ABSTRACT

The fourth edition of Content-Based Curriculum for Advanced Learners provides readers with a complete and up-to-date introduction to core elements of curriculum development in gifted education with implications for school-based implementation.

Written by key experts in the field, this text is essential to the development of high-powered, rich, and complex curricula that treat content, process, product, and concept development considerations as equal partners in the task of educating gifted learners. Along with revised chapters, this edition contains new chapters on culturally responsive curriculum, the performing arts, robotics, and engineering design, as well as social and emotional learning. Additional material concerning talent trajectories across the lifespan accompanies a discussion of honors curriculum in higher education, rounding out this comprehensive resource.

This master text is a must read for educators interested in executing effective curriculum and instructional interventions to support learning for gifted and advanced learners.

part Section I|126 pages

Introduction to Curriculum with Advanced Learner Groups

part Chapter Section II|130 pages

The Defining Dimensions of the Integrated Curriculum Model

part Chapter Section III|106 pages

Applications of the ICM in the Core Content Areas

part Chapter Section IV|102 pages

Extending ICM beyond the Core: Interdisciplinary Applications

part Chapter Section V|74 pages

Psychosocial Dimensions of the Curriculum

part Chapter Section VI|42 pages

Talent Development Beyond K-12

part Chapter Section VII|92 pages

Support Structures for Curriculum Innovation and Implementation

chapter Chapter 27|26 pages

Professional Learning of Teachers

The Linchpin for Successful Programs

chapter Chapter 28|24 pages

Implementing Innovative Curriculum and Instructional Practices in Classrooms and Schools

Joyce VanTassel-Baska and Catherine A. Little