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Content-Based Curriculum for Advanced Learners
The fourth edition of Content-Based Curriculum for High-Ability Learners provides readers with a complete and up-to-date introduction to core elements of curriculum development in gifted education with implications for school-based implementation. Written by key experts in the field, this text is essential to the development of high-powered, rich, and complex curricula that treat content, process, product, and concept development considerations as equal partners in the task of educating gifted learners. Along with revised chapters, this edition contains new chapters on culturally responsive curriculum, the performing arts, robotics, and engineering design, as well as social and emotional learning. Additional material concerning talent trajectories across the lifespan accompanies a discussion of honors curriculum in higher education, rounding out this comprehensive resource. This master text is a must read for educators interested in executing effective curriculum and instructional interventions to support learning for gifted and advanced learners.
A Critique of Creativity and Complexity
In an increasingly complex world the natural human inclination is to oversimplify issues and problems to make them seem more comprehensible and less threatening. This tendency usually generates forms of dogmatism that diminish our ability to think creatively and to develop worthy talents. Fortunately, complexity theory is giving us ways to make sense of intricate, evolving phenomena. This book represents a broad, interdisciplinary application of complexity theory to a wide variety of phenomena in general education, STEM education, learner diversity and special education, social-emotional development, organizational leadership, urban planning, and the history of philosophy. The contributors provide nuanced analyses of the structures and dynamics of complex adaptive systems in these academic and professional fields.
CREST-M: Children using Robotics for Engineering, Science, Technology and Math
A STEM unit aligned with mathematics Common Core State Standards in measurement and robotics for 4th Grade Students and high ability 3rd Grade Students. To use this curriculum students will need access to LEGO® WeDo 2.0 Robotics kits. The development of this curriculum was funded by the Bayer Fund and was developed and evaluated by Maryville University in St. Louis, Missouri.
CREST-M: Children using Robotics for Engineering, Science, Technology and Math
A STEM unit aligned with mathematics Common Core State Standards in fractions and robotics for 5th Grade Students and high ability 4th Grade Students. To use this curriculum students will need access to LEGO® WeDo 2.0 Robotics kits. The development of this curriculum was funded by the Bayer Fund and was developed and evaluated by Maryville University in St. Louis, Missouri.
Serving Visual-Spatial Learners
Serving Visual-Spatial Learners seeks to offer teachers, parents, and others who work with pre-K-grade 12 students a variety of means by which they can offer a spatially focused education and better address the needs of students with visual-spatial ability.
CREST-M: Children using Robotics for Engineering, Science, Technology and Math
A STEM unit aligned with mathematics Common Core State Standards in multiplication and robotics for elementary students. To use this curriculum students will need access to LEGO® WeDo 2.0 Robotics kits. The development of this curriculum was funded by the Bayer Fund and was developed and evaluated by the MySci program at Washington University and Maryville University in St. Louis, Missouri.
Teaching Gifted Children
From the pages of Teaching for High Potential, a quarterly publication of the National Association for Gifted Children, this collection of articles is sure to be of use to any educator of high-ability students. Topics included range from instructional methods across all content areas, including tips and tools for reading and vocabulary instruction, integrating STEM content, and engaging students in math, to identification, differentiation, and addressing gifted students' social-emotional needs. Articles also delve into current issues pertinent to the field of gifted education and this unique group of students, including underachievement and underrepresented minority populations, as well as new classroom strategies such as Makerspaces and teaching growth mindset. This resource can be used to enhance a classroom lesson, guide curriculum development, or supplement professional development. The featured articles are unique, well written for the audience, and selected by reviewers who understand what teachers need.
Engineering Instruction for High-Ability Learners in K-8 Classrooms
Engineering Instruction for High-Ability Learners in K-8 Classrooms is an application-based practitioners' guide to applied engineering that is grounded in engineering practices found in the new Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and the Standards for Engineering Education. The book provides educators with information and examples on integrating engineering into existing and newly designed curriculum. The book specifies necessary components of engineering curriculum and instruction, recommends appropriate activities to encourage problem solving, creativity, and innovation, and provides examples of innovative technology in engineering curriculum and instruction. Additionally, authors discuss professional development practices to best prepare teachers for engineering instruction and provide recommendations to identify engineering talent among K-8 students. Finally, the book includes a wealth of resources, including sample lesson and assessment plans, to assist educators in integrating engineering into their curriculum and instruction.
Serving Visual-Spatial Learners
High spatial ability is necessary in many fields, particularly in the visual and performing arts and in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). "Serving Visual-Spatial Learners" seeks to offer teachers, parents, and others who work with pre-K{u0096}grade 12 students a variety of means by which they can offer a spatially focused education and better address the needs of students with visual-spatial ability. The book seeks to answer the question: Can spatial ability be improved in educational settings, and, if so, how?
STEM Education for High-Ability Learners
STEM Education for High-Ability Learners: Designing and Implementing Programming focuses on the rigorous articulation of quality STEM education programming to develop STEM talent among high-ability and gifted learners. The intent of this book is to provide a comprehensive resource for educators designing and implementing each of the supports within STEM education by providing a discussion of each critical component for inclusion in a planned, coherent, and high-quality sequenced system. This edited volume provides a cutting-edge discussion of best practices for delivering STEM education by experts in the field. The contributing authors provide a differentiated discussion and recommendations for the learning experiences of gifted students in STEM education programs.
