SEM Triad Model

Renzulli, Joseph S., and Sally M. Reis. The schoolwide enrichment model: a how-to guide for educational excellence. 2nd ed. Mansfield Center, Conn.: Creative

Learning Press, 1997.

The Triad Model

Type I: The SPARK

What is your favorite hobby? Sport? Activity?

Where did you get the inspiration to pursue this?

At some point you were exposed to a topic that “sparked” this interest in you.

Often these types of experiences strongly influence our career decisions later in life.

TYPE I

Type I Enrichment is designed to expose you to a wide variety of topics, ideas, concepts, issues, and events that are not ordinarily covered in the regular curriculum.

It’s a launching point to pursue further enrichment.

Type I

1. Enrich the lives of all students by sharing new experiences with you.

2. Stimulate new interests that might lead to more intensive (Type III) follow-up activities.

3. Helps me, the teacher, make decisions about what type of meaningful process skills (Type II) activities to teach you.

Goals

What topics will we experience?

Topics will come from YOU and ME!

Student surveys and suggestions

Parents and Teachers

Things in our community

What does a Type I look like?

Guest Speaker

Web Site

Video Clip

Interest Center

Field Trip

How can I be a part of a Type I?

I will make a flyer and pass it out to your teachers. I will also post the upcoming Type I Enrichment Activities on the bulletin board next to the lunch room.

Your teachers will decide which students can come. They may choose you or they may ask who is interested and you can ask permission to join.

It depends on the day/time/amount of room available.

And if you are able to attend based on grades and behavior.

Follow Up to the Type I

Ms. Klimis will send home a letter talking about the activity you experienced. Included will be some extension ideas.

Debrief: We will evaluate the Type I by talking about our feelings on the experience. Was it interesting? Boring? Did you learn anything new? What types of investigations might this lead to?

If you are SUPER interested in the topic, you can submit a “light bulb” for a Type III investigation.

Questions or Comments

Type IIEnrichment Activities

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The Know How

Type IIs are skills that you need in order to explore a topic further or do an independent investigation (Type III).

For example…you want to grow a garden. What information or skills do you need to know?

Type II Skills Planning the steps to create a gardenResearch Skills to get this information:Need to know about plantsWhat climate they grow inWhere to plant themHow often to water themHow to keep away insects

Type II Skills

Creativity

Problem Solving & Decision Making

Critical and Logical Thinking

Affective Training (understanding yourself)

Listening, Observing, Note-taking, Outlining, Research Skills, Presentation

Just to name a few!

How can I participate in a Type II?

You already do! In many cases you are learning “how-to skills” in your class.

Sometimes there may be a special Type II offered on Friday in the Enrichment Room.

With teacher permission, you may be able to attend.

Teacher Request:

For example:

Your teacher has 5 students working on an in class enrichment activity. These students read a book and would like to create a play based on a chapter in the book, but no one knows how to write a play. Your teacher may request a one-time session for you in the Enrichment Room for learning “how to write a play.”

Follow Up for Type II

Discussion Questions What did you like best? Who would you share

this skill with? Where can we learn

more about this? Are there any careers

that this make you think of?

Did anyone think of an interesting project that can be pursued on this topic?

If you are SUPER interested in the topic, you can submit a “light bulb” for a Type III investigation.

Questions or Comments

Type IIIEnrichment Activities

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Type III

Individual and Small Group Investigations of Real Problems

Students think, feel, and act like practicing professionals.

What are examples of Type IIIs?

Cooking was Gretchen’s hoppy and she became fascinated with the foods mentioned in the Little Women novel and learned how to recreate the recipes. She thought others may be interested so she created a cookbook and sent it to the Little Brown Company who later published it.

Example of a Type III

Because many of the streets of Tigard, Oregon were barely wide enough for two cars to pass, this group of students worked with their teachers to get a ballot measure passed that would provide bike paths for the city.

Step 1Fill out and turn in a form to Ms. Klimis. Any time

Teachers can also fill one out for a student they would like to suggest for a Type III

Step 2:The Interview with the Student

Looking for students with • High Interest• Above

Average Ability

• Creativity• Task

Commitment

Step 3: Accepted into the Enrichment Room for a Type III

Contract for student, parent, teacher, and Ms. Klimis to sign

Management Plan

Step 4: Management PlanStep 5: Real-world investigation!

Next Steps: IdentificationTotal talent portfolio