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The Parallel Curriculum in the Classroom, Book 1
Essays for Application Across the Content Areas, K-12

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October 2005 | 128 pages | Corwin
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Using actual classroom footage, this video companion to The Parallel Curriculum is an excellent resource that shows examples of how the model might look in a range of classrooms and subjects. Carol Ann Tomlinson expertly guides staff developers and teachers by discussing characteristics of the model, and its potential to benefit a broad range of students - including advanced learners.
 
Introducing the Parallel Curriculum Model in the Classroom by Carol Ann Tomlinson and Sandra Kaplan
About the Book

 
Using the Model and Units for Professional Development

 
 
Acknowledgments
 
1. In Praise of Protocols: Navigating the Design Process Within the Parallel Curriculum Model by Deborah E. Burns
Curriculum as a Road Map

 
The Purpose, Problems, and Process of Curriculum Writing

 
The Goal and Sequence of This Essay

 
The Beginning: Agreeing on the Components of a Curriculum Plan

 
The Challenge of Writing Well-Aligned PCM Curriculum

 
Supporting the Work of Creative Professionals

 
The Parallel Curriculum Model Protocols

 
Conclusion

 
 
2. The Importance of the Focusing Questions in Each of the Curriculum Parallels by Jann H. Leppien
The Nature of a Discipline and How It Relates to the Focusing Questions

 
Early in the Curriculum Planning Process

 
Using the Core Curriculum’s Purpose, Characteristics, and Questions to Guide Curricular Decisions

 
Using the Curriculum of Connections’ Purpose, Characteristics, and Questions to Guide Curricular Decisions

 
Using the Curriculum of Practice’s Purpose, Characteristics, and Questions to Guide Curricular Decisions

 
Using the Curriculum of Identity’s Purpose, Characteristics, and Questions to Guide Curricular Decisions

 
In Closing

 
 
3. Using the Four Parallel Curricula as a Comprehensive Curriculum Model: Philosophy and Pragmatism by Sandra N. Kaplan
The Philosophical Rationale

 
The Pragmatic Rationale

 
Conclusion

 
 
4. Exploring the Curriculum of Identity in the PCM Model by Jeanne Purcell
What Is the Curriculum of Identity?

 
What’s In It for Me?

 
Conclusion

 
References

 
 
5. Ascending Intellectual Demand Within and Beyond the Parallel Curriculum Model by Carol Tomlinson, Sandra Kaplan, and Kelly Hedrick
What Is Ascending Intellectual Demand?

 
How Does Ascending Intellectual Demand Relate to Other Guides for Challenge?

 
How Is Ascending Intellectual Demand Different Than Other Approaches to Challenge?

 
Using Ascending Intellectual Demand to Plan Curriculum and Instruction

 
When and Where Do Teachers Apply Ascending Intellectual Demand?

 
A Word of Caution

 
Why Does Ascending Intellectual Demand Matter?

 
References

 
 
Index

"These essays help educators think more fully and deeply about the PCM model, about the curriculum development process, and about the students who would benefit from a rich, multifaceted, expert-oriented curriculum."
—From Book 1

From Book 1

Sample Materials & Chapters

Introduction

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