Selecting and Training Teachers to Work with the Gifted in a Saturday Program.

Feldhusen, John; Hansen, Jan

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Selecting and Training Teachers to Work with the Gifted in a Saturday Program.

Feldhusen, John; Hansen, Jan

Gifted International, v4 n1 p82-94 1987

Described is the teacher selection and training component of Purdue University's "Super Saturday" program which offers 30 to 40 enrichment courses to 500 gifted students from preschool through grade 12. Stressed are the personal and psychological traits sought in program teachers and the development of teaching skills and competencies. (DB)

Descriptors: Competency Based Teacher Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrichment Activities, Gifted, Inservice Teacher Education, Personality Traits, Preschool Education, Teacher Characteristics, Teacher Selection

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