DISCOVER and TASC in a Summer Program for Gifted Students
C. June Maker, PhD, University of Arizona
Randal Pease, Tucson Unified School District
At White Elementary School in Tucson, Arizona, gifted children had an exciting opportunity to participate in a summer program in which Discovering Intellectual Strengths and Capabilities while Observing Varied Ethnic Responses (DISCOVER) was combined with Thinking Actively in a Social Context (TASC). DISCOVER provided the framework for defining open-ended and structured problems and exploration of multiple ability areas while TASC provided the framework for guiding the problem solving process.
