Take your students on a learning journey to discover their personal intellectual interests and develop expertise. Using a research- based approach, the lessons in Quests and Quandaries are designed to teach students how to think and behave as a scholar. Along the way, students will write SMART goals, use the Depth and Complexity Icons to conduct research, solve problems using the steps in the problem-based learning model, and synthesize what they learn into an Expertise Expo project/presentation.
Designed for gifted students in grades six and up using the National Common Core Standards for Language Arts and NAGC's Learning and Development Standards this unit will guide teachers through the process of helping students’ identify an area of interest and then develop expertise over the course of a quarter, semester, or year.
Teacher friendly with supplemental resources and tips for how to use the unit online, this book is a must have for educators looking for an engaging, student-centered curriculum for their classroom.
Take your students on a learning journey to discover their personal intellectual interests and develop expertise. Using a research- based approach, the lessons in Quests and Quandaries are designed to teach students how to think and behave as a scholar.
1. A Hungry Mind
2. Investigating Individual Interests
3. The
Power-Level Profile
4. What is a Scholar?
5. Its Decision Time
6. S.M.A.R.T.
Goals for Smart Students
7. Unanswered No More
8. The Governors Invitation
9. The Lexicon of Learning
10. The Power of Perspective
11. Morals, Ethics,
and Controversies Oh My!
12. Zonks or Zillions
13. You Cant Stop the Clock
14. Patterns Within Patterns
15. The Ups and Downs of Research
16.
Everythings Connected
17. Zooming Out
18. Research Wrap Up
19. Envisioning
the Future
20. Itching to Iterate
21. Silo Demolition
22. Reflect then
Perfect
23. Appraising Your Progress
24. A Problem-Solving Palooza
25. Choose
Your Own Problem
26. A Truncated Trial Run
27. Presentation Day
28.
Crossing the Finish Line
Jason S. McIntosh, Ph.D., is an experienced educator and passionate advocate for gifted education. He has served as a gifted coordinator and Director of Advanced Learning Experiences for several school districts in Arizona. To find out more about his latest curriculum projects, please visit his website at www.notmoreofthesame.com.
