Using the Schoolwide Enrichment Model in Mathematics: A How-To Guide for Developing Student Mathematicians

Using the Schoolwide Enrichment Model in Mathematics: A How-to Guide for Developing Student Mathematicians applies the teaching and learning strategies of the Schoolwide Enrichment Model (SEM) to the math classroom. Based on more than 40 years of research and development and used in schools around the world, the SEM approach focuses on promoting higher level thinking skills and creative productivity. Using this approach in mathematics, this new guidebook promotes the use of the Mathematical Practices outlined in the Common Core State Standards as the underlying processes and proficiencies that should be developed in students. Teachers learn how to create a culture of enjoyment, engagement, and enthusiasm for all students, and in particular gifted students, while developing students who think and act like mathematicians. Easy to read and use, the book incorporates many practical suggestions, including views from the classroom and sample activities from NAGC-award winning curriculum to motivate and challenge students.

M. Katherine Gavin has over 30 years of experience as a mathematics educator including mathematics teacher, department chair and district coordinator, and 12 years as an Associate Professor at the Renzulli Center for Creativity, Gifted Education and Talent Development at the University of Connecticut. She is senior author and director of Project A3: Awesome Advanced Activities for Mentoring Mathematical Minds, Project M3: Mentoring Mathematical Minds, and Project M2: Mentoring Young Mathematicians curriculum units for talented elementary students. Projects M3 and M2 units have won the NAGC Curriculum Division Award for nine consecutive years. She has also co-authored Math Innovations, a middle school mathematics curriculum. Dr. Gavin’s awards include the Early Leader Award from NAGC, the NAGC 2009 and 2013 Research Paper of the Year Awards, the Distinguished Researcher Award from the University of Connecticut, and the Robert A. Rosenbaum Leadership in Mathematics Award from the Association of Teachers of Mathematics in Connecticut. She has published over 100 articles, book chapters, and curriculum materials on mathematics education with a focus on gifted students. In addition, she has provided professional development for teachers and administrators throughout the United States. For further information regarding her research projects and curriculum, please visit www.projectm3.org and www.projectm2.org.

Joseph S. Renzulli, Ed.D., Distinguished Professor of Educational Psychology and Director of the Renzulli Center for Creativity Gifted Education, and Talent Development, is an esteemed leader in gifted education whose contributions have had a profound impact on teachers and students. His work on the Three-Ring Conception of Giftedness, the Enrichment Triad Model, curriculum compacting, and the use of instructional technology to assess student strengths and match resources to students' electronic profiles were pioneering efforts to make the field more flexible and to place the focus on talent development. He has contributed hundreds of books, book chapters, articles, and monographs to the professional literature, many of which have been translated to other languages. The American Psychological Association named him among the 25 most influential psycholgists in the world, and he recently received the Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Award for Innovation in Education, considered by many to be "the Nobel Prize" for educators.