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Creating and developing curriculum for gifted learners can be difficult, and at times seem impossible. In an effort to make this task more reasonable, Renzulli and a team of theorists spent over ten years developing a model that gives teachers and curriculum developers choice. The Multiple Menu Model was developed to give curriculum developers options for their preferred gifted curriculum. "The Multiple Menu Model respects this goal by providing six practical planning guides for menus that all teachers, K-12, can use to design in-depth curriculum units for classroom use. It is based on the work of theorists in curriculum and instruction (Ausubel, 1968; Bandura, 1977; Bloom, 1954; Bruner, 1960, 1966; Gagne & Briggs, 1979; Kaplan, 1986; Passow, 1982; Phenix, 1964; and Ward, 1961) and differs from traditional approaches to curriculum design in that it places a greater emphasis on balancing authentic content and process, involving students as firsthand inquirers, and exploring the structure and interconnectedness of knowledge," (Renzulli, 2000).

The six components include: the Knowledge Menu (tools & applications), the Instructional Objectives and Student Activities Menu, the Instructional Strategies Menu, the Instructional Sequences Menu, the Artistic Modification Menu, and the Instructional Products Menu.

Knowledge Menu  (Renzulli, 1988)

Instructional Objectives & Student Activities Menu

(Renzulli, 1988) Instructional Strategies Menu



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Instructional Sequences Menu



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Artistic Modification Menu

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