The Parallel Curriculum (Multimedia Kit)
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Description
Use the PCM model to help educators refine their understanding of a high-quality, comprehensive curriculum!
Designed around the second edition of the best-selling book The Parallel Curriculum, this one-stop multimedia kit reflects the best practices in curriculum development and implementation and allows facilitators to demonstrate how the Parallel Curriculum Model (PCM) can dramatically enhance instruction and improve learning for diverse groups of students. Participants will engage in discussions about:
- The four parallels for curriculum and instruction: Core Curriculum, Curriculum of Connections, Curriculum of Practice, and Curriculum of Identity
- Units of study that include one or more 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 element of the Parallel Curriculum Model
The Parallel Curriculum, Second Edition: A Multimedia Kit for Professional Development provides:
- The second edition of the companion book The Parallel Curriculum, which offers a rich curriculum model to strengthen students' capacity as learners and thinkers
- A 69-minute, content-rich DVD—with an easy stop-and-search navigation menu—that features PCM authors Carol Ann Tomlinson and Jann H. Leppien discussing the principles behind the PCM model and shows teachers using PCM in real classrooms
- A step-by-step facilitator's guide that connects the book to the DVD and provides discussion questions, workshop activities, handouts, and agendas
- A companion CD-ROM that contains a digital copy of the entire facilitator guide
An ideal professional development resource to use with pairs, small workshops, or large seminars, this multimedia kit is essential for anyone leading workshops focused on creating an in-depth, research-based curriculum that serves every student.
Contents
About the Author
About the Author
Introduction
- How to Use This Guide
- How to Use the Video/DVD
- Additional Resources for Facilitators
Chapter-by-Chapter Study Guide: Facilitators Guide to The Parallel Curriculum
- Welcome and Workshop Starter
- Optional Preassessment
- Workshop 1: Rationale
- Preview Activity
- Video Segment 1
- Discussion Questions
- Workshop 2: Overview of the Model
- Preview Activity
- Video Segment 2
- Discussion Questions
- Workshop 3: Elements of Curriculum Design
- Preview Activity
- Variation on Preview Activity
- Video Segment 3
- Discussion Questions
- Application Activity
- Workshop 4: Core Parallel
- Optional Review Activity
- Preview Activity
- Differentiation Based on Learner Need (Including AID)
- Video Segment 4
- Discussion Questions
- Application Activity
- Differentiation Based on Learner Need (Including AID)
- Workshop 5: Connections Parallel
- Preview Activity
- Video Segment 5
- Discussion Questions
- Application Activity
- Workshop 6: Practice Parallel
- Preview Activity
- Video Segment 6
- Discussion Questions
- Application Activity
- Workshop 7: Identity Parallel
- Preview Activity
- Video Segment 7
- Discussion Questions
- Application Activity
- Workshop 8: Ascending Intellectual Demand
- Preview Activity
- Video Segment 8
- Discussion Questions
- Optional Extension Activity
- Application Activity
- Workshop Closure Activity
- Workshop 9: Combining the Parallels
- Discussion
- Workshop Closure Activity
- Video Segment 9
Masters
Masters
Sample Workshop Agendas
Sample Workshop Agendas
Workshop Evaluation Form
Workshop Evaluation Form
Description
Use the PCM model to help educators refine their understanding of a high-quality, comprehensive curriculum!
Designed around the second edition of the best-selling book The Parallel Curriculum, this one-stop multimedia kit reflects the best practices in curriculum development and implementation and allows facilitators to demonstrate how the Parallel Curriculum Model (PCM) can dramatically enhance instruction and improve learning for diverse groups of students. Participants will engage in discussions about:
- The four parallels for curriculum and instruction: Core Curriculum, Curriculum of Connections, Curriculum of Practice, and Curriculum of Identity
- Units of study that include one or more 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 element of the Parallel Curriculum Model
The Parallel Curriculum, Second Edition: A Multimedia Kit for Professional Development provides:
- The second edition of the companion book The Parallel Curriculum, which offers a rich curriculum model to strengthen students' capacity as learners and thinkers
- A 69-minute, content-rich DVD—with an easy stop-and-search navigation menu—that features PCM authors Carol Ann Tomlinson and Jann H. Leppien discussing the principles behind the PCM model and shows teachers using PCM in real classrooms
- A step-by-step facilitator's guide that connects the book to the DVD and provides discussion questions, workshop activities, handouts, and agendas
- A companion CD-ROM that contains a digital copy of the entire facilitator guide
An ideal professional development resource to use with pairs, small workshops, or large seminars, this multimedia kit is essential for anyone leading workshops focused on creating an in-depth, research-based curriculum that serves every student.
