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Record Nr.

UNINA9910797314703321

Autore

Tomlinson Carol A.

Titolo

The parallel curriculum : a design to develop learner potential and challenge advanced learners / / Carol Ann Tomlinson [and 7 others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin Press, , [2009]

�2009

ISBN

1-4522-3920-7

1-4129-6131-9

1-4522-2298-3

Edizione

[Second edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xviii, 311 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Gale eBooks

Disciplina

371.95/3

Soggetti

Gifted children - Education - Curricula

Curriculum planning

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-303) and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. The rationale and guiding principles for an evolving conception of curriculum -- 2. An overview of the parallel curriculum model -- 3. Thinking about the elements of curriculum design -- 4. The core curriculum parallel -- 5. The curriculum of connections parallel -- 6. The curriculum of practice parallel -- 7. The curriculum of identity parallel -- 8. Ascending intellectual demand in the parallel curriculum model.

Sommario/riassunto

Engage students with a rich curriculum that strengthens their capacity as learners and thinkers! Every learner is somewhere on a path toward expertise in a content area. This resource promotes a model for developing high-quality curriculum that moves learners along the continuum toward expertise and provides sample units and rubrics to help implement differentiated curriculum. Teachers can use four curriculum parallels that incorporate Ascending Intellectual Demand to: Determine current student performance levels; Appropriately challenge all students in each subject area; Extend the abilities of students who perform at advanced levels; Provide learning activities that elevate analytical, critical, and creative thinking.--publisher.