In its second edition, The Schoolwide Enrichment Model contains updated information about how to achieve educational excellence in today's schools. Drs. Renzulli and Reis offer practical, step-by-step advice for implementing successful SEM programs in the K-12 school setting, discuss schoolwide enrichment, and provide information about the model's school structures, organizational components, and service delivery.
In addition to the model's fundamentals and underlying research, this comprehensive resource includes a collection of useful instruments, checklists, charts, taxonomies, assessment tools, forms, and planning guides that are designed to help educators find effective ways to organize, administer, maintain, and evaluate different aspects of the Schoolwide Enrichment Model.
The revised edition contains the following information:
A six-stage planning process for implementing the SEM
Discussion of nine key features of successful SEM programs
Procedures for developing Schoolwide Enrichment Teams
Tips for developing comprehensive student talent portfolios
Suggestions for identifying and selecting members of the Talent Pool
Strategies for assessing student strengths, interests, and talents
Advice for modifying the curriculum for above average ability students
Criteria for selecting Type I topics and topic sources
Guidelines for creating interest development centers
A comprehensive listing of Type II Enrichment materials
Procedures for initiating, implementing, and evaluating Type III Enrichment
Suggestions for conducting a Type III fair
Tips for establishing a Research Foundation
Sample evaluation questionnaires, instruments, and forms
Strategies for creating and implementing enrichment clusters
Ideas for developing a Five Year Plan for a SEM program
Action forms for program organization, implementation, and evaluation
An assortment of teacher training activities
Sample letters, memos, and announcements for students, parents, and faculty