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Record Nr.

UNINA9910797475903321

Titolo

The parallel curriculum in the classroom . Book 2 Units for application across the content areas, K-12 / / Carol Ann Tomlinson [and five others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin Press, a SAGE Publications Company, , 2006

©2006

ISBN

1-4522-3921-5

1-4129-2528-2

1-4522-2270-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (393 p.)

Disciplina

371.95/3

Soggetti

Gifted children - Education - Curricula

Curriculum planning

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"A joint publiation with the National Association for Gifted Children."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes biliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Introducing the Parallel Curriculum Model in the Classroom; Chapter 1 - Your Story, My Story, History: A Unit for Kindergarten Students; Chapter 2 - Wind-The Unequal Heating of the Earth's Surface: A Core Unit on Weather for Elementary Students; Chapter 3 - Adaptation: A Social Studies Unit on Cultures for Elementary Students; Chapter 4 - Open Your Eyes: A Parallel of Practice Unit on Visual Art History and Artistry for Middle School Students; Chapter 5 - Historical Sleuthing: A Parallel of Practice Unit for Middle School Students

Chapter 6 - The Power of Exponents: A Middle or High School Math Unit Incorporating All Four ParallelsChapter 7 - With Liberty and Justice for All: A U.S. Government Unit Based on the Core and Identity Parallels for Middle or High School Students; Chapter 8 - Using Biography and Autobiography to Understand Challenge, Choice, and Chance: A Unit for High School Students Incorporating All Four Parallels; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Based on the Parallel Curriculum Model, this book provides curriculum



units in social studies, science, art, and language arts for use in primary, elementary, middle, and high school settings.