Online Gifted Education Certificate
Meet the needs of gifted and talented learners in your classroom.
Thousands of students are identified as gifted and talented learners in our schools represent diverse populations in all of our communities and are capable of high achievement when they receive differentiated and challenging instruction.
Hamline's Gifted Education Certificate prepares educators working both in and out of the classroom—teachers, administrators, curriculum specialists, resource teachers—to foster the growth and success of gifted and talented learners and build their capacity to become program coordinators.
Why Hamline?
With a Gifted Education Certificate from Hamline, you will:
- Learn to identify gifted and talented students among all learners using current research-based information.
- Understand research-based instructional strategies to effectively differentiate curriculum for talented students.
- Develop the ability to recognize the affective needs specific to gifted and talented students, including the causes of underachievement.
- Discover new research-based inquiry strategies to challenge talented learners.
- Explore new program models grounded in research for adaptation to your classroom or district.
Program Overview
Program delivery: Online
Time to complete: 9 to 12 months is typical
Program start: Fall, Spring, and Summer terms
Curriculum: 12 credits (10 required and 2 elective)
Course listings See Graduate Professional Development (Continuing Studies)
Cost: View current tuition rates (See Continuing Studies and Certificates)