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GT-Enrichment (updated April 2000)
Where can I find enrichment activities for students who are
gifted?
The field of gifted education has been, for many years, a laboratory for
the development of creative educational enrichment activities. Critical
thinking, problem-finding, and problem-solving activities, for example,
were originated by professionals working in gifted education. Recently
these creative activities have been used successfully in heterogeneous
classrooms, and teachers have found that the activities are highly
stimulating for general education populations. The abstracts included
here are typical examples of activities that were designed for gifted
students, and may also be useful for general education populations. In
addition, the AskERIC
Virtual Library (http://www.eduref.org/Virtual/Lessons/) and the
Gateway to Educational Materials
(GEM) (http://www.thegateway.org/) provide searchable databases of
lesson plans and activities that were designed for gifted students and
may also be appropriate for all students.
Following are links to related Internet resources and Internet discussion groups, as well as selected citations from the ERIC database and the search terms we used to find the citations.
You can search the ERIC database yourself on the Internet through either of the following web sites:
ERIC Citations
The full text of citations beginning with an ED number (for example, EDxxxxxx) is available:
The full text of citations beginning with an EJ number (for example, EJxxxxxx) is available for a fee from:
- The originating journal
- Through interlibrary loan services at your local college or public library
- From article reproduction services such as
ERIC Search Terms Used
gifted
AND
curriculum enrichment OR enrichment activities
ED420954 EC306519
How To Develop an Authentic Enrichment Cluster
Renzulli, Joseph S.
Publication date: 1997
Publication type: 055
Availability: National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented, 362
Fairfield Road, U-7, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269-2007;
telephone: 860-486-4676; World Wide Web: http://www.gifted.uconn.edu
EDRS Price - MF01/PC01 Plus Postage.
Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
Geographic source: U.S.; Connecticut
Note: 18p.
This paper describes how educators can develop authentic enrichment
clusters to provide highly engaging learning activities that make
schools
enjoyable places for gifted students. Part 1 of the paper discusses the
importance of authentic learning, in which the student applies relevant
knowledge, thinking skills, and interpersonal skills to the solution of
real problems. Enrichment clusters are described as opportunities for
non-graded groups of students to come together for approximately
one-half
day per week to focus on the production of a mutually agreed on product
or
service that will have an impact on an intended audience. Students are
brought together because they share common interests that bind them
together and a willingness to work cooperatively within a relatively
unstructured learning environment. The teacher's role as the facilitator
of the cluster is highlighted. Part 2 of the paper discusses two key
issues in developing enrichment clusters: (1) ensuring that an
enrichment cluster does not become a mini-course; and (2) the teacher's role in
escalating the content level of a cluster. Part 3 provides an enrichment
cluster planning guide and describes the individual steps for planning
an authentic enrichment cluster and for writing a cluster description.
Descriptors: *Cluster Grouping; *Cooperative Learning; Creative
Activities;
Educational Strategies; Elementary Secondary Education; *Enrichment
Activities; *Gifted; Grouping (Instructional Purposes); Problem Solving;
*Talent
Identifiers: *Authentic Learning
EJ570245 EC619689
Mathematics + Competitions = A Winning Formula!
Riley, Tracy L.; Karnes, Frances A.
Gifted Child Today Magazine; v21 n4 p42-44,48 Jul-Aug 1998
Publication type: 080; 141
ISSN-1076-2175
Language: English
ERIC issue: CIJAPR1999
Describes how teachers of the gifted can make the study of mathematics
dynamic, innovative, and creative through the exploration of
problem-solving skills and real-life applications. Math competitions and general
academic competitions that include mathematics for elementary schools,
middle schools, and high schools are highlighted.
Descriptors: *Competition; Elementary Secondary Education; Enrichment
Activities; *Gifted; Group Activities; *Mathematical Enrichment;
Mathematics Instruction; Mathematics Skills; *Problem Solving
ED409687 EC305733
Meeting the Needs of Gifted Students in the Inclusion Classroom.
Buckner, Cari
Publication date: 1997
Publication type: 141; 150; 160
Page: 22; 1
EDRS Price - MF01/PC01 Plus Postage.
