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Subject Specific
Classroom Enrichment
Definition
Classroom enrichment consists of differentiated experiences provided in the classroom that allow students to investigate the curriculum to a greater breadth and depth. Classroom enrichment may include individual or group activities such as open-ended questioning, extensions of the curriculum, independent investigations, and problem solving opportunities. Classroom enrichment may be facilitated through curriculum compacting.
Advantages
| challenges students within the classroom environment |
| provides opportunities for individual exploration of topics of interest |
| extends topics in the curriculum, encouraging students to link what they know with experiences |
| allows for a combination of knowledge-based and interest-based experiences |
| provides for mastery of learning expectations specified in secondary curriculum documents |
Participants
| identified students |
| selected students whose enrichment tracking sheets indicate a history of previous elementary school involvement |
Guidelines
| initiated by the student and/or the classroom teacher |
| occurs during class time |