{"product_id":"the-cluster-grouping-handbook-how-to-challenge-gifted-students-and-improve-achievement-for-all-9781631983566","title":"The Cluster Grouping Handbook: How to Challenge Gifted Students and Improve Achievement for All","description":"\u003cb\u003eDefinitive resource for implementing, sustaining, and evaluating schoolwide cluster grouping, fully revised and expanded.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In today's standards-driven era, how can teachers motivate and challenge gifted students and ensure that all students reach their potential? This book provides a compelling answer: the Schoolwide Cluster Grouping Model. The authors explain how the model differs from grouping practices of the past, and they present a roadmap for implementing, sustaining, and evaluating schoolwide cluster grouping. Readers will find a wealth of teacher-tested classroom strategies along with detailed information on identifying gifted students for clusters, gaining support from parents, and providing ongoing professional development to teachers and other staff. The new edition: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eoffers identification and placement guidance for a wide variety of student ages and populations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003edirects special attention toward empowering gifted English language learners\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eshows teachers how to use the Depth of Knowledge framework to differentiate learning tasks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eoffers new ideas for integrating technology into both professional development and student learning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Cluster Grouping Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e offers a guide for schools to create a workable, defensible gifted program; to simplify teachers' jobs; and to maximize learning for all students. Digital content includes customizable forms from the book and a PDF presentation; a free PLC\/Book Study Guide is also available.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDina Brulles, Ph.D., is the gifted program coordinator at Arizona State University and the former director of gifted education at Paradise Valley Unified School District in Arizona. She recently served as NAGC's Governance Secretary and also as the board's school district representative.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDina received the prestigious 2022 NAGC Ann F. Isaacs Founder's Memorial Award. She was also the recipient of the 2019 and the 2020 NAGC Book of the Year Award (for practitioners), NAGC's inaugural 2014 Gifted Coordinator Award, and the Professional Development Network Award in 2013.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDina has actively supported and served as a mentor for the Javits Frasier Scholarship Program since 2010. Dr. Brulles' work emphasizes and encourages equitable and inclusive identification practices and programming in gifted education. By sharing her interests and experiences, Dr. Brulles supports others in their efforts to develop all our gifted learners' potential.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSusan Winebrenner, M.S., is a full-time consultant in staff development.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe presents workshops and seminars nationally and internationally, helping educators translate educational research into classroom practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Free Spirit Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50651417772306,"sku":"9781631983566","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_42483d58-2058-41cc-bb02-e4e87f413962.jpg?v=1733300409","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-cluster-grouping-handbook-how-to-challenge-gifted-students-and-improve-achievement-for-all-9781631983566","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}