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Direct linkCalvert, Eric; Olszeswki-Kubilius, Paula; Cross, Tracy L.; Cross, Jennifer R. – Gifted Child Today, 2023
Project OCCAMS (Online Consortium for Accelerating Middle School) developed and piloted an accelerated curriculum through a design-based research approach combining the Integrated Curriculum Model, principles of culturally responsive instructional design, and extensive compacting. The program created a pathway for diverse middle school students to…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Gifted Education, Middle School Students, Acceleration (Education)
Boyle, Colleen S. – Gifted Child Today, 2023
A critical part of implementing a new instructional program is professional learning. Multifaceted training was planned and delivered to teachers in a Midwestern urban school district prior to and during implementation of an online accelerated English language arts curriculum in four middle schools. Working in partnership with two universities,…
Descriptors: Language Arts, Urban Schools, Acceleration (Education), English Instruction
Boyle, Colleen S.; Carpenter, Ashley Y. – Gifted Child Today, 2023
Project OCCAMS is an accelerated English language arts curriculum and delivery model for high ability middle school learners. This program was initially developed in a research-practitioner partnership with two universities and a state department of education. Over 6 years, it was implemented in Columbus City Schools, Ohio's largest urban school…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Middle School Students, College School Cooperation, Language Arts
Yaluma, Christopher B.; Tyner, Adam – Journal of Advanced Academics, 2021
This article tests hypotheses by examining variations in the percentage of elementary and middle schools offering gifted and talented programs as well as gifted student participation and representation between 2012 and 2016. Using the Office of Civil Rights and the National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES) Common Core data, we find that…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Gifted Education, Elementary Schools, Middle Schools
Pendola, Andrew – Peabody Journal of Education, 2022
The intention of this paper is to add to existing knowledge of how building-level spending is prioritized toward horizontal and vertical equity during severe economic downturns. Using a sample of all public schools in Texas during the Great Recession, we examine how schools undergoing the greatest spending reductions reallocated their spending on…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Educational Finance, Resource Allocation, Expenditures
Siegle, Del; Wilson, Hope E.; Little, Catherine A. – Journal of Advanced Academics, 2013
Despite extensive research supporting its use, including the 2004 publication of "A Nation Deceived," acceleration is an underutilized strategy for meeting the academic needs of gifted and talented students. Parents' and educators' attitudes and beliefs about acceleration influence the extent to which it is implemented in schools. This study…
Descriptors: Acceleration (Education), Rating Scales, Urban Schools, Academically Gifted
Davidson, Mary E.; And Others – 1988
This document describes the procedures required for applicants to gain admission during the 1986-87 school year to certain elementary school Options for Knowledge (OFK) programs in Chicago (Illinois). Elementary magnet schools and programs that do not contain a testing requirement for admission are open to students who wish to attend by…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Acceleration (Education), Achievement Tests, Admission Criteria
