Talent Development
Talents and Gifts: The Levels of Service (LoS) Approach
As an individual, a parent, an educator, or a community leader, one of the most exciting challenges for anyone is to become aware of personal strengths and talents— their own or in others. At the Center for Creative Learning, we work with our clients to support their efforts to recognize and nurture the best in every person. We support a contemporary, inclusive approach to recognizing and developing talents, seeking to bring out the best in all people.
In this area of our website, you will learn more about the Levels of Service (LoS) approach to Talent Development.
Recognizing and Nurturing Talents and Gifts: Free resources
Here you will find a number of free resources that will explain the LoS approach, provide case studies of the LoS model in action in the school setting, and offer directions for future reading and study.
Click here to read Dear School People: What Are You Doing To Find And Develop My Child's Talents? 25 tough questions that are more important than, Is my child in the Gifted Program?"
Gifted and Talented Programming: Digging Deeper
Advanced online resources in PDF format to support your efforts to design, implement, or evaluate talent development programming. These resources are available at a reasonable cost for immediate download. The cost of each one includes permission to duplicate the file for up to three other individuals at no additional charge.
Print Resources
We author and carry books you can purchase to learn more about the LoS approach to talent development.
Talent Development and Giftedness: Workshops
Our approach to talent development recognizes the need for appropriate, challenging, and developmental learning opportunities, at home, in school, and in the community, to bring out the best in every person. We recognize that some students require differentiated instruction and services by virtue of strengths and talents already manifest. There are also important opportunities for parents, teachers, and community leaders to recognize and nurture the “often-hidden” strengths, talents, and potentials in all people. Our “Levels of Service” approach offers a practical plan for programming at all levels.
