The Parallel Curriculum in the Classroom, Book 1
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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
Contents
Introducing the Parallel Curriculum Model in the Classroom by Carol Ann Tomlinson and Sandra Kaplan
- About the Book
- Using the Model and Units for Professional Development
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments
1. In Praise of Protocols: Navigating the Design Process Within the Parallel Curriculum Model by Deborah E. Burns
- Curriculum as a Road Map
- The Purpose, Problems, and Process of Curriculum Writing
- The Goal and Sequence of This Essay
- The Beginning: Agreeing on the Components of a Curriculum Plan
- The Challenge of Writing Well-Aligned PCM Curriculum
- Supporting the Work of Creative Professionals
- The Parallel Curriculum Model Protocols
- Conclusion
2. The Importance of the Focusing Questions in Each of the Curriculum Parallels by Jann H. Leppien
- The Nature of a Discipline and How It Relates to the Focusing Questions
- Early in the Curriculum Planning Process
- Using the Core Curriculum’s Purpose, Characteristics, and Questions to Guide Curricular Decisions
- Using the Curriculum of Connections’ Purpose, Characteristics, and Questions to Guide Curricular Decisions
- Using the Curriculum of Practice’s Purpose, Characteristics, and Questions to Guide Curricular Decisions
- Using the Curriculum of Identity’s Purpose, Characteristics, and Questions to Guide Curricular Decisions
- In Closing
3. Using the Four Parallel Curricula as a Comprehensive Curriculum Model: Philosophy and Pragmatism by Sandra N. Kaplan
- The Philosophical Rationale
- The Pragmatic Rationale
- Conclusion
4. Exploring the Curriculum of Identity in the PCM Model by Jeanne Purcell
- What Is the Curriculum of Identity?
- What’s In It for Me?
- Conclusion
- References
5. Ascending Intellectual Demand Within and Beyond the Parallel Curriculum Model by Carol Tomlinson, Sandra Kaplan, and Kelly Hedrick
- What Is Ascending Intellectual Demand?
- How Does Ascending Intellectual Demand Relate to Other Guides for Challenge?
- How Is Ascending Intellectual Demand Different Than Other Approaches to Challenge?
- Using Ascending Intellectual Demand to Plan Curriculum and Instruction
- When and Where Do Teachers Apply Ascending Intellectual Demand?
- A Word of Caution
- Why Does Ascending Intellectual Demand Matter?
- References
Index
Index
Additional materials
Description
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
Contents
Introducing the Parallel Curriculum Model in the Classroom by Carol Ann Tomlinson and Sandra Kaplan
- About the Book
- Using the Model and Units for Professional Development
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments
1. In Praise of Protocols: Navigating the Design Process Within the Parallel Curriculum Model by Deborah E. Burns
- Curriculum as a Road Map
- The Purpose, Problems, and Process of Curriculum Writing
- The Goal and Sequence of This Essay
- The Beginning: Agreeing on the Components of a Curriculum Plan
- The Challenge of Writing Well-Aligned PCM Curriculum
- Supporting the Work of Creative Professionals
- The Parallel Curriculum Model Protocols
- Conclusion
2. The Importance of the Focusing Questions in Each of the Curriculum Parallels by Jann H. Leppien
- The Nature of a Discipline and How It Relates to the Focusing Questions
- Early in the Curriculum Planning Process
- Using the Core Curriculum’s Purpose, Characteristics, and Questions to Guide Curricular Decisions
- Using the Curriculum of Connections’ Purpose, Characteristics, and Questions to Guide Curricular Decisions
- Using the Curriculum of Practice’s Purpose, Characteristics, and Questions to Guide Curricular Decisions
- Using the Curriculum of Identity’s Purpose, Characteristics, and Questions to Guide Curricular Decisions
- In Closing
3. Using the Four Parallel Curricula as a Comprehensive Curriculum Model: Philosophy and Pragmatism by Sandra N. Kaplan
- The Philosophical Rationale
- The Pragmatic Rationale
- Conclusion
4. Exploring the Curriculum of Identity in the PCM Model by Jeanne Purcell
- What Is the Curriculum of Identity?
- What’s In It for Me?
- Conclusion
- References
5. Ascending Intellectual Demand Within and Beyond the Parallel Curriculum Model by Carol Tomlinson, Sandra Kaplan, and Kelly Hedrick
- What Is Ascending Intellectual Demand?
- How Does Ascending Intellectual Demand Relate to Other Guides for Challenge?
- How Is Ascending Intellectual Demand Different Than Other Approaches to Challenge?
- Using Ascending Intellectual Demand to Plan Curriculum and Instruction
- When and Where Do Teachers Apply Ascending Intellectual Demand?
- A Word of Caution
- Why Does Ascending Intellectual Demand Matter?
- References
Index
Index
Additional materials
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The Parallel Curriculum in the Classroom, Book 1
Essays for Application Across the Content Areas, K-12
August 2005 | 128 pages | Corwin
| Format | Published Date | ISBN | Price |
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| Hardcover | 27/02/2023 | 9780761929710 | $80.95 |
| Paperback | 27/02/2023 | 9780761929727 | $43.95 |
| Lifetime | 27/02/2023 | 9781483334264 | $40.00 |
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
Table Of Contents:
- Introducing the Parallel Curriculum Model in the Classroom by Carol Ann Tomlinson and Sandra Kaplan
- About the Book
- Using the Model and Units for Professional Development
- Acknowledgments
- 1. In Praise of Protocols: Navigating the Design Process Within the Parallel Curriculum Model by Deborah E. Burns
- Curriculum as a Road Map
- The Purpose, Problems, and Process of Curriculum Writing
- The Goal and Sequence of This Essay
- The Beginning: Agreeing on the Components of a Curriculum Plan
- The Challenge of Writing Well-Aligned PCM Curriculum
- Supporting the Work of Creative Professionals
- The Parallel Curriculum Model Protocols
- Conclusion
- 2. The Importance of the Focusing Questions in Each of the Curriculum Parallels by Jann H. Leppien
- The Nature of a Discipline and How It Relates to the Focusing Questions
- Early in the Curriculum Planning Process
- Using the Core Curriculum’s Purpose, Characteristics, and Questions to Guide Curricular Decisions
- Using the Curriculum of Connections’ Purpose, Characteristics, and Questions to Guide Curricular Decisions
- Using the Curriculum of Practice’s Purpose, Characteristics, and Questions to Guide Curricular Decisions
- Using the Curriculum of Identity’s Purpose, Characteristics, and Questions to Guide Curricular Decisions
- In Closing
- 3. Using the Four Parallel Curricula as a Comprehensive Curriculum Model: Philosophy and Pragmatism by Sandra N. Kaplan
- The Philosophical Rationale
- The Pragmatic Rationale
- Conclusion
- 4. Exploring the Curriculum of Identity in the PCM Model by Jeanne Purcell
- What Is the Curriculum of Identity?
- What’s In It for Me?
- Conclusion
- References
- 5. Ascending Intellectual Demand Within and Beyond the Parallel Curriculum Model by Carol Tomlinson, Sandra Kaplan, and Kelly Hedrick
- What Is Ascending Intellectual Demand?
- How Does Ascending Intellectual Demand Relate to Other Guides for Challenge?
- How Is Ascending Intellectual Demand Different Than Other Approaches to Challenge?
- Using Ascending Intellectual Demand to Plan Curriculum and Instruction
- When and Where Do Teachers Apply Ascending Intellectual Demand?
- A Word of Caution
- Why Does Ascending Intellectual Demand Matter?
- References
- Index