Enrichment Clusters

Joseph Renzulli is a professor of educational psychology at the University of Connecticut, where he also has served as the director of the Renzulli Center For Creativity, Gifted Education, and Talent Development. Marcia Gentry is the director of the Gifted Education Resource Institute and professor of educational studies at Purdue University. Her research has focused on the use of cluster grouping and differentiation, the application of gifted education pedagogy to improve teaching and learning, student perceptions of school, and nontraditional services and underserved populations.

• ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS CHAPTER 1 Freedom to Teach CHAPTER 2 What Is an Enrichment Cluster CHAPTER 3 Seven Steps to Implementing an Enrichment Cluster Program CHAPTER 4 How to Develop Your Own Enrichment Cluster CHAPTER 5 Staff Development and Program Evaluation CHAPTER 6 Research Underlying the Enrichment Cluster Program REFERENCES APPENDIX A If I Ran the School Survey APPENDIX B Sample Enrichment Cluster Descriptions APPENDIX C Methodological Resources ABOUT THE AUTHORS INDEX

Gifted students thrive in enrichment clusters due to the open-ended nature of the learning experience and the opportunity to explore their interests in depth. This updated second edition of the book includes examples of staff development, program evaluation, and an expanded rationale with details about developing buy-in for the program.,Gifted Child Today, 1/20/15