Download or read book The Parallel Curriculum in the Classroom Book 2 written by Carol Ann Tomlinson and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2005-09-08 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn to design exemplary Parallel Curriculum Units from the experts—classroom teachers! What is the best way to incorporate the four parallels into your Parallel Curriculum Unit? How do teachers using the Parallel Curriculum Model (PCM) craft units based on the PCM and why do they utilize certain elements and downplay others? What does a complete Parallel Curriculum Unit look like? This compilation of Parallel Curriculum Units provides a close-up look into the development of PCM units and how those units work in actual classroom settings. The Parallel Curriculum in the Classroom, Book 2 reflects a variety of Parallel Curriculum units spanning primary, elementary, middle, and high school levels of instruction and encompassing the disciplines of social studies, science, art, math, and language arts. Across each unit, the authors present a framework of three essential components in an effective Parallel Curriculum Unit: The big picture of grade level, subject, goals, and standards The unpacking, or step-by-step explanation of the unit The reasoning behind the unit design Whether using each parallel independently or combining all four parallels into curriculum design, teachers will find the units included here are exemplary models for creating their own parallel curriculum units. Use them as professional development tools to help plan thoughtful curriculum based upon the Parallel Curriculum Model!
Download or read book The Parallel Curriculum in the Classroom Book 2 written by Carol Ann Tomlinson and published by Corwin. This book was released on 2006 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Parallel Curriculum Model in the Classroom, Book 2" contains a series of essays designed to further develop key ideas from the original book, including model guidelines, applications, and experiences from high quality educators that have utilized the Parallel Curriculum Model.
Download or read book The Parallel Curriculum in the Classroom Book 1 written by Carol Ann Tomlinson and published by Corwin. This book was released on 2006 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enrich your understanding and application of the Parallel Curriculum Model! The Parallel Curriculum: A Design to Develop High Potential and Challenge High-Ability Learners remains a groundbreaking publication offering an innovative model for rich curriculum development across varying ability levels. Its four parallel approaches to curriculum development were designed to challenge all students to greater expertise across content areas while helping teachers challenge and develop their own expectations. The Parallel Curriculum in the Classroom, Book 1 delves more deeply into the classroom application of the Parallel Curriculum Model, providing in-depth examinations of how to: Design appropriate curriculum using the Parallel Curriculum Model Effectively apply focusing questions when planning for each of the parallels Modify the curriculum and classroom environment for students to learn from multiple perspectives Extend opportunities with the Curriculum of Identity Plan curriculum and instruction using Ascending Intellectual Demand For teachers, curriculum and instruction directors, staff developers, and administrators, The Parallel Curriculum in the Classroom, Book 1 makes designing and planning with the Parallel Curriculum Model clear. Challenge and reward yourself and your students with this promising new model! See The Parallel Curriculum in the Classroom, Book 2 A
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Download or read book Staff Development Guide for the Parallel Curriculum written by Cindy A. Strickland and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2009-08-25 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This guide provides clear, intelligent support for teachers and administrators to explore the possibilities that the Parallel Curriculum Model brings to educators and students, and to translate those possibilities into action in the classroom." —Carol Ann Tomlinson, William Clay Parish Jr. Professor of Education University of Virginia "In my experience teaching graduate students about the Parallel Curriculum Model, I am always looking for a variety of ways to expose them to the intent of each parallel. This guide is an invaluable resource in helping us talk about and practice the model. The varied examples and practical lessons offer fantastic building blocks to use in my work with teachers!" —Jennifer Beasley, Educational Consultant University of Virginia Extend the abilities of teachers and students alike with focused training on sophisticated curriculum design! Complementing the best-selling second edition of The Parallel Curriculum, this all-inclusive facilitator′s guide is an indispensable resource for anyone planning, designing, or conducting curriculum development training on the Parallel Curriculum Model. This easy-to-use workbook offers step-by-step instructions aligned with the content of the core book. Staff developers will learn how to support training sessions to help educators design and implement curriculum along four parallels. Ideal for facilitating book study groups, seminars, and professional development events, the book provides: A complete training program of 53 workshops, including 12 workshops per curriculum parallel Scripts, agendas, activities, sample classroom scenarios, handouts, and transparencies Tools, resources, and strategies for designing curriculum across the four parallels Staff Development Guide for the Parallel Curriculum is an essential handbook for leading professional training that results in enhanced teacher expertise and a multidimensional, high-quality curriculum that challenges all learners.
Download or read book Using the Parallel Curriculum Model in Urban Settings Grades K 8 written by Sandra N. Kaplan and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2009-10-01 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring 16 field-tested lesson plans, this book presents a high-quality curriculum that helps urban youth develop key learning skills such as resiliency, self-motivation, and collaboration.
Download or read book The Parallel Curriculum written by Carol Ann Tomlinson and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Given that intelligence is flexible and can be influenced by circumstance and environment, education at all levels ought to be about providing environments and opportunities designed to maximize individual capacity. The Parallel Curriculum represents a synthesizing of views and approaches to creating curriculum for gifted learners, rather than reflecting any single view or approach. The book provides a rationale for developing a new curriculum model, gives a brief overview of the theoretical underpinnings of the model, and aims to help practitioners envision specific application. It is important to realize how narrow views of intelligence limit our growth as individuals, and restrict members of diverse cultures who value intelligences that are typically not addressed in schools. The Parallel Curriculum provides guidance to teachers of students in various age groups and populations, as well as teachers of varied subject areas and in varied programmes contexts.
Download or read book The Parallel Curriculum written by Carol Ann Tomlinson and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2008-10-22 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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
Download or read book Parallel Curriculum Units for Mathematics Grades 6 12 written by Jann H. Leppien and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2011-04-07 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maximize your mathematics curriculum with this powerful guidebook that shows how to create a high-quality curriculum and differentiate lessons to benefit all students.