Audience: Practitioners; Teachers
Language: English
Geographic source: U.S.; Utah
Note: 22p.; Paper presented at the Annual Convention of the Council for
Exceptional Children (75th, Salt Lake City, UT, April 9-13, 1997).
This paper discusses strategies that can be used in an inclusive
Elementary classroom to give gifted children the opportunity to choose, plan, and
develop individual projects that will add meaning and purpose to their
education. The steps toward providing instruction for gifted students
are
described, including the beginning of the year assessment and
evaluation,
conferences with students and their parents to allow the students to set
goals for themselves, and the development of the student educational
plan.
Effective strategies for adapting instruction and curriculum for the
gifted children are outlined, including: (1) curriculum compacting; (2)
involving students in Type 1 activities such as guest speakers,
performances, videos, television programs, and field trips; (3) involving students
in
Type II Activities such as setting goals, predicting, determining cause
and effect, following directions, making inferences, and analyzing data;
(4) individual or small group student projects in a self-selected
problem
or area of study; and (5) enrichment clusters. The use of work
portfolios,
show portfolios, and teacher portfolios to assess student progress is
discussed. Appendices include a form for personal interest inventories,
an
SEP planning worksheet, a form for determining student goals and
objectives, and a form for developing a student educational plan.
Descriptors: Educational Objectives; Educational Planning; *Educational
Strategies; Elementary Education; *Enrichment Activities; *Gifted;
*Inclusive Schools; Mainstreaming; Parent Participation; *Portfolio
Assessment; Self Determination; *Student Evaluation; Student Placement
EJ577420 EC620341
Developing Each Child's Potential: The Discovery Program.
Schulthes, Diane; Wolosky, Jamie
Publication date: 1998
Gifted Child Today Magazine; v21 n6 p42-45 Nov-Dec 1998
Publication type: 080; 141
ISSN: ISSN-1076-2175
Language: English
ERIC issue: CIJAUG1999
Describes a middle school program that focuses on creating educational
experiences that foster life-long learning for all students. The
Discovery
Program provides a range of differentiated teaching/learning activities,
including research competitions, language-arts studies, social-action
projects, art exhibitions, mathematics projects, and technology
training.
Descriptors: Ability Identification; Art Activities; Creativity;
*Curriculum Development; *Discovery Learning; *Enrichment Activities;
Gifted;
Language Arts; *Lifelong Learning; Mathematics Curriculum; Middle
Schools;
Social Action; Student Research; Talent; Technology Education
Identifiers: *Differentiated Curriculum (Gifted)
EJ545958 EC616093
Weaving Qualitatively Differentiated Units with the World Wide Web.
Bulls, Melissa R.; Riley, Tracy L.
Publication date: 1997
Gifted Child Today Magazine; v20 n1 p20-27,50 Jan-Feb 1997
Publication type: 055; 080
Report no: ISSN-1076-2175
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Explores the applications of the World Wide Web for differentiating
curriculum and otherwise supporting instruction for middle-school gifted
students. A sample of an interdisciplinary Web-based curriculum unit is
also provided. Web pages focusing on Social Studies, History, Music,
Art,
Science, Language Arts, and Mathematics are described.
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction; *Computer Uses in Education;
*Curriculum Enrichment; *Gifted; Interdisciplinary Approach;
Intermediate
Grades; Internet; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; *Units of Study;
*World Wide Web
EJ565216 EC619113
The Application of Enrichment Clusters to Teachers' Classroom Practices.
Reis, Sally M.; Gentry, Marcia; Maxfield, Lori R.
Publication date: 1998
Journal for the Education of the Gifted; v21 n3 p310-34 Spr 1998
Publication type: 080; 143
Report no: ISSN-0162-3532
Language: English
A study investigated the effects of providing one type of
gifted-education
pedagogy, enrichment clusters, to the entire population of two urban
elementary schools. The teaching practices of classroom teachers who
participated as cluster facilitators were positively affected both in
the
enrichment clusters and in regular classrooms.
Descriptors: *Cluster Grouping; Elementary Education; *Enrichment
Activities; *Gifted; *Grouping (Instructional Purposes); Professional
Development; *Teacher Improvement; Teaching Methods; Urban Schools
ED429399 EC307138
Technology: An Enrichment Tool for the Gifted Student.
