Conceptual Foundations
Combined Concurrent
Jason Helfer
Deputy Superintendent of Education
Illinois State Board of Education
Stephen Schroth
Professor of Early Childhood Education
Towson University
Special programs and schools that serve artistically gifted students are popular in theory but often face significant opposition in practice. How regular education classroom teachers and administrators perceive the need for these programs and schools affects their success, although little has traditionally been known about their thoughts. This presentation provides data from a national study regarding educator conceptions of artistic giftedness and talent. We examine the implications these beliefs have for those advocating for or charged with operating such programs or schools. Strategies that have been successful in creating broad-based support for arts programming and special schools are shared.
Deputy Superintendent of Education
Illinois State Board of Education
Saturday, November 11
1:15 PM – 1:45 PM
Using the Arts to Develop Gifted Children’s Critical Thinking Skills
Saturday, November 11
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Professor of Early Childhood Education
Towson University
Stephen T. Schroth holds a PhD in Educational Psychology/Gifted Education from the University of Virginia, where he studied with Carolyn M. Callahan and Carol Ann Tomlinson. Past-Chair of the NAGC Arts Network, Dr. Schroth is a Professor of Early Childhood Education and serves as Graduate Program Director at Towson University. The author of over 375 books, monographs, chapters, articles, and other publications, he served as a classroom teacher, gifted coordinator, and arts prototype school coordinator for a decade in the Los Angeles Unified School District. His research interests include the development of artistically talented students, differentiated instruction, effective instructional and leadership practices, and working with English language learners.
Conceptual Foundations Legacy Archive
Friday, November 10
3:45 PM – 4:45 PM
Saturday, November 11
1:15 PM – 1:45 PM
Using the Arts to Develop Gifted Children’s Critical Thinking Skills
Saturday, November 11
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Revolutionizing Gifted Education through Mastery-Based Instruction
Sunday, November 12
9:15 AM – 10:15 AM
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