The Roeper School : A Model for Holistic Development of High Ability / / edited by Don Ambrose, Bharath Sriraman, Tracy L. Cross.

• Superior document: Advances in Creativity and Giftedness ; 4
• HerausgeberIn: Ambrose, Don.; Sriraman, Bharath.; Cross, Tracy L.
• Place / Publishing House: Rotterdam : : SensePublishers :, Imprint: SensePublishers,, 2013.
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Edition: 1st ed. 2013.
• Language: English
• Series: Advances in Creativity and Giftedness ; 4
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (328 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

How can we design schools that energetically promote intellectual development while also attending to the social, emotional, and ethical growth of students? In today’s frenzied climate of accountability driven school reform it is difficult to establish anything more than achievement of superficial knowledge and skill. Fortunately, there is a vibrant example of holistic, student-centered education that engenders dynamic, multidimensional student growth. The Roeper School enables students to develop strong intrinsic motivation as they discover aspirations and develop talents consistent with those aspirations. Simultaneously, from a very young age students take considerable responsibility for their own actions and for the processes that go on in their school. Following the Roeper philosophy each student generates a long-term sense of purposeful direction, a strong sense of intrapersonal awareness, impressive creative and critical thinking skills, and a finely tuned sense of ethical responsibility. Upon graduation Roeper students are well prepared to find or create highly productive niches in the world of work and rewarding personal lives while serving as mature, ethical citizens of a complex, 21st-century, globalized society. This book includes descriptions of the multidimensional education the Roeper School provides. The perspectives in the volume are diverse, coming from leading researchers and theorists in the field of gifted education as well as teachers, administrators, alumni, and current students from the school itself. Overall, the book provides a beacon of hope for 21st-century education.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / Don Ambrose , Bharath Sriraman and Tracy L. Cross -- Facets on the Gem / Don Ambrose -- Constancy and Change in Progressive Education / Michele Kane -- The Roeper Philosophy / George Roeper and Annemarie Roeper -- Growing Deep Community Roots / Cathy Wilmers -- Empowering the Gifted and Intense Child / Emery Pence -- “The Most Exciting Meetings” / Denita Banks-Sims -- Nurturing the Gifted Child or Developing Talent? Resolving a Paradox / David Yun Dai -- In Their Own Words / Susannah Nichols -- How Is Roeper Different? / Dylan Bennett -- Roeper Alumni Reflect on Lasting Lessons / Marcia Ruff -- A Personal Tale of Development and Growth / Tracy L. Cross -- Differentiation in Action: The Integrated Curriculum Model / Joyce VanTassel-Baska -- An Interdisciplinary Journey / Wendy Mayer -- Social Justice in an Early Childhood Classroom / Nancy B. Hertzog , Megan A. Ryan and Nick Gillon -- A View from the Preschool Classroom / Colleen Shelton -- Standards and Balanced Assessments / Susan K. Johnsen -- College Counseling and the Gifted Student / Patrick O’Connor -- Next Steps for Roeper School / Carolyn M. Callahan -- Developing Leadership Capacity in Gifted Students for the Present and the Future / Dorothy Sisk -- Emerging Leaders / Lisa Baker -- Leadership at the Roeper School / Emery Pence -- Leadership at the Roeper School Through the Eyes of an Insider / Alexandra Dickinson -- Process and Voice / David H. Feldman -- Observations on Governance at the Roeper School / Douglas Winkworth -- The Roeper School in the 21st Century / Don Ambrose -- The Roeper School from 12 Years Out / Daniel Faichney -- Contributors / Don Ambrose , Bharath Sriraman and Tracy L. Cross -- Subject Index / Don Ambrose , Bharath Sriraman and Tracy L. Cross.