education. The Journal of Secondary Gifted Education, 17(1), 48-55. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ746045. doi:10.4219/jsge-2005-391