ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses specifics on curricula, examples of their use in Talent Development Academies (TDA), and the connection to talent development. It highlights experience with Projects M and M in TDA schools using the Talent Development Instructional Model. The chapter section describes the evidence-based practices found in Projects M and M, including conceptual inquiry, embedded differentiation for depth and complexity, and talk moves/talk frames to grow mathematical written and oral communication. As the teachers in TDA schools using the Talent Development Instructional Model guided students using conceptual inquiry focused on the lesson's mathematical idea, students practiced the disciplinary thinking needed to reason through and solve mathematical problems. Oral and written communication is tied directly to talent development, allowing teachers to formatively assess their students' thoughts and understanding through mathematically productive discussion and writing.