Download or read book The Parallel Curriculum in the Classroom Units for application across the content areas P 12 written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Parallel Curriculum Multimedia Kit written by Carol Ann Tomlinson and published by Corwin. This book was released on 2005-04-21 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now you can easily introduce, demonstrate, and elaborate upon the Parallel Curriculum Model in your own staff development training with this complete multimedia kit! Includes: Companion Book, VHS Videotape (45 min.), DVD, Facilitator's Guide
Download or read book The Parallel Curriculum written by Carol Ann Tomlinson and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2008-10-22 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Parallel Curriculum Model helps teachers not only strengthen their knowledge and pedagogy, but also rediscover a passion for their discipline based on their deeper, more connected understanding. Our students think critically and deeply at a level I have never before witnessed." —Tony Poole, Principal Sky Vista Middle School, Aurora, CO "What makes this book unique is its insistence on the development of conceptual understanding of content and its focus on the abilities, interests, and learning preferences of each student." —H. Lynn Erickson, Educational Consultant Author of Stirring the Head, Heart, and Soul "The approach honors the integrity of the disciplines while remaining responsive to the diversity of learners that teachers encounter." —Jay McTighe, Educational Consultant Coauthor of Understanding by Design Engage students with a rich curriculum that strengthens their capacity as learners and thinkers! Based on the premise that every learner is somewhere on a path toward expertise in a content area, this resource promotes a curriculum model for developing the abilities of all students and extending the abilities of students who perform at advanced levels. The Parallel Curriculum Model (PCM) offers four curriculum parallels that incorporate the element of Ascending Intellectual Demand to help teachers determine current student performance levels and develop intellectual challenges to move learners along a continuum toward expertise. Updated throughout and reflecting state and national content standards, this new edition: Helps teachers design learning experiences that develop PreK–12 learners′ analytical, critical, and creative thinking skills in each subject area Provides a framework for planning differentiated curriculum Includes examples of curriculum units, sample rubrics, and tables to help implement the PCM model The Parallel Curriculum effectively promotes educational equity and excellence by ensuring that all students are adequately challenged and supported through a multidimensional, high-quality curriculum.
Download or read book The Parallel Curriculum in the Classroom Book 1 written by Carol Ann Tomlinson and published by Corwin. This book was released on 2006 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enrich your understanding and application of the Parallel Curriculum Model! The Parallel Curriculum: A Design to Develop High Potential and Challenge High-Ability Learners remains a groundbreaking publication offering an innovative model for rich curriculum development across varying ability levels. Its four parallel approaches to curriculum development were designed to challenge all students to greater expertise across content areas while helping teachers challenge and develop their own expectations. The Parallel Curriculum in the Classroom, Book 1 delves more deeply into the classroom application of the Parallel Curriculum Model, providing in-depth examinations of how to: Design appropriate curriculum using the Parallel Curriculum Model Effectively apply focusing questions when planning for each of the parallels Modify the curriculum and classroom environment for students to learn from multiple perspectives Extend opportunities with the Curriculum of Identity Plan curriculum and instruction using Ascending Intellectual Demand For teachers, curriculum and instruction directors, staff developers, and administrators, The Parallel Curriculum in the Classroom, Book 1 makes designing and planning with the Parallel Curriculum Model clear. Challenge and reward yourself and your students with this promising new model! See The Parallel Curriculum in the Classroom, Book 2 A
Download or read book Parallel Curriculum Units for Grades K 5 written by Marcia B. Imbeau and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2011-01-11 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since intelligence can be influenced by circumstance and environment, The Parallel Curriculum Model Unit, K-5, shows elementary educators how to provide clear unit planning utilizing the empirical-based model. Broken out into 4 sections, this resource provides the following: 1) a chapter on each content unit in K-5 literacy, mathematics, social studies and science using the Model; 2) a content framework based on national and content standards; 3) unit assessments, and 4) unit sequence as well as teacher reflection lessons. Approximately 5-7 lessons of each content area will be provided in every chapter in this handy resource. The opening chapter defines what The Parallel Curriculum is and discusses how this researched-based curriculum can be created and utilized for gifted learners, learners with special needs, as well as general education students. Recognizing that curricula should be flexible to meet the needs of all learners, The Parallel Curriculum Model Unit Book, K-5, provides a educational rationale for developing a new curriculum model, gives a brief overview of the theoretical underpinnings of the model, and aims to help practitioners apply the specific units and lessons in the classroom.
Download or read book The Parallel Curriculum in the Classroom Essays for application across the content areas P 12 written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Parallel Curriculum Multimedia Kit written by Carol Ann Tomlinson and published by Corwin. This book was released on 2009-09-22 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Use the PCM model to help educators refine their understanding of a high-quality, comprehensive curriculum! Demonstrate how the Parallel Curriculum Model (PCM) can enhance curriculum and dramatically improve learning and achievement for diverse groups of students. Using this comprehensive multimedia kit, you will be able to lead discussions about: The four parallels of curriculum: Core Curriculum, Curriculum of Connections, Curriculum of Practice, and Curriculum of Identity Lesson units that include some or all four parallels 11 key components for high-quality curriculum design and implementation The Ascending Intellectual Demand (AID) concept for supporting student development Assessment as a vital PCM practice Includes: DVD (69 min.), Facilitator’s Guide, CD-ROM, Companion Book
Download or read book How to Differentiate Instruction in Mixed ability Classrooms written by Carol A. Tomlinson and published by ASCD. This book was released on 2001 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers a definition of differentiated instruction, and provides principles and strategies designed to help teachers create learning environments that address the different learning styles, interests, and readiness levels found in a typical mixed-ability classroom.
