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ERIC Number: EJ552757
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0300-4430
Empowering the Teacher to Meet the Challenge of the Able Child.
Koshy, Valsa; Casey, Ron
Early Child Development and Care, v130 p49-58 Mar 1997
Describes effective aspects of a 4-day inservice teacher education program offered in the context of Britain's Brunel Able Children's Education center. Discusses the nature of higher ability in children, identification of ability, classroom strategies, and the role of questioning. Describes a learning project based on word explorations to illustrate teaching strategies. (Author/KB)
Descriptors: Children, Curriculum Development, Foreign Countries, Gifted, Inservice Teacher Education, Professional Development, Questioning Techniques, Teacher Empowerment, Teacher Role, Teachers, Teaching Methods, Thinking Skills
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Brunel University (England); United Kingdom