Enriching Curriculum for All Students. ([2008])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Joseph S. Renzulli, Sally M. Reis.
• Authors: Renzulli, Joseph S; Reis, Sally M
• Contents: Introduction; About the Authors; 1. What Is "Enrichment" and Why Is It Important in Developing Curriculum in America's Schools?; The "Why" Question: Why Enrichment?; The "What" Question: What Kinds of Enrichment?; What Exactly Is Enrichment Learning and Teaching?; The Teacher Role as the Guide-on-the-Side; The Four Goals of Schoolwide Enrichment; 2. Using the Schoolwide Enrichment Model to Enrich Curriculum for All Students; Introduction; Expanding Conceptions of Gifts and Talents: The Theory Underlying the SEM; Developing Two Kinds of Giftedness; An Overview of the Enrichment Triad Model; The Revolving Door Identification Model: Identifying Students for the SEM; The Schoolwide Enrichment Model (SEM); The Regular Curriculum; The Enrichment Clusters; The Continuum of Special Services; The Service Delivery Components; The Total Talent Portfolio; Curriculum Differentiation and Compacting; Enrichment Teaching and Learning; Non-Negotiables about implementing Enrichment in the SEM; Research on the SEM; Summary; 3. Challenging All Students With a Continuum of Enrichment Services; Background to the Establishment of a Continuum of Services; Theoretical and Organizational Models; An Integrated Continuum of Special Services; How and When Enrichment Activities Take Place; Keys to Developing a Comprehensive Continuum of Services; Organizing Services in the Continuum; The Role of Grouping and Tracking in a Continuum of Services; The Politics of Grouping; Nongraded Instructional Grouping and Within Classroom Cluster Grouping; Managing Within Classroom Cluster Groups; Other Enrichment Options; Summer Programs and Schools for Gifted Students; 4. Developing Talent Portfolios for All Students; What Is the Total Talent Portfolio?; Status and Action Information; Focus on Strengths; Portfolio Engineering: Creating a Total Talent Portfolio; Gathering and Recording Information About Abilities; Standardized Tests and Teacher-Made Tests; Grades; Teacher Ratings; Gathering and Recording Information About Student Interests; The Interest-A-Lyzer; Individualization and the Role of Learning Styles; Instructional Styles Preferences; Learning Environment Preferences; Benefits of the Total Talent Portfolio; 5. Curriculum Compacting and Differentiation; Curriculum Compacting: Definitions and Steps for Implementation; Defining Curriculum Compacting; How to Use the Compacting Process; Providing Acceleration and Enrichment Options for Talented Students; Rosa: A Sample Compactor Form; Providing Support for Teachers to Implement Compacting: The Steps in Compacting; Enrichment Materials in the Classroom; Assessing Students Interests; Interest Centers; Research on Curriculum Compacting; Advice From Successful Teachers Who Have Implemented Compacting; The Multiple Menu Model: A Guide to In-Depth Learning and Teaching; The Knowledge Menu; Locating the Discipline; Selecting Concepts and Ideas; Selecting Representative Topics; A Final Consideration: Appeal to the Imagination; The Instructional Techniques Menus; The Instructional Products Menu; Interdisciplinary Models; Summary; 6. Enrichment Learning and Teaching: The Enrichment Triad Model; An Overview of the Enrichment Triad Model and Student Creative Productivity; Learning in a Natural Way; The Importance of Interaction; Type I Enrichment: General Exploratory Experiences; Type II Enrichment: Group Training Activities; Type III Enrichment: Individual and Small Group Investigations of Real Problems; Applying the Enrichment Triad Model to Enrichment Clusters; How Can Teachers Learn to Use Enrichment Teaching?; Applying the Type III Process to Enrichment Clusters; 7. Applying the Schoolwide Enrichment Model to Content Areas: The SEM in Reading; Phase 1: Hooking Kids on Literature With Teacher Read-Alouds; Phase 2: Supported Independent Reading and Differentiated Conferences; Phase 3: Interest and Choice Activities; Research on the SEM-R; 8. A Dozen Assistants In Your Classroom Implementing SEM by Using a New Online Resource for Enrichment and Differentiation; Step 1: Strength Assessment Using the Electronic Learning Profile (The Total Talent Portfolio Online); Step 2: Enrichment Differentiation Databases; Step 3: The Wizard Project Maker; Step 4: The Total Talent Portfolio; Renzulli Learning System; The Value-Added Benefits of Learning With Technology; Renzulli Learning: Conclusions; References; Index;
• Edition: Second edition
• Publisher Details: Thousand Oaks, CA : Corwin Press
• Publication Date: 2008
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 375.0010973; School improvement programs -- United States; Curriculum enrichment -- United States; EDUCATION / Curricula; Curriculum enrichment; School improvement programs; United States; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781452210971; 1452210977
• Related ISBNs: 97814129538019781412953795
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Vendor-supplied metadata.
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