Gifted and Talented License Program

The School of Education at Indiana University in Bloomington offers a unique, integrated, fifteen hour gifted and talented academic and art license program for K-12 teachers, administrators, graduate students, and counselors. Five courses are required over two summers and are applicable for an Indiana License in Gifted and Talented Education. Courses may be taken without enrollment in the license program.

Faculty are Dr. Janice Bizzari, Dr. Gilbert Clark, and Dr. Enid Zimmerman. Dr. Bizzari is Principal at University Elementary School, Bloomington Indiana and past coordinator of Gifted Programs for Monroe County Community Schools. Dr. Clark is Professor Emeritus of Art Education and Gifted and Talented Education at Indiana University. Dr. Zimmerman is Professor Emerita of Art Education and Coordinator of the Gifted and Talented Education Programs at Indiana University.

All courses in the Gifted and Talented License Program at Indiana University are offered for three credits and meet from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM daily for five days during June at University Elementary School. Participants can take courses, that meet concurrently, in either the Artistically Talented Program or the Gifted and Talented Academic Program. Registration takes place on the first day of classes. All those who register for courses will be accommodated. Three gifted and talented courses are offered each summer. W551 is offered every summer. W552 (Z530) and Z510 are offered one summer and W553 (Z531) and W595 (Z701) are offered the alternative summer. It is suggested that the W551 course be taken before the other four courses.  Students must have taken at least one gifted and talented course to enroll in the W595 (Z701) practicum course. The following courses are included in the Gifted and Talented License Program:

W551 Education and Psychology of the Gifted and Talented
In this course, studnets develop an understanding of the nature and needs of gifted and talented individuals. Identification and selection strategies, characteristics, and educational and program  opportunities are emphasized.

W552 Curriculum for Gifted and Talented or Z530 Curriculum for Artistically Talented Students
Students examine issues related to curriculum development, design, and evaluation. Curricular theories and models as well as traditional subject matter modifications and administrative and management concerns are studied.

W553 Methods and Materials for the Gifted and Talented or Z531 Advanced Methods and Materials for Artistically Talented Students
Students concentrate on teaching strategies that benefit gifted and talented learners. Opportunities are provided to select, develop, and evaluate educational materials for art and academic programs.

W595 Practicum: Gifted and Talented or Z701 Art Education Practicum with Artistically Talented Students
This practicum experience for teachers, administrators, and graduate students is the final course in the Gifted and Talented License Program. Emphasis is on learning about and discussing some current issues and concerns about education of students who have high abilities in academic and/or arts areas not covered in the other four courses in the License Program. Focus is on developing leadership abilities for presenting ideas about educating gifted and talented students in a variety of  contexts.

Z510 Arts for Exceptional Children
This course is designed for teachers, administrators, and graduate students interested in education of talented visual arts students and integrating arts and academic subjects. Issues are examined relative to gifted education as they bear on education of  talented art students, including problems of definition, characteristics, identification, program arrangements, integrating arts and academics, creativity and art talent development, and historical and philosophical backgrounds of these issues.

SUMMER 2010

• Students may register first day of class
• Courses may be taken individually without enrollment in the license program or master's program.
• Courses are open to all K-12 and special area teachers, administrators, graduate students, and counselors.
• W551 will be offered June 14-16
• W553/Z531 will be offered June 21-25
• W595/Z701 will be offered June 28-July 2 

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

Dr. Janice Bizzari
University School
1111 North Russell Road
Bloomington, IN 47408
bizzarij@indiana.edu
Tel. (812)-330-7753 ex.333
FAX: (812)-330-7770 

Dr. Enid Zimmerman
3240 Ramble Road East
Bloomington, IN 47408
zimmerm@indiana.edu
Tel. (812) 336-0387
FAX: (812) 856-8116