EG 6693 - Issues and Advocacy for Gifted Students and Underrepresented Groups (3)

This course will include an introduction to policy and law affecting people with intellectual giftedness and other disabilities, and will review the role courts, legislators and advocates have played in shaping disability policy as it impacts gifted education and related fields. Special issues related to equitable assessment practices and planning supports for students from culturally, linguistically, and economically diverse backgrounds will be explored. Advocacy through collaboration with families, community resources and local agencies will be reviewed in light of impact on gifted education and related practices. Additional requirements at the Ed.S. level.