TALENT DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION  (TDE)  AT ASHLAND UNIVERSITY For the Master's in Education and for the Endorsement ***

Ashland University in Ashland, Ohio, USA offers a full endorsement program in talent development education/gifted education, and also a M.Ed.  The program is accredited by NCATE and by North Central. Courses are offered at the Ashland, Stark, and Columbus sites. Courses have been offered at the Elyria site as well, and will be offered again, if there is a need. Courses(for endorsement only) are offered by cohort in the Cincinnati and SE Ohio regions.

An   M.Ed. degree in Curriculum and Instruction with Emphasis in Talent Development Education  is also available.
 
  **Note:  Our program for the Endorsement was approved at the ODE in May, 2005.

If you just want to have an endorsement:  20 semester hours are required for endorsement. The endorsement is for those who already hold an Ohio teacher's certificate. The endorsement is Ohio Gifted.  This usually applies to people who already have a Master's degree, or to those who want to be licensed quickly.   See your site director.  These are the required courses:	If you want a M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction with Emphasis in Talent Development Education You must be formally accepted into the M.Ed. program.  See your site director.
EDCI 650 - Nature and Needs of the Talented (3 semester hours)	Required core courses: ED 500, 501, 506, 508, 521

EDCI 651 - Curriculum Planning for the Talented (3 semester hours)	ED 650 - Nature and Needs of the Talented (3 semester hours)
EDCI 652 - Development and Supervision of Programs for the Talented (3 semester hours)	ED 651 - Curriculum Planning for the Talented (3 semester hours)
EDCI 653 - Counseling  for the Talented (3 semester hours)	ED 652 - Development and Supervision of Programs for the Talented (3 semester hours)
EDCI 654 - Creativity for Teachers of the Talented (3 semester hours)	ED 653 - Counseling  for the Talented (3 semester hours) - Creativity for the Talented (3 semester hours)

EDCI 796 -  Internship for the Talented  (Summer) EDCI 796 --Internship for the Talented (Regular) (University supervisor arranged)	ED 654 - Creativity for Teachers of the Talented (3 semester hours)
iF YOU WANT A MASTER'S DEGREE IN COMBINATION WITH THE LICENSURE, YOU MUST ALSO DO A CAPSTONE.  WITH GOOD PLANNING, THE CAPSTONE MAY BE SUBSTITUTED FOR THE INTERNSHIP.	+ Capstone:
	*ED 728 - Inquiry Seminar in Talent Development Education
	*ED 738 - Practicum ( in Talent Development Education)

* ED 728 - Inquiry Seminar in Talent Development Education (is taught only by the Director of Talent Development Education, and offered during the summers in conjunction with the Ohio Summer Institute) (With permission of the Director of Talent Development Education .)  This may substitute for the internship.

* ED 738 - Practicum (is advised by select adjuncts and  by the Director of Talent Development Education).  This may substitute for the internship.

ED 728 and ED 738 are also capstone experiences for the Master's degree in Education in Curriculum and Instruction with Emphasis in the Talent Development Education. In order to take either of these courses, the student must have completed ED Ed 501, APA Seminar, 506 (Qualitative Research) and ED 508 (Quantitative Research) as well as the APA Seminar.

 
 

Schedule for Talent Development Education Classes

SITE	SPRING 2008	Summer I, 2008	SUMMER II, 2008	SUMMER III,  2008	FALL 2008	SPRING 2009
ASHLAND	ED 651 -- Piirto--Distance with Elyria & Stark	Sign up for ED 728, Ohio Summer Honors Institute  Capstone	ED 652 -  James--Distance with Elyria & Stark (arranged; may be in both sessions, or may be 3 weeks)		EDCI 654--Allen EDCI 650--Staff  (distance)	EDCI 651--Staff (distance)
COLUMBUS	EDCI 651 -- Beach EDCI 653 - Johnson		ED 652--Amidon		EDCI 650--Amidon EDCI 654--Johnson	EDCI 651--Staff (distance) EDCI 653--Staff
STARK	ED 651 -- Piirto (distance with Ashland & Elyria)				EDCI 654--Staff EDCI 650--Staff (distance)	EDCI 651--Staff (distance) EDCI 653--Staff
ELYRIA	ED 651 -- Piirto. Distance with Ashland & Stark				EDCI 654--Staff EDCI 650 --Staff (distance)	EDCI 651--Staff (distance) EDCI 653
CINCINNATI	ED 651--Staff ED 652--Staff