PL-PL-ESE - Education of Special Populations of Gifted Students (Gifted Endorsement): 2025-2026 (Instructional) (Instructional Staff) Education of Special Populations of Gifted Students (Gifted Endorsement): 2/2 - 4/10 (Self-Paced) @ Canvas
Feb 2, 2026 - Apr 10, 2026
60 credits
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Full course description
The purpose of this component is to provide participants with an overview of the challenges and issues that face diverse populations of gifted students as they struggle to gain acceptance, recognition, and access to appropriate gifted education to meet their individual needs. It incorporates central issues in multicultural education that examine questions of equity and excellence; prejudice and stereotyping of special populations; and lack of awareness, understanding, and recognition manifested in discriminatory practices on the national, state, and local levels. It examines policies and procedures to screen, identify, and provide appropriate modifications to curriculum for these diverse gifted students, and concludes with a view of how to evaluate effective practices and exemplary programs for special populations of gifted students.
This course is designed to be equivalent in rigor to a graduate-level course offered at a Florida college. Upon successful completion, you will earn 60 in-service credits—equal to the 3 college credits you would receive if you were enrolled in a course on a college campus. I will be evaluating your work at a graduate-course standard. Because these courses are certified by the State of Florida, the quality of instruction and the level of work submitted must consistently reflect that standard in order to maintain state certification.