Using the Schoolwide Enrichment Model in Mathematics: A How-to Guide for Developing Student Mathematicians applies the teaching and learning strategies of the Schoolwide Enrichment Model (SEM) to the math classroom. Based on more than 40 years of research and development and used in schools around the world, the SEM approach focuses on promoting higher level thinking skills and creative productivity. Using this approach in mathematics, this new guidebook promotes the use of the Mathematical Practices outlined in the Common Core State Standards as the underlying processes and proficiencies that should be developed in students. Teachers learn how to create a culture of enjoyment, engagement, and enthusiasm for all students, and in particular gifted students, while developing students who think and act like mathematicians. Easy to read and use, the book incorporates many practical suggestions, including views from the classroom and sample activities from NAGC-award winning curriculum to motivate and challenge students.

M. Katherine Gavin, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor at the University of Connecticut, where she serves as the math specialist at the Neag Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development. She is the principal investigator and senior author of two national research projects that involve the development of advanced mathematics units for mathematically talented students in grades K-5. The units in Project M3: Mentoring Mathematical Minds, developed under a Jacob K. Javits U.S. Department of Education research grant for students in grades 3-5, have won the NAGC Curriculum Division Award for 6 consecutive years. Published by Kendall Hunt, they are being used in all 50 states as well as internationally.Dr. Gavin and her colleagues also received the 2009 Research Paper of the Year award from Gifted Child Quarterly, the leading research journal in gifted education in the U.S., for an article that reported the research results of Project M3. Dr. Gavin is currently directing Project M2: Mentoring Young Mathematicians, a National Science Foundation project whose purpose is to develop and research advanced curriculum for primary students. This project recently received the 2010 NAGC Curriculum Division Award. Dr. Gavin is also a coauthor and project director of a new middle school textbook series, Math Innovations, published by Kendall Hunt. She received the Early Leader Award from NAGC in 2006.A former mathematics teacher, department chair, and district coordinator, Dr. Gavin has written numerous articles and book chapters on gifted mathematics education, is a member of the writing team for the NCTM Navigations series, and has coauthored a series of creative problem-solving books. In addition, as a consultant, she provides professional development for teachers and administrators in school districts across the country and presents annually at national and international conferences.

Joseph S. Renzulli, Ed.D., Distinguished Professor of Educational Psychology and Director of the Renzulli Center for Creativity Gifted Education, and Talent Development, is an esteemed leader in gifted education whose contributions have had a profound impact on teachers and students. His work on the Three-Ring Conception of Giftedness, the Enrichment Triad Model, curriculum compacting, and the use of instructional technology to assess student strengths and match resources to students' electronic profiles were pioneering efforts to make the field more flexible and to place the focus on talent development. He has contributed hundreds of books, book chapters, articles, and monographs to the professional literature, many of which have been translated to other languages. The American Psychological Association named him among the 25 most influential psycholgists in the world, and he recently received the Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Award for Innovation in Education, considered by many to be the Nobel Prize for educators.