Ariel Baska

This updated third edition of Curriculum Planning and Instructional Design for Gifted Learners:

Learning a second language has clear benefits to gifted students. It provides high challenge and the complexity these students crave. This NAGC Select will help teachers and gifted coordinators teach second languages with the learning needs of gifted students in mind as well as provide a talent trajectory to encourage proficiency in two second languages by the time the students graduate from high school.

Designed to help teachers of English and gifted learners explore the world of the ancient Romans, Ancient Roots and Ruins focuses on the important role of the Romans in shaping modern language, history, and culture. Short papers highlight and introduce Roman contributions in the areas of language, philosophy and religion, literature, art and architecture, and history, law, and government. Lessons and concepts within the book are designed to be interdisciplinary. Organized around the Integrated Curriculum Model, each unit focuses on a major concept, with essential questions, introductory materials, lessons, activities, and resources. The five major units covered are Time, Space, Power, Innovation, and Expression, each with supporting materials on Latin vocabulary, Roman daily life, Latin expressions, mythology, and connections to other subject areas. Grades 4-8