ABSTRACT
How can we develop the potential of our academically able children? What services should be provided to students who are identified for gifted and talented programs, as opposed to those for all students? How can we help children learn to think creatively and value opportunities for creative, self-selected work? These questions lie at the core of the Schoolwide Enrichment Model (SEM), developed to encourage and develop creative productivity in young people. In this chapter, a chronology of how the SEM model was developed, a description of the original Enrichment Triad Model, and a summary of pertinent research highlights are presented (Renzulli & Reis, 1994). A description of the model is followed by an explanation of Renzulli Learning, a new SEM service delivery resource that uses a computer-generated profile of each student’s academic strengths, interests, learning styles, and preferred modes of expression.
