Practical Hint # 3: Use Infusion to tame the turkey!

1. Practical Hint # 3: Use Infusion to tame the turkey! The SEM is an infusion and enhancement-­‐based enrichment model [not replacement-­‐based model] that uses technology to diagnose student str direct the wind but we can adjust out sails. match resources to identified strengths, and to push into any and all standar based curricular approaches activities and experiences that make learning enjoyable and engaging. The A MainCourse Your Curriculum

2. The Standards (Outcomes) Driven Curriculum Your Magic Enrichment Injection Device If you would persuade, you must appeal first to interest rather than intellect. Benjamin Franklin American statesman and inventor Today’s Theme Words Selection Injection Extension

3. New Jersey resembles an Indian head. Minnesota looks like a chef’s hat. Louisiana is shaped like rain boots. Iowa looks like a face. Today’s Practice Activity

4. Injecting Enrichment Activities Into Any and All Regular Curriculum Topics The Rules (Apply as many as possible) Not always a single, predetermined correct answer Something kids do rather than sit and listen Something that is fun for most kids Something that has various levels of challen to which interested students can escalate

6. Eight times eight went out the door Came back in married as sixty-four Nine times three went to heaven Came back to earth as twenty-seven Limericks There once was a number named eight Who thought he was something quite great But when divided by four he was two And his new size made him feel blue.

7. The “take away” message of infusion is: No matter what you do, or how routine your job isÉ ...you should always try to do every thing possible to make it interesting! Executioner

8. Figure 1. Renzulli Learning System System Overview At-A-Glance Individualized Strength Assessment Search Engine Matches Multiply Categorized Resources From 50k Item Data Bases With Individual Student Profiles Total Talent Portfolio • Reproducible Activities • Teacher Monitoring Tools • Lesson Plans & Learning Maps • Grouping By Interest Areas, etc. • Built In Personal Success Plan • Teacher Favorites Portfolio • Curricular Related “Push -­‐Ins” • Built-­‐In Assessment Tools • Parent Review Access • 24/7/365 Usage • Staff Development Tutorials • Built In Accountability and • Staff Development for Teachers All Activity Placed In Electronic Portfolio Application of Resources to Class Work And Projects

9. Last Practical Hint: Get Renzulli Learning Description: Two hundred years ago, the United States fought a second war against Great Britain - a war that also involved Canadians and Native Americans. Today this war has largely been forgotten, even though it helped to shape each of these groups of people. The War of 1812 also gave Americans a national anthem and two symbols of energy and endurance, Uncle Sam and the USS Constitution. Learn why neighbors took up arms, and how the war changed their images of themselves. Enrichment Activities: Price of Freedom: Americans at War The Second War of American Independence Madison's Memorable Wife: Dolley Madison The War of 1812: Issues and Stories National Anthems of the World NMAH: The Star-Spangled Banner The Theater Book American Experience: Dolley Madison George Washington Mystery We Shall Remain The Life and Legacy of Francis Scott Key PBS: The War of 1812 The War of 1812: A Canadian Perspective Instructions: For this assignment, you will view the resources in the Introduction section and then pick the War of 1812 assignment option that best matches your preferred interest area(s), learning style(s), and expression style(s). You only need to pick one assignment to complete, but you can do more than one if time permits. Introduction Open the enrichment activity "Price of Freedom: Americans at War." Click Enter the Exhibition, and then select War of 1812. Click Begin and then Play Movie. Watch the video clip a couple of times (and read the transcript if you wish). Then study the following questions, and consider how you would answer each one: Why did the United States declare war on Great Britain? List some victories achieved by the British army. List some victories achieved by the United States. Click Enter Exhibit and examine the artifacts and slideshows. What inspiring heroes, stories, and symbols did America gain from this war?

10. Strength-­‐based Differentiation EngineTM Matching Resources to Individual Learning Profiles 50,000 Total Resources 40,000 Online / 10,000 Offline Correlated to Profiler attributes & K12 Units of Study 218 Each child receives approximately 3,000 recommended resources. For example, there are over 1,200 Research Sitesthis child receiNiT VV(. 54 recommendations based on

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12. Over 100,000 Hours of Curriculum R&D 50,000 Resources, Activities, & Projects Catalogued & Differentiation-­‐ready* *Correlated to state content standards

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19. Just the topic and subtopics you want to teach, and direct them to any or all students.

21. What makes the Schoolwide Enrichment Model work? Successful School Improvement The Schoolwide e~ Enrichment Model Strong & Informed Leadership A Strength- Based Teachers Dedicated To Implementation Of the Model PersonalizedUse Of Technology Ongoing Professional Development Collective Trust