Educating Artistically Talented Students

Provides information on creating a curriculum and programs for artistically gifted students.

Major themes include nature versus nurture in arts talent development, teacher empowerment, and collaboration with community members.

Programs for artistically gifted and talented art students give recognition to students who, due to their outstanding visual arts abilities, require educational support, experiences, and facilities that go beyond what generally are available in art classrooms. This guide examines programming opportunities for these students, focusing on mixed- ability grouping, ability grouping, and acceleration. Presents research on the topic through national surveys, case studies, and evaluations of local and regional programs, discusses assessment, and makes programming recommendations.

Arts Education for Gifted Learners provides information for teachers and parents interested in supporting an artistically talented child. It reveals the characteristics of artistically talented students, describes program options, and shares an approach for supporting the affective needs of these students. This is one of the books in Prufrock Press' popular Practical Strategies Series in Gifted Education. This series offers a unique collection of tightly focused books that provide a concise, practical introduction to important topics concerning the education of gifted children. The guides offer a perfect beginner's introduction to key information about gifted and talented education.

Sixteen author contributed papers focus on exemplary visual arts programs for gifted and talented students. Each program description gives an overview of the program, which includes: goals, student population, location, and a narrative description of the teaching process and course content. Eight papers in the first section review school and community programs: "The Artistically Talented in an Urban Community" (E. Raichle); "Education through Art and Historical Preservation" (L. Sensat, Jr.); "Options for the Artistically Talented" (L. Hanson); "Project Challenge" (S. Sutliff and R. Smith); "CAPP: Creative Art and Printmaking Program" (A. Petrilla); "Extra-Ordinary Art Classes" (C. Jones); "New York City's Music and Art High School" (S. Stember); and "Artistically Talented Program in the Jersey City Schools" (M. Weber and A. Guadadrielo). Section II describes six state and national programs: "The Indiana University Summer Arts Institute" (G. Clark and E. Zimmerman); "Oklahoma's Unique Fine Arts Camp" (J. Nelson); "Seeking the Best: Georgia Governor's Honors Program, Visual Arts" (R. Gassett); "Pennsylvania's Governor's School for the Arts" (C. McGeary and A. Gatty); "The South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts" (P. Dunn and T. Hatfield); and "ARTS/The Program and the Process for Recognition of the Gifted and Talented in the Arts" (C. Dorn); A final section, containing "Serving the Needs of the Gifted through the Visual Arts" (C. Fritz) and "What Happens after the Gifted Program?" (J. Maine and R. Clements), provides commentary on aspects of gifted programming. (CL)

The expert guide to the identification and support of artistically and musically talented students! Is artistic talent a matter of nature or nurture? What are the best methods for identifying potential in the arts? How can educators and parents encourage and support artistic development? From identification to the empowerment of teachers of talented arts students, the readings within Artistically and Musically Talented Students offer the best practices the leaders in the field have to offer. Key features include: A practical look at the needs of artistically and musically talented students by field leader Enid Zimmerman, and her recommendations for future study Methods for recognizing potential talent in dance, art, and music Eight articles from the most influential researchers of giftedness and the arts The ERGE Series: The National Association for Gifted Children series Essential Readings in Gifted Education is a 12-volume collection of seminal articles from Gifted Child Quarterly. Put the knowledge and power of more than 25 years of research on giftedness and talent into your hands with the leading theories, studies, and findings the experts in the field have to offer.