Programming for Talent Development An Initial Assessment

Use survey to do a preliminary self-assessment of your own current commitments and activities to support and carrying out programming for talent development. The first 12 statements rate your own effectiveness in meeting the goals of talent development. Numbers 13 - 24 rates your Perception of the school's overall effectiveness in meeting the goals of talent development programming. From the Talent Development Handbook: Designing Inclusive Gifted Programs, Treffinger, Young, Nassab, Selby, Witting, Corwin Press, 2008
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  1. I keep student's success and productivity in the forefront of my policies, procedures, and actions.

     
      1 2 3 4 5  
    low  High


  1. I make deliberate efforts to seek, recognize,respond to, and enhance the developments of students' strengths, talents, and interests.
     
      1 2 3 4 5  
    low  High


  1. I offer appropriate and challenging learning opportunities and experiences for all students.
     
      1 2 3 4 5  
    low  High


  1. I Create, maintain and support a culture for teaching and learning that values, promotes, and encourages excellence.
     
      1 2 3 4 5  
    low  High


  1. I create, support, and enhance an environment or climate conducive to developing, recognizing, and celebrating individual talents.
     
      1 2 3 4 5  
    low  High


  1. I recognize and honor individuality, helping students be aware of their learning styles and preferences and providing opportunities for them to study, explore, learn, and perform in their best ways,
     
      1 2 3 4 5  
    low  High


  1. I encourage creative thinking, critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making on a daily basis.
     
      1 2 3 4 5  
    low  High


  1. I encourage independent, responsible, self-direction and teach the skills required for independent, self-directed learning.
     
      1 2 3 4 5  
    low  High


  1. I inspire individuals to become aware of and make optimum use of, their own strengths, talents and interests, for their own benefit and for the benefit of others.
     
      1 2 3 4 5  
    low  High


  1. I use many and varied resources (people, places, and materials) to expand learning opportunities and enrichment for all learners.
     
      1 2 3 4 5  
    low  High


  1. I am talent spotter on a daily basis always alert for signs of strengths talents and interests in every person.
     
      1 2 3 4 5  
    low  High


  1. I engage in ongoing dialogue, learning,and communication to sustain commitments to innovation and continuous improvement.
     
      1 2 3 4 5  
    low  High


  1. We keep student's success and productivity in the forefront of my policies, procedures, and actions.
     
      1 2 3 4 5  
    low  High


  1. We make deliberate efforts to seek, recognize,respond to, and enhance the developments of students' strengths, talents, and interests.
     
      1 2 3 4 5  
    low  High


  1. We offer appropriate and challenging learning opportunities and experiences for all students.
     
      1 2 3 4 5  
    low  High


  1. We create, maintain and support a culture for teaching and learning that values, promotes, and encourages excellence.
     
      1 2 3 4 5  
    low  High


  1. We create, support, and enhance an environment or climate conducive, recognizing, and celebrating individual talents.
     
      1 2 3 4 5  
    low  High


  1. We recognize and honor individuality, helping students be aware of their learning styles and preferences and providing opportunities for them to study, explore, learn, and perform in their best ways.
     
      1 2 3 4 5  
    low  High


  1. We incorporate creative thinking,critical thinking, problem solving and decision making on a daily basis.
     
      1 2 3 4 5  
    low  High


  1. We encourage independent, responsible, self-direction and teach the skills required for independent, self-directed learning
     
      1 2 3 4 5  
    low  High


  1. We inspire individuals to become aware of and make optimum use of, their own strengths, talents and interests, for their own benefit and for the benefit of others.
     
      1 2 3 4 5  
    low  High


  1. We use many and varied resources (people, places, and materials) to expand learning opportunities and enrichment for all learners.
     
      1 2 3 4 5  
    low  High


  1. We are talent spotters on a daily basis always alert for signs of strengths talents and interests in every person.
     
      1 2 3 4 5  
    low  High


  1. We engage in ongoing dialogue, learning,and communication to sustain commitments to innovation and continuous improvement.
     
      1 2 3 4 5  
    low  High





Jill Eckel