Contents
About the Author
About the Author
Introduction
- How to Use This Guide
- How to Use the Video/DVD
- Additional Resources for Facilitators
Chapter-by-Chapter Study Guide: Facilitators Guide to The Parallel Curriculum
- Welcome and Workshop Starter
- Optional Preassessment
- Workshop 1: Rationale
- Preview Activity
- Video Segment 1
- Discussion Questions
- Workshop 2: Overview of the Model
- Preview Activity
- Video Segment 2
- Discussion Questions
- Workshop 3: Elements of Curriculum Design
- Preview Activity
- Variation on Preview Activity
- Video Segment 3
- Discussion Questions
- Application Activity
- Workshop 4: Core Parallel
- Optional Review Activity
- Preview Activity
- Differentiation Based on Learner Need (Including AID)
- Video Segment 4
- Discussion Questions
- Application Activity
- Differentiation Based on Learner Need (Including AID)
- Workshop 5: Connections Parallel
- Preview Activity
- Video Segment 5
- Discussion Questions
- Application Activity
- Workshop 6: Practice Parallel
- Preview Activity
- Video Segment 6
- Discussion Questions
- Application Activity
- Workshop 7: Identity Parallel
- Preview Activity
- Video Segment 7
- Discussion Questions
- Application Activity
- Workshop 8: Ascending Intellectual Demand
- Preview Activity
- Video Segment 8
- Discussion Questions
- Optional Extension Activity
- Application Activity
- Workshop Closure Activity
- Workshop 9: Combining the Parallels
- Discussion
- Workshop Closure Activity
- Video Segment 9
Masters
Masters
Sample Workshop Agendas
Sample Workshop Agendas
Workshop Evaluation Form
Workshop Evaluation Form
The Parallel Curriculum (Multimedia Kit)
A Design to Develop Learner Potential and Challenge Advanced Learners
September 2009 | 96 pages | Corwin
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Use the PCM model to help educators refine their understanding of a high-quality, comprehensive curriculum!
Designed around the second edition of the best-selling book The Parallel Curriculum, this one-stop multimedia kit reflects the best practices in curriculum development and implementation and allows facilitators to demonstrate how the Parallel Curriculum Model (PCM) can dramatically enhance instruction and improve learning for diverse groups of students. Participants will engage in discussions about:
- The four parallels for curriculum and instruction: Core Curriculum, Curriculum of Connections, Curriculum of Practice, and Curriculum of Identity
- Units of study that include one or more 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 element of the Parallel Curriculum Model
The Parallel Curriculum, Second Edition: A Multimedia Kit for Professional Development provides:
- The second edition of the companion book The Parallel Curriculum, which offers a rich curriculum model to strengthen students' capacity as learners and thinkers
- A 69-minute, content-rich DVD—with an easy stop-and-search navigation menu—that features PCM authors Carol Ann Tomlinson and Jann H. Leppien discussing the principles behind the PCM model and shows teachers using PCM in real classrooms
- A step-by-step facilitator's guide that connects the book to the DVD and provides discussion questions, workshop activities, handouts, and agendas
- A companion CD-ROM that contains a digital copy of the entire facilitator guide
An ideal professional development resource to use with pairs, small workshops, or large seminars, this multimedia kit is essential for anyone leading workshops focused on creating an in-depth, research-based curriculum that serves every student.
Table Of Contents:
- About the Author
- Introduction
- How to Use This Guide
- How to Use the Video/DVD
- Additional Resources for Facilitators
- Chapter-by-Chapter Study Guide: Facilitators Guide to The Parallel Curriculum
- Welcome and Workshop Starter
- Optional Preassessment
- Workshop 1: Rationale
- Preview Activity
- Video Segment 1
- Discussion Questions
- Workshop 2: Overview of the Model
- Preview Activity
- Video Segment 2
- Discussion Questions
- Workshop 3: Elements of Curriculum Design
- Preview Activity
- Variation on Preview Activity
- Video Segment 3
- Discussion Questions
- Application Activity
- Workshop 4: Core Parallel
- Optional Review Activity
- Preview Activity
- Differentiation Based on Learner Need (Including AID)
- Video Segment 4
- Discussion Questions
- Application Activity
- Differentiation Based on Learner Need (Including AID)
- Workshop 5: Connections Parallel
- Preview Activity
- Video Segment 5
- Discussion Questions
- Application Activity
- Workshop 6: Practice Parallel
- Preview Activity
- Video Segment 6
- Discussion Questions
- Application Activity
- Workshop 7: Identity Parallel
- Preview Activity
- Video Segment 7
- Discussion Questions
- Application Activity
- Workshop 8: Ascending Intellectual Demand
- Preview Activity
- Video Segment 8
- Discussion Questions
- Optional Extension Activity
- Application Activity
- Workshop Closure Activity
- Workshop 9: Combining the Parallels
- Discussion
- Workshop Closure Activity
- Video Segment 9
- Masters
- Sample Workshop Agendas
- Workshop Evaluation Form