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Areas of Study

Gifted Education

Studies in this area focus on ways to identify gifted individuals and strategies for working productively with them in a variety of educational settings.  We develop and evaluate gifted programs and services as well as analyze and contribute to research.

Ideologically, our current research and service work focuses on a broad spectrum of giftedness and talent including investigation of specialized programming for gifted students in pull-out programming, as well as more broadly developing potential giftedness and talent in students from underrepresented groups in STEM fields and Advanced Placement courses. Our work with Differentiated Instruction is founded upon the belief that learners in any setting will predictably vary in terms of readiness, learning profiles, and interests, and thus educators should proactively respond to this academic diversity in planning curriculum, establishing classroom communities, and in providing avenues for assessment. Our program actively seeks participation from students and professional colleagues from all cultures and language groups as well as international students and others interested in our work.

Study Options

  • Ph.D. in Education—Gifted
  • M.Ed. in Educational Psychology—Gifted Education
  • Course Series in Gifted Education
  • Off-Grounds Course Series in Gifted Education

Program Overview

 A strong foundational knowledge of the theories of learning, principles of development (human, child, and/or adolescent), and concepts from the fields of assessment and research form the basis for understanding these exceptional learners. The majority of our students in Masters and Doctoral programs pursue the degree full-time, however many students seeking the Add-On Gifted Education endorsement to the teaching license, M.Ed. and Ed.D. students pursue degrees part-time while working full-time as teachers, counselors, administrators, or specialists within central office. Approximately 15 students are currently pursuing degrees in the area of gifted education.

There are four key objectives for the Gifted Education program at Curry:
I. To develop a deep understanding of the field of gifted education and competency in the techniques to advance the knowledge base in gifted education;
II. To strengthen the program’s competitive advantage in recruiting, admitting, and graduating students from all racial, ethnic, gender, and cultural backgrounds;
III. To enhance opportunities for students in the program to develop their own strengths and pursue their particular career goals; and
IV. To strengthen and enhance leadership capacity in the field of gifted education.

Handbooks
Gifted Education Ed.D and Ph.D Handbook
Gifted Education Masters Handbook

Affiliated Research and Programs

  • National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented
  • Project Parallax
  • AP Challenge Program
  • Institutes on Academic Diversity
  • Saturday and Summer Enrichment Program

Associations

  • Virginia Association for Gifted (VAG)
  • National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC)
  • American Educational Research Association (AERA) and the associated
  • AERA/Special Interest Group Research in Giftedness and Talent (SIG #91)
  • Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
  • CEC/Talented and Gifted
  • Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development

Areas of Study

  • Administration & Supervision
  • Clinical & School Psychology
  • Counselor Education
  • Curriculum & Instruction
  • Education Policy
  • Educational Psychology: Applied Developmental Science
  • Elementary Education
  • English Education
  • Foreign Language
  • Gifted Education
  • Higher Education
  • Instructional Technology
  • Kinesiology: Graduate Studies
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  • Reading Education
  • Research, Statistics & Evaluation
  • Science Education
  • Social Foundations
  • Social Studies Education
  • Special Education
  • Speech Pathology & Audiology
  • Teacher Education

Related News

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  • SVEA Kicks off 2012-13 Year
  • Gifted Ed Faculty & Students Present Research, Win Award
  • Two Gifted Education Alumna Win Awards
  • UVa expanding education courses in Northern Va.
  • Curry Team from NRCGT Presented at SREE Conference

Associated Faculty

  • Catherine Brighton
  • Carolyn M. Callahan
  • Tonya R. Moon
  • Carol A. Tomlinson

Accreditations

Virginia Department of Education

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