Implementing Evidence-Based Practices in Gifted Education: Professional Learning Modules on Universal Screening, Grouping, Acceleration, and Equity in Gifted Programs

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• Assists coordinators of gifted education in implementing three evidence-based practices: universal screening, grouping, and acceleration.
• Each module includes an overview of research, administrative and assessment considerations, forms for implementing the practice, scripted presentation slides for educators and parents, and resources.
• Modules may be used by educators within a series of workshops for an entire school district, on an individual campus or for important stakeholders.

Author Bio

Susan K. Johnsen, Ph.D., is professor emerita of the Department of Educational Psychology at Baylor University.

Monica Simonds, M.Ed., is Director of Advanced Learning Programs and Services in Richardson Independent School District, where she actively uses the practices in this text.

Marcy Voss, M.Ed., recently retired after 36 years in public education, having coordinated gifted and special education programs in several Texas school districts.