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5.1.4 Teachers Who Make A Difference: What Gifted Students Say
According to the National Association for Gifted Children and the Council for State Directors of Programs for Gifted, only one state requires coursework to prepare preservice educators to work with gifted students, and most of these students are taught by teachers with little or no gifted education background. In a qualitative study involving a talent search, participants were asked to identify qualities that make an effective teacher and identify which teacher qualities impacted them the most and why. Comments aligned with the 7Cs from the Tripod Survey used in the Measures of Effective Teaching project. Student comments went beyond the 7Cs. Implications include creating professional development targeted to all educators.
Author(s):
Anna Payne
anna_payne1@baylor.edu
Baylor University
United States
Anna Payne is a doctoral student at Baylor University in educational psychology, with a focus on gifted students in mathematics. She has supervised student teachers, as well as working with innovative options for professional learning at the Belin-Blank Center (University of Iowa). She has previously worked as a secondary mathematics teacher in middle and high schools in Iowa, working with gifted students at all grade levels. Anna has presented at several conferences at the local, state, national, and international level on gifted education.
Laurie Croft
laurie-croft@uiowa.edu
University of Iowa
United States
Laurie Croft, Clinical Professor of Gifted Education, is Associate Director for Professional Development at the Belin-Blank Center at the University of Iowa. She facilitates professional learning in gifted education for educators in Iowa, resulting in their endorsement in the field; she works with educators in other states and nations, as well. Her professional interests focus on effective ways to engage educators in better understanding and working with high-ability learners. She has been a U.S. delegate to the World Council for Gifted and Talented Children and has been elected to the Board of Directors for the National Association for Gifted Children.