Shaffer, Mary Jo
Publication date: 1998
Publication type: 070
Page: 11
EDRS Price MF01/PC01 Plus Postage.
Language: English
Geographic source: U.S.; New Mexico
ERIC issue: RIESEP1999
This paper discusses the use of technology in gifted students'
curriculum,
methods that have been successfully used in classrooms, and the wealth
of
technological resources available to both the teacher and student. The
paper describes how technology has been used to teach science, art, and
enhance other subjects. Internet Web sites and various types of software
for enrichment are presented.
Descriptors: *Appropriate Technology; *Computer Software; Computer Uses
in
Education; Curriculum Development; *Educational Technology; Elementary
Secondary Education; *Enrichment Activities; *Gifted; Selection;
*Talent;
World Wide Web
Identifiers: Web sites
EJ549139 EC617005
Exploring Options: Developing a Comprehensive Array of High School
Services.
Coleman, Mary Ruth
Publication date: 1997
Gifted Child Today Magazine; v20 n3 p32,48 May-Jun 1997
Publication type: 080; 141
Report no: ISSN-1076-2175
Language: English
Describes different options available for gifted high school students,
including seminar classes, independent studies, special programs,
mentorships and internships, service projects, advanced electives, and
extracurricular activities. Options for adjusting the pace of the high
school experience are discussed, along with the importance of counseling
and guidance support.
Descriptors: *Acceleration (Education); Educational Strategies;
*Enrichment Activities; Extracurricular Activities; Field Experience Programs;
*Gifted; High Schools; *Independent Study; *Special Programs; *Talent
EJ565190 EC619087
PEP: Primary Enrichment Program Utilizing Parent Volunteers.
Hall, Sharon R.
Gifted Child Today Magazine; v21 n2 p20-22,24-25 Mar-Apr 1998
Publication type: 055; 080
Report no: ISSN-1076-2175
Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
Describes an enrichment program for gifted primary-grade students using
parent volunteers in Akron, Ohio. Twice a month, a parent provides
enrichment activities for a group of six to eight students. The gifted
coordinator provides the lesson plans and the classroom teacher provides
the supplies. Informal evaluation has been positive and the program has
been expanded to eight other schools.
Descriptors: *Enrichment Activities; *Gifted; *Parent Participation;
Primary Education; Program Development; *School Community Relationship;
*Volunteers
Identifiers: Ohio (Akron)
ED402705 EC305213
Research Related to the Enrichment Triad Model.
Gubbins, E. Jean, Ed.
Publication-Date: 1995
Publication-Type: 143; 020
Page: 146; 2
Availability: NRC/GT, University of Connecticut, 362 Fairfield Road,
U-7,
Storrs, CT 06269-2007.
EDRS Price - MF01/PC06 Plus Postage.
Contract_No: R206R00001
Report_No: RM-95212
Language: English
Geographic-Source: U.S.; Connecticut
Note: 146p.
This report highlights four research studies related to the Enrichment
Triad Model, which encourages problem finding and problem solving in
gifted students. The first study, "Academic Underachievement among the
Gifted: Reversing School Failure" by Linda J. Emerick, identified six
factors which influenced the reversal of the underachievement pattern in
10 gifted students (ages 14-20): curriculum and instruction, parents,
teachers, personal interests and hobbies, goals associated with
achievement, and changes in self. The second study, "Characteristics Related to
High
Levels of Creative/Productive Behavior in Secondary School Students: A
Multi-Case Study" by Marcia A. B. Delcourt, investigated characteristics
related to creative/productive behavior in 18 high school students and
revealed that the students exhibited characteristics similar to those of
creative/productive adults. The third study, "The Talents Unlimited
Model
and Its Effects on Students' Creative Productivity" by Jane L. Newman,
investigated the effectiveness of Talents Unlimited training on 147
talented students (grades 3-6), and found that those receiving training
produced better products and had a lower dropout rate. The final study,
"Teachers' Attitudes toward Curriculum Compacting: A Comparison of
Different Inservice Strategies" by Marcia Imbeau, involved 166 teachers
(grades 1-12) and sought to determine the combination of teacher
variables
and staff development strategies that influence teachers' use of
curriculum
compacting.
