Overview
In today's standards-driven era, how can teachers motivate and challenge gifted learners and ensure that all students reach their potential--without major budget implications? This book provides a compelling answer: the Schoolwide Cluster Grouping Model (SCGM). 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. Practitioners will find a wealth of teacher-tested classroom strategies along with detailed information on identifying students for clusters, gaining support from parents, and providing ongoing professional development. Digital content features customizable reproducible forms and a PowerPoint presentation designed for in-service training.
Full Product Details
Author: Susan Winebrenner ,
Dina Brulles ,
Bertie Kingore
Publisher: Free Spirit Publishing Inc.,U.S.
Imprint: Free Spirit Publishing Inc.,U.S.
Edition: Book with Digital Content ed.
Dimensions:
Width: 21.50cm
, Height: 1.40cm
, Length: 28.00cm
Weight: 0.562kg
ISBN: 9781575422794
ISBN 10: 1575422794
Pages: 212
Publication Date: 15 April 2008
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Mixed media product
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
I used T he Cluster Grouping Handbook as a gifted-cluster teacher with great success. When I oversaw the implementation of the schoolwide cluster model at my school, it became my go-to guide because it provides concrete, immediately usable tools for managing differentiation in the classroom. I continue to use it in my current position as the gifted coordinator for my district; it is truly one of my staples in professional development for cluster teachers. Kim Lanese, M.Ed., gifted coordinator at Deer Valley Unified School District in Phoenix, Arizona
<p> With this one book alone, you could revamp a whole school system, one school at a time. With this concept of cluster grouping, a school district could save all the costs of a self-contained or pull-out gifted program. And if you take this flat out declaration seriously, The Cluster Grouping Handbook will do all the thinking, all the planning, all the charting, and all the predicting you will ever need...to the ultimate meticulous detail. This is not an exaggeration. Every finite element for planning has been accomplished...buy the book! It has wonderful ideas. --Gifted Education Communicator
This book has been a valuable resource in setting up our GATE Clusters to meet the needs of all students. Cluster grouping has proven to be very successful in building the programs required to challenge and enrich our classrooms. --Tony Peterson, principal, Russell Ranch School, FCUSD (Folsom Cordova, CA)
Author Information
Susan Winebrenner is a full-time consultant in staff development. She presents workshops and seminars nationally and internationally, helping educators translate educational research into classroom practice.
