About the Editors Series Introduction - Sally M. Reis Introduction to Differentiation for Gifted and Talented Students - Carol Ann Tomlinson 1. Interface Between Gifted Education and General Education: Toward Communication, Cooperation and Collaboration - Carol Ann Tomlinson, Mary Ruth Coleman, Susan Allan, Anne Udall, and Mary Landrum 2. The Effectiveness of the Schoolwide Enrichment Model on Selected Aspects of Elementary School Change - F. Richard Olenchak, Joseph S. Renzulli 3. The Impact of Staff Development on Teachers' Ability to Modify Curriculum for Gifted and Talented Students - Sally M. Reis, Karen L. Westberg 4. A Multi-Site Case Study of Successful Classroom Practices for High Ability Students - Karen L. Westberg and Francis X. Archambault, Jr. 5. Open-Ended Activities: Differentiation Through Learner Responses - Nancy B. Hertzog 6. Curriculum Compacting and Achievement Test Scores: What Does the Research Say? - Sally M. Reis, Karen L. Westberg, Jonna M. Kulikowich, and Jeanne H. Purcell 7. Building Bridges Between General Practitioners and Educators of the Gifted: A Study of Collaboration - Jeanne H. Purcell, Jann H. Leppien 8. Changing General Education Classroom Practices to Adapt for Gifted Students - Susan K. Johnsen, Patricia A. Haensly, Gail R. Ryser, and Randal F. Ford 9. A Curriculum Study of Gifted-Student Learning in the Language Arts - Joyce VanTassel-Baska, Li Zuo, Linda D. Avery, and Catherine A. Little 10. Practices of Preservice Teachers Related to Gifted and Other Academically Diverse Learners - Carol Ann Tomlinson, Ellen M. Tomchin, Carolyn M. Callahan, Cheryll M. Adams, Paula Pizzat-Tinnin, Caroline M. Cunningham, Barbara Moore, Lori Lutz, Chris Roberson, Nancy Eiss, Mary Landrum, Scott Hunsaker, and Marcia Imbeau 11. Deciding to Differentiate Instruction in Middle School: One School's Journey - Carol Ann Tomlinson Index
Focusing on the link between gifted education and general education, the articles in Differentiation for Gifted and Talented Students reveal the benefits of differentiating curriculum and instruction, discuss impediments to the successful adoption of differentiation in classrooms and school districts, and show how educators can collaboratively overcome these obstacles.