Project ELEVATE has implemented the Schoolwide Enrichment Model in the training of teachers.  One type of curriculum planning focused on the Middle School is the AITD.  Included here is core information on SEM in the Middle school and articles on how to set up and present AITDs within the middle school context:

• Renzulli, J; Richards, S (2000) Addressing the Needs of Middle School Students - Practitioners Guide.  See: Resources: https://nrcgt.uconn.edu/online_resources/

• Renzulli, J (2000) Beyond Structural Change - Effective Practices in the MIddle Grades: Part 1 - One way to organize exploratory curriculum - Academies of Inquiry and Talent Development. Middle School Journal

• Renzulli, J; Gentry, M. (2001) Part 2 - Academies of Inquiry and Talent Devlepment.  Middle School Journal, January 2001. See: https://gifted.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/961/2015/02/aitdp2.pdf

• Renzulli, J. (2000) Things You Can Do to “Academicize” the Content of Your Enrichment Clusters: A Case Study See: https://gifted.uconn.edu/schoolwide-enrichment-model/academicize_your_enrichment_clusters/

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Note: These articles are provided by the National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented - see: https://nrcgt.uconn.edu/

And the Renzulli Center for Creativity, Gifted Education and Talent Development: See AITD blog https://confratute.uconn.edu/2019/05/28/tute_blog_19-07/

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