ABSTRACT
This chapter presents the revised curriculum planning and instruction standards and provides a template for districts to analyze their current curriculum work for the gifted in light of those standards. Furthermore, it highlights what needs to be done in order to move toward compliance with the standards. The chapter also provides ideas for thinking about the “big picture” of curriculum planning and implementation that embeds the standards in all aspects of curriculum development processes. The chapter also focuses on examples for the use of the new standards for improving gifted programs and meeting the needs of gifted learners. Finally, the chapter concludes with a set of suggestions for action planning in implementing the new standards.
