How can we develop the potential of children? What services should be provided to students who ar... more How can we develop the potential of children? What services should be provided to students who are identified for gifted and talented programs, as opposed to those that should be given to all students? Can enrichment and gifted programs help to develop academic gifts and talents? Can creative productivity be enhanced when students participate in enrichment or gifted programs? How can we help children learn to think creatively, and value opportunities for creative, self-selected work? The Schoolwide Enrichment Model (SEM) was developed to encourage and develop creative productivity in young people. In this chapter, a chronology of how the SEM model was developed, a description of the original Enrichment Triad Model, and a summary of pertinent research highlights are presented . A description of the model is followed by an explanation of a new SEM service delivery resource that uses a computer generated profile of each student's academic strengths, interests, learning styles, and preferred modes of expression. After this strength-based profile is completed, a highly sophisticated search engine matches carefully selected internet resources with each student's profile. This breakthrough in technology enables teachers to provide true differentiated instruction and enrichment and saves thousands of hours of teachers' time in implementing the SEM.
How can we develop the potential of children? What services should be provided to students who ar... more How can we develop the potential of children? What services should be provided to students who are identified for gifted and talented programs, as opposed to those that should be given to all students? Can enrichment and gifted programs help to develop academic gifts and talents? Can creative productivity be enhanced when students participate in enrichment or gifted programs? How can we help children learn to think creatively, and value opportunities for creative, self-selected work? The Schoolwide Enrichment Model (SEM) was developed to encourage and develop creative productivity in young people. In this chapter, a chronology of how the SEM model was developed, a description of the original Enrichment Triad Model, and a summary of pertinent research highlights are presented . A description of the model is followed by an explanation of a new SEM service delivery resource that uses a computer generated profile of each student's academic strengths, interests, learning styles, and preferred modes of expression. After this strength-based profile is completed, a highly sophisticated search engine matches carefully selected internet resources with each student's profile. This breakthrough in technology enables teachers to provide true differentiated instruction and enrichment and saves thousands of hours of teachers' time in implementing the SEM.
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