Individualized Instruction (INI)

Educ 5401 - Creative and Intellectually Gifted Children - Section 200

Instructor: Mary Ann Rotondi

Instructor E-mail: mrotondi@d.umn.edu

Term: Fall 2007

Date Range: 16 weeks beginning September 4, 2007 or date of registration if after September 4, 2007; Refer to the Course Completion Table for your start and end dates.

Course Level: Undergraduate and Collegiate Graduate

Credits: 2

Course Delivery: Correspondence

Registration Deadline: December 14, 2007

Cost per credit: To Be Announced

Additional fees may apply

Prerequisites: None

Additional Info: A-F only; Not eligible for Grad School credit

Description: Identification, characteristics, and service needs of creative and intellectually gifted children; various programs to meet needs.

Course Welcome from Instructor:

Thank you for registering for Fall 2007, University of Minnesota Duluth course, Educ 5401, Section 200, 2 credits, CREATIVE AND THE INTELLECTUALLY GIFTED CHILDREN. This course is offered through Continuing Education (CE) as an Individualized Instruction Course (INI). This class consists of videotapes, selected readings, and papers. There are no class meetings or required meetings with the instructor, although you are invited to discuss your progress or problems with the instructor as needed.

Your instructor is:
Mary Ann Rotondi
5807 W 8th St
Duluth MN 55807
Phone: (218) 624-4111 - Eve
Phone: (218) 336-8700 x1031- Day
E-mail: mrotondi@d.umn.edu

Note: Upon completion, all assignments should be sent together to Mary Ann Rotondi.

VIDEO TAPES and SELECTED READINGS

The videotapes are available at the Main Circulation desk in the UMD Library (call 726-6120 for current hours). The selected readings are included in the course syllabus.

Students are expected to complete the class within 16 weeks. Students whose Individualized Instruction Course (INI) completion dates fall after the end of the academic semester will have a temporary grade of I (incomplete) posted by the instructor. At the end of the 16-week period, the I is changed to a grade when the instructor submits a change of grade form.

Syllabus:

Course Syllabus for Creatively and Intellectually Gifted:
5401 Section 200, 3 credits

Course Requirements:

Participants will:

A.) View the 12 half-hour videotape series on gifted education to be checked out from the UMD Library Main Circulation desk. Write a 1-2 page response to each video addressing the following questions:

  1. What did you learn after viewing this video?
  2. How can you apply this new knowledge in your classroom / work / personal setting?
  3. What do you need to accomplish this action?
  4. What changes do you anticipate will take place from the application of new knowledge?

B.) Read a chapter in a book or a journal article on gifted and talented education. Use the questions above to write a 1-2 page paper based on your readings.

C.) Complete a final project selecting from the following choices:

  1. You have just been hired in a small rural school district as the gifted coordinator and they have not had a program. What steps would you take to initiate a program over the next 3 years?
  2. You are a classroom teacher and have been approached by a group of parents who feel their children are gifted. How would you deal with the situation to benefit students and satisfy parents?
  3. You are a member of gifted advisory committee and funding from the local level has been decreased. How would you steer the committee so that students who are gifted would continue to be challenged?

In the 5-8 page paper, please include the A.) The statement of the problem B.) Possible solutions C.) Best solution and rationale for choosing that solution. D.) Bibliography of a least 5 sources. One source must be an interview with a person in the field of gifted education. Another source must be a journal article less than 5 years old such as Gifted Child Quarterly, Roeper Review, Gifted Child Today or another source on gifted.

Mail completed assignments to:
Mary Ann Rotondi
5807 West Eighth Street
Duluth, MN 55807
(218) 624-4111
mrotondi@d.umn.edu

DISABILITY ACCESS STATEMENT

To request disability accommodations, please contact:

Catherine Rackliffe
UMD Office of Equal Opportunity
269 DAdB
1049 University Drive
Duluth, MN 55812-2496
Tel. 218-726-6827
FAX No. 218-726-7505
E -mail: cracklif@d.umn.edu

For more information on disability services and resources at UMD, please check out http://www.d.umn.edu/access/.