
Quests and Quandaries
Intellectual Pursuits and Problem-Based Learning for Advanced and Gifted Students
- 176 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
Quests and Quandaries
Intellectual Pursuits and Problem-Based Learning for Advanced and Gifted Students
About this book
Take your students on a learning journey to discover their personal intellectual interests and develop expertise. Using a research- based approach, the lessons in Quests and Quandaries are designed to teach students how to think and behave as a scholar. Along the way, students will write SMART goals, use the Depth and Complexity Icons to conduct research, solve problems using the steps in the problem-based learning model, and synthesize what they learn into an Expertise Expo project/presentation.
Designed for gifted students in grades six and up using the National Common Core Standards for Language Arts and NAGC's Learning and Development Standards this unit will guide teachers through the process of helping students' identify an area of interest and then develop expertise over the course of a quarter, semester, or year.
Teacher friendly with supplemental resources and tips for how to use the unit online, this book is a must have for educators looking for an engaging, student-centered curriculum for their classroom.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Standards and Objectives
- Lesson 1 A Hungry Mind
- Lesson 2 Investigating Individual Interests
- Lesson 3 The Power Level Profile
- Lesson 4 What Is a Scholar?
- Lesson 5 Itâs Decision Time
- Lesson 6 SMART Goals for Smart Students
- Lesson 7 Unanswered No More
- Lesson 8 The Governorâs Invitation
- Lesson 9 The Lexicon of Learning
- Lesson 10 The Power of Perspective
- Lesson 11 Morals, Ethics, and Controversies⌠Oh My!
- Lesson 12 Zonks or Zillions
- Lesson 13 You Canât Stop the Clock
- Lesson 14 Patterns Within Patterns
- Lesson 15 The âUps and Downsâ of Research
- Lesson 16 Everythingâs Connected
- Lesson 17 Zooming Out
- Lesson 18 Research Wrap-up
- Lesson 19 Envisioning the Future
- Lesson 20 Itching to Iterate
- Lesson 21 Silo Demolition
- Lesson 22 Reflect then Perfect
- Lesson 23 Appraising Your Progress
- Lesson 24 A Problem-Solving Palooza
- Lesson 25 Choose Your Own âProblemâ
- Lesson 26 A Truncated Trial Run
- Lesson 27 Presentation Day
- Lesson 28 Crossing the Finish Line
- References
- Depth and Complexity Research Notebook
- My Plan to Become a Scholar Workbook
- Master Materials List
- About the Author