Program Description
This PDE-approved Gifted Education Endorsement certificate program is designed to prepare certified instructors in the content, pedagogy and dispositions necessary for teaching gifted learners. It is intended to improve a teacher's skills in dealing with complex classroom settings and is added to existing Level I or Level II certificates (but is not required to perform service in these areas).
Program Adviser
Dr. Diane Nettles
Delivery Mode
Global Online (100% online delivery)
Clearances
Pennsylvania Act 24, 34, 114, 131 and 151 clearances (or appropriate clearances for non-Pennsylvania residents) are required for field-based course registration but not admission. Applicants may be admitted to the program but will not be able to register for field-based courses until all of the up-to-date clearances are submitted.
Curriculum
| Course | Credits |
| EDU 701 Foundations of Gifted Education | 3 |
| EDU 702 Instructional Design and Strategies for Gifted Education | 3 |
| EDU 703 Assessment and Identification of Gifted Students | 3 |
| EDU 705 Program Models for Gifted Education: Service Delivery Options | 3 |
| Total | 12 |
Program Webpage
https://www.calu.edu/academics/graduate/certificates/education/gifted-endorsement/index.aspx