The Cluster Grouping Handbook: A Schoolwide Model: How to Challenge Gifted Students and Improve Achievement for All

by Susan Winebrenner, Dina Brulles, Bertie Kingore (Foreword)

In today’s standards-driven era, how can teachers motivate and challenge gifted learners and ensure that all students reach their potential—without major budget implications? This book provides a compelling answer: the Schoolwide Cluster Grouping Model (SCGM). The authors explain how the model differs from grouping practices of the past, and they present a roadmap for implementing, sustaining, and evaluating schoolwide cluster grouping. Practitioners will find a wealth of teacher-tested classroom strategies along with detailed information on identifying students for clusters, gaining support from parents, and providing ongoing professional development. Digital content features customizable reproducible forms and a PowerPoint presentation designed for in-service training.

Genres: Teaching, Nonfiction

224 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2008

Reviews

[Gretchen Taylor · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5 stars 🤷🏻‍♀️

[Rachel Polacek · Rating 2 out of 5]

This wasn't quite for classroom teachers, but maybe for a committee deciding how to implement SCGM in a district. There are some practical resources in this text, but it seems more useful for leaders to read this and disseminate those resources, instead of classroom teachers using this text directly in their classrooms.

[Angela Tucker · Rating 2 out of 5]

Finally finished this. The publication date aligns with the “nothing new” feeling I had while reading. In fact, many of the ideas are outdated. Wish there was something more current on the school wide cluster model that was suggested reading from our school district.

[Karyn Buchanan · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good manual on how to support gifted learners.