Using telecommunications to meet the staff development and networking needs of educators of the gifted in small or rural school districts |
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| Authors: | Donna Rae Clasen Robert E. Clasen |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Associate Professor of Educational Foundations and Counselor Education , University of Wisconsin‐Whitewater , Whitewater;2. Extension Professor of Educational Psychology , University of Wisconsin‐Madison , Madison |
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| Abstract: | These are the facts of the problem facing Wisconsin's educational system: -
Four hundred and thirty districts (two‐thirds rural) across an area 160 miles wide and 330 miles long. -
Fifty thousand educators, very few of whom have had course work in meeting the needs of the gifted. -
A state Jaw requiring that the gifted (intellectually, academically, creatively, artistically, and in leadership) be identified and served appropriately. Problem finding resulted in the need to provide a mix of credit and noncredit learning opportunities at times and in places convenient to teachers. The solution is a blending of new technologies (computers and television) with older technologies (telephone and federal mail) in developing a statewide learning community. |
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