The Schoolwide Enrichment Model in Science: A Hands-on Approach for Engaging Young Scientists

Grounded in decades of research, the Schoolwide Enrichment Model (SEM) has been successfully implemented at hundreds of schools across the world. Now, The Schoolwide Enrichment Model in Science: A Hands-on Approach for Engaging Young Scientists takes high-engagement learning one step further by applying SEM teaching strategies to the science curriculum. In this book, teachers learn how to engage students and to teach the skills needed to complete meaningful, in-depth investigations in science. Activities are connected to the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and current policy recommendations calling for the meaningful integration of technology and promoting thinking and doing like young scientists over rote memorization. Easy to read and use, the book incorporates many practical suggestions, as well as reproducible student and teacher handouts.

Nancy Heilbronner, Ph.D., has been in education for almost 20 years and is currently a faculty member at Western Connecticut State University, where she teaches classes on talent development, leadership, technology, creativity, and statistics.

A former science teacher, she researches and publishes frequently on gifted and science education and is the author of the book, Ten Things NOT to Say to Your Gifted Child and coauthor of the science methods book Think Data: Getting Kids Involved in Hands-On Investigations With Data-Gathering Instruments. She provides professional development and speaks at parent groups nationwide. Dr. Heilbronner is active in service to the community and university, and she currently serves as on the board of the Connecticut Association for the Gifted (CAG).

She is the parent of three adult gifted children and enjoys living quietly at home and going on hikes with her husband, Fred, and puppy, Teddy, in rural New York.