Descriptors: Academic Achievement; *Creativity; *Curriculum Development;
Curriculum Enrichment; *Educational Strategies; Elementary Secondary
Education; Enrichment Activities; *Gifted; Inservice Teacher Education;
Intervention; Performance Factors; Problem Solving; Productivity;
Program
Effectiveness; *Student Characteristics; Teacher Attitudes; Teaching
Models; *Underachievement
Identifiers: Curriculum Compacting; *Enrichment Triad Model; Problem
Finding; Talents Unlimited Program
EJ527634 EC614112
The New Challenge: An Ethnically Integrated Enrichment Program for
Gifted Students.
Goertz, Mary Jean; And Others
Roeper Review, v18 n4 p298-300 Jun 1996
ISSN: 0278-3193
Language: English
Document Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE (080); PROJECT DESCRIPTION (141)
Journal Announcement: CIJDEC97
This article describes the New Challenge Program at the University of
Texas, which
provides enrichment experiences for 125 students yearly in grades K-12,
many of whom
are Mexican American and economically disadvantaged. Students choose
courses
fostering creativity or special areas of interest taught by experts
selected and trained by
program staff. Program evaluation by students has been highly
positive.
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantages; Elementary Secondary
Education;
*Enrichment Activities; *Ethnic Groups; *Gifted Disadvantaged; Higher
Education;
*Mexican Americans; Social Integration; Thematic Approach
Identifiers: University of Texas
EJ508311 EC611712
Mathematics Enrichment for Talented Elementary Students.
Lupkowski-Shoplik, Ann E.; Kuhnel, Alexis
Gifted Child Today Magazine, v18 n4 p28-31,42 Jul-Aug 1995
ISSN: 1076-2175
Language: English
Document Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE (080); PROJECT DESCRIPTION (141)
Journal Announcement: CIJDEC95
Carnegie Mellon University's two-week summer enrichment program for
mathematically gifted students in grades three through six is described,
with
attention to eligibility and student identification, a problem-solving
emphasis, a typical day, staffing, instructional materials, and
questioning techniques. The two enrichment courses involved probability and
statistics and
informal geometry.
Descriptors: *Academically Gifted; *Curriculum Enrichment; Elementary
Education; *Elementary School Mathematics; Enrichment Activities;
*Mathematics
Instruction; Program Development; Summer Programs
Identifiers: *Carnegie Mellon University PA
EJ462574 EC605901
Parenting the Gifted Young Scientist: Mrs. Wizard at Home.
Karges-Bone, Linda
Gifted Child Today (GCT), v16 n2 p55-59 Mar-Apr 1993
ISSN: 0892-9580
Language: English
Document Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE (080); NON-CLASSROOM MATERIAL
(055)
Journal Announcement: CIJSEP93
Target Audience: Parents
Suggestions are provided for encouraging and nurturing gifted young
scientists (ages 4-10), such as subscribing to a science magazine,
making
science a natural part of family life, and linking sciences to the arts.
Young
children are characterized as perceiving their world through the
acronym SCIENCE (Sensory, Classify, Inquisitive, Experiment, Nature,
Creativity, Excitement).
Descriptors: *Child Rearing; Early Childhood Education; Enrichment
Activities;
Family Life; *Gifted; Parent Participation; *Parent Role; Parents as
Teachers;
*Science Education; Student Characteristics; Student Development
EJ370344 EC202345
Thinking Skills Instruction for All Classrooms.
Schlichter, Carol L.
Gifted Child Today (GCT), v11 n2 p24-28 Mar-Apr 1988
Language: English
Document Type: TEACHING GUIDE (052); JOURNAL ARTICLE (080); PROJECT
DESCRIPTION (141)
Journal Announcement: CIJSEP88
This updated 1987 article argues that teaching of thinking skills,
common in
gifted education, has wider value in regular school instructional
programs. It
describes programs which have implemented Talents Unlimited, a
classroom-level,
research-based model for teaching creative- and critical-thinking skills
which
encompasses productive thinking, decision making, planning, forecasting,
and
communication.
Descriptors: *Cognitive Processes; Communication Skills; *Creative
Thinking;
*Critical Thinking; *Curriculum Enrichment; Decision Making; Elementary
Secondary Education; *Gifted; Planning; Teaching Models
Identifiers: *Talents Unlimited Program
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