Multiple Menu Model
The Multiple Menu Model was created by Dr. Joseph Renzulli. He believes teachers who write curriculum for their schools and classrooms need guidance and he believes he has a plan to assist teachers. This places a greater emphasis on balancing, involving students as inquirers and exploring connections among knowledge. Here is how this works:
First, see the image below, this is the Multiple Menu Model. It is called that because it looks like a restaurant menu. There are six inter-related concepts which will be discussed. They are: Knowledge, Instructional Objectives and Student Activities, Instructional Strategies, Instructional Sequences, Artistic Modification, and Instructional Products which contains two inter-related menus.
1. Knowledge Menu:
The Knowledge Menu requires curriculum writers to evaluate a curriculum from four perspectives:
2. Instructional Objectives and Student Activities, Instructional Strategies, Instructional Sequences, and Artistic Modification Menus:
Each of these menus provide for various pedagogy or instruction. They provide curriculum developers with a range of options related to how they will teach the material they found to be important from the Knowledge Menu. This allows curriculum developers the time to consider gifted students and develop lessons and learning activities based on prior knowledge, interest, and the social and emotional needs of the gifted student. There are many instructional opportunities for gifted students in these menu options.
3. Instructional Products Menu:
The Instructional Products Menu pertains to the instructional outcomes and learning experiences by the student. Two types of outcomes are evident: Concrete and Abstract. The concrete deals with the physical learning, while the abstract deals with secondary outcomes such as leadership skills and self confidence.
Why use the Multiple Menu Model with gifted students?
The Multiple Menu Model is important for gifted learners. When curriculum developers consider the gifted student they are able to insert many exceptional learning opportunities for these students. They can add interest based research, theories, student choice in how they demonstrate mastery of their learning. While this is not an all-inclusive list, you can clearly see how this method of developing/teaching/learning addresses the needs of gifted students.
The Multiple Menu Model was created by Dr. Joseph Renzulli. He believes teachers who write curriculum for their schools and classrooms need guidance and he believes he has a plan to assist teachers. This places a greater emphasis on balancing, involving students as inquirers and exploring connections among knowledge. Here is how this works:
First, see the image below, this is the Multiple Menu Model. It is called that because it looks like a restaurant menu. There are six inter-related concepts which will be discussed. They are: Knowledge, Instructional Objectives and Student Activities, Instructional Strategies, Instructional Sequences, Artistic Modification, and Instructional Products which contains two inter-related menus.
1. Knowledge Menu:
The Knowledge Menu requires curriculum writers to evaluate a curriculum from four perspectives:
- Purpose and placement within the bigger picture
- Underlying concepts and principles
- Most relevant topics and contributions to the universal knowledges
- Methodology
2. Instructional Objectives and Student Activities, Instructional Strategies, Instructional Sequences, and Artistic Modification Menus:
Each of these menus provide for various pedagogy or instruction. They provide curriculum developers with a range of options related to how they will teach the material they found to be important from the Knowledge Menu. This allows curriculum developers the time to consider gifted students and develop lessons and learning activities based on prior knowledge, interest, and the social and emotional needs of the gifted student. There are many instructional opportunities for gifted students in these menu options.
3. Instructional Products Menu:
The Instructional Products Menu pertains to the instructional outcomes and learning experiences by the student. Two types of outcomes are evident: Concrete and Abstract. The concrete deals with the physical learning, while the abstract deals with secondary outcomes such as leadership skills and self confidence.
Why use the Multiple Menu Model with gifted students?
The Multiple Menu Model is important for gifted learners. When curriculum developers consider the gifted student they are able to insert many exceptional learning opportunities for these students. They can add interest based research, theories, student choice in how they demonstrate mastery of their learning. While this is not an all-inclusive list, you can clearly see how this method of developing/teaching/learning addresses the needs of gifted students.
Below you will see what this may look like in a 7th grade classroom:
Resources:
University of Connecticut
University of Connecticut