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Specialized Schools for High-Ability Learners: Designing and Implementing Programs in Specialized School Settings

AUTHOR MacFarlane, Bronwyn; MacFarlane, Bronwyn
PUBLISHER Routledge (06/30/2018)
PRODUCT TYPE Paperback (Paperback)

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Specialized Schools for High-Ability Learners focuses on educational programming offered in nontraditional, publicly approved, and private settings, with important details about how to serve high-ability learners in specialized schools and deliver schoolwide educational change. Each chapter offers a differentiated resource for educators who are interested in designing and implementing programs in specialized school settings by providing a discussion of the critical components for inclusion in a carefully planned, coherent, and quality-minded K-12 curricular sequence. This book delivers a comprehensive discussion with recommendations for the learning experiences of high-talent students in specialized schools and alternatively approved educational programs. Through relevant research and practical applications, this compendium will help in developing high levels of talent among the next generation of competent critical thinkers.

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ISBN-13: 9781618217776
ISBN-10: 1618217771
Binding: Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 214
Carton Quantity: 17
Product Dimensions: 7.10 x 0.90 x 10.10 inches
Weight: 0.83 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Bibliography, Price on Product
Country of Origin: US
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Education | Special Education - Gifted
Grade Level: Not Applicable - 12th Grade
Dewey Decimal: 371.95
Library of Congress Control Number: 2018024119
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Specialized Schools for High-Ability Learners focuses on educational programming offered in nontraditional, publicly approved, and private settings, with important details about how to serve high-ability learners in specialized schools and deliver schoolwide educational change. Each chapter offers a differentiated resource for educators who are interested in designing and implementing programs in specialized school settings by providing a discussion of the critical components for inclusion in a carefully planned, coherent, and quality-minded K-12 curricular sequence. This book delivers a comprehensive discussion with recommendations for the learning experiences of high-talent students in specialized schools and alternatively approved educational programs. Through relevant research and practical applications, this compendium will help in developing high levels of talent among the next generation of competent critical thinkers.

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Author: MacFarlane, Bronwyn
Dr. Bronwyn MacFarlane serves as interim Associate Dean of the College of Education and Health Professions, where she provides oversight for teacher and health preparation programs and the UALR STEM Center. She is Associate Professor of Gifted Education in the Department of Educational Leadership at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. She earned her doctorate in educational leadership, policy, and planning from the College of William and Mary.
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Editor: MacFarlane, Bronwyn
Dr. Bronwyn MacFarlane serves as interim Associate Dean of the College of Education and Health Professions, where she provides oversight for teacher and health preparation programs and the UALR STEM Center. She is Associate Professor of Gifted Education in the Department of Educational Leadership at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. She earned her doctorate in educational leadership, policy, and planning from the College of William and Mary.
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