Research Article

Teachers of gifted children: the essential core competencies

Volume: 9 Number: 2 June 30, 2022
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Teachers of gifted children: the essential core competencies

Abstract

Teaching is an exceptionally challenging task but teaching gifted/talented/creative learners presents even more challenges, while at the same time providing excellent opportunities for professional growth and development. This paper reviews some of the main skills needed to teach gifted children, examines the competencies of teachers of gifted children and highlights the protocols that should underpin and facilitate exceptionally competent teachers of gifted children. The previous era had required an education for stability, the coming era requires an education for instability. In this review, the differences of teachers of gifted students, especially their knowledge level about diagnostic processes, their expertise and competencies in intellectual assessment, high-level, critical and philosophical thinking skills are discussed in detail.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Other Fields of Education

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

June 30, 2022

Submission Date

February 3, 2022

Acceptance Date

March 11, 2022

Published in Issue

Year 2022 Volume: 9 Number: 2

APA
Shaughnessy, M., & Senior, J. (2022). Teachers of gifted children: the essential core competencies. Journal of Gifted Education and Creativity, 9(2), 219-225. https://izlik.org/JA66SY96UE
AMA
1.Shaughnessy M, Senior J. Teachers of gifted children: the essential core competencies. JGEDC. 2022;9(2):219-225. https://izlik.org/JA66SY96UE
Chicago
Shaughnessy, Michael, and John Senior. 2022. “Teachers of Gifted Children: The Essential Core Competencies”. Journal of Gifted Education and Creativity 9 (2): 219-25. https://izlik.org/JA66SY96UE.
EndNote
Shaughnessy M, Senior J (June 1, 2022) Teachers of gifted children: the essential core competencies. Journal of Gifted Education and Creativity 9 2 219–225.
IEEE
[1]M. Shaughnessy and J. Senior, “Teachers of gifted children: the essential core competencies”, JGEDC, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 219–225, June 2022, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA66SY96UE
ISNAD
Shaughnessy, Michael - Senior, John. “Teachers of Gifted Children: The Essential Core Competencies”. Journal of Gifted Education and Creativity 9/2 (June 1, 2022): 219-225. https://izlik.org/JA66SY96UE.
JAMA
1.Shaughnessy M, Senior J. Teachers of gifted children: the essential core competencies. JGEDC. 2022;9:219–225.
MLA
Shaughnessy, Michael, and John Senior. “Teachers of Gifted Children: The Essential Core Competencies”. Journal of Gifted Education and Creativity, vol. 9, no. 2, June 2022, pp. 219-25, https://izlik.org/JA66SY96UE.
Vancouver
1.Michael Shaughnessy, John Senior. Teachers of gifted children: the essential core competencies. JGEDC [Internet]. 2022 Jun. 1;9(2):219-25. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA66SY96UE

JGEDC is one of approximately ten academic journals in the world that publish in the field of gifted education, and its editorial board includes some of the most prominent scholars in this field.