Sandra N. Kaplan has been a teacher and administrator of gifted programs in an urban school district in California. Currently, she is clinical professor in learning and instruction at the University of Southern California's Rossier School of Education. She has authored articles and books on the nature and scope of differenti­ated curriculum for gifted students. Her primary area of concern is modifying the core and differentiated curriculum to meet the needs of inner-city, urban, gifted learners. She is a past president of the California Association for the Gifted (CAG) and the National Asso­ciation for Gifted Children (NAGC). She has been nationally recognized for her con­tributions to gifted education.

Featuring 16 field-tested lesson plans, this book presents a high-quality curriculum that helps urban youth develop key learning skills such as resiliency, self-motivation, and collaboration.

Preface: Bridging the Gap
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Introduction: The Purposes of the Parallel Curriculum Model
Multiple Applications and the Parallel Curriculum Model
Flexibility of the Parallel Curriculum Model
Structure of the Parallel Curriculum Model
Responding to Student Diversity With Curriculum Diversity
Urban Classroom Dynamics
Developing an Academic Skill Set
Introduction to the PCM Focus Lessons
Lesson Plan Format
Implementing the Lesson Plan
Lesson Plan Scheduling
Depth and Complexity
1. Scholarly Dispositions
Lesson A: Developing an Interest (I)
Lesson B: Developing an Interest (II)
Lesson C: Developing Tenacity
Lesson D: Determining Relevance
Lesson E: Confronting Failure
Lesson F: Intellectual Strengths
Lesson G: Receptivity to Experience
2. Participation Skills
Lesson A: Questioning
Lesson B: Asking for Clarification
Lesson C: Restating
Lesson D: Acknowledging Peers
3. Self-Advocacy
Lesson A: Establishing a Voice
Lesson B: Building Confidence
Lesson C: Establishing an Identity
Lesson D: Multiple Group Membership
4. Presentation Skills
Lesson A: Talking Steps
Lesson B: Ways to Say It
Lesson C: Engaging the Audience
Lesson D: Staying on Target
Appendix A: Designing Curriculum Using the Parallel Curriculum Model
Appendix B: Teaching the Prompts of Depth and Complexity
References
Index