Adopting a Talent Development Framework for GiftedEducation: Implications for Practice

Abstract

Talent Development is increasingly being used as a framework for gifted programming in schools. This approach has the advantage of being able to meet the needs or a larger range of students, those with emerging talents and those already demonstrating advanced achievement and provide them with opportunities for growth and improvement.

But what does a talent development approach to gifted services really mean and entail? In this session, we will explore the features of the talent development framework and their implications for practice including: assessment for identification and learning for different domains and stages of talent development; programming models for each stage of talent development from potential to competency to expertise; the role and integration of outside of school or supplemental programs; and the cultivation of psychosocial skills that support achievement at each stage of development.