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The Cluster Grouping Handbook: How to Challenge Gifted Students and Improve Achievement for All

AUTHOR Brulles, Dina; Brulles, Dina; Winebrenner, Susan
PUBLISHER Free Spirit Publishing (08/15/2019)
PRODUCT TYPE Paperback (Paperback)

Description
Definitive resource for implementing, sustaining, and evaluating schoolwide cluster grouping, fully revised and expanded.

In today's standards-driven era, how can teachers motivate and challenge gifted students and ensure that all students reach their potential? This book provides a compelling answer: the Schoolwide Cluster Grouping Model. The authors explain how the model differs from grouping practices of the past, and they present a roadmap for implementing, sustaining, and evaluating schoolwide cluster grouping. Readers will find a wealth of teacher-tested classroom strategies along with detailed information on identifying gifted students for clusters, gaining support from parents, and providing ongoing professional development to teachers and other staff. The new edition:

  • offers identification and placement guidance for a wide variety of student ages and populations
  • directs special attention toward empowering gifted English language learners
  • shows teachers how to use the Depth of Knowledge framework to differentiate learning tasks
  • offers new ideas for integrating technology into both professional development and student learning

The Cluster Grouping Handbook offers a guide for schools to create a workable, defensible gifted program; to simplify teachers' jobs; and to maximize learning for all students. Digital content includes customizable forms from the book and a PDF presentation; a free PLC/Book Study Guide is also available.
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ISBN-13: 9781631983566
ISBN-10: 1631983563
Binding: Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language: English
Edition Number: 0002
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Page Count: 272
Carton Quantity: 30
Product Dimensions: 8.40 x 0.50 x 10.90 inches
Weight: 1.15 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Bibliography, Index, Price on Product, Glossary, Illustrated
Country of Origin: CN
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Education | Administration - General
Education | Special Education - Gifted
Education | Learning Styles
Dewey Decimal: 371.254
Library of Congress Control Number: 2018060610
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Definitive resource for implementing, sustaining, and evaluating schoolwide cluster grouping, fully revised and expanded.

In today's standards-driven era, how can teachers motivate and challenge gifted students and ensure that all students reach their potential? This book provides a compelling answer: the Schoolwide Cluster Grouping Model. The authors explain how the model differs from grouping practices of the past, and they present a roadmap for implementing, sustaining, and evaluating schoolwide cluster grouping. Readers will find a wealth of teacher-tested classroom strategies along with detailed information on identifying gifted students for clusters, gaining support from parents, and providing ongoing professional development to teachers and other staff. The new edition:

  • offers identification and placement guidance for a wide variety of student ages and populations
  • directs special attention toward empowering gifted English language learners
  • shows teachers how to use the Depth of Knowledge framework to differentiate learning tasks
  • offers new ideas for integrating technology into both professional development and student learning

The Cluster Grouping Handbook offers a guide for schools to create a workable, defensible gifted program; to simplify teachers' jobs; and to maximize learning for all students. Digital content includes customizable forms from the book and a PDF presentation; a free PLC/Book Study Guide is also available.
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