About the Editors Series Introduction - Sally M. Reis Introduction to Differentiation for Gifted and Talented Students - Carol Ann Tomlinson 1. Interface Between Gifted Education and General Education: Toward Communication, Cooperation and Collaboration - Carol Ann Tomlinson, Mary Ruth Coleman, Susan Allan, Anne Udall, and Mary Landrum 2. The Effectiveness of the Schoolwide Enrichment Model on Selected Aspects of Elementary School Change - F. Richard Olenchak, Joseph S. Renzulli 3. The Impact of Staff Development on Teachers' Ability to Modify Curriculum for Gifted and Talented Students - Sally M. Reis, Karen L. Westberg 4. A Multi-Site Case Study of Successful Classroom Practices for High Ability Students - Karen L. Westberg and Francis X. Archambault, Jr. 5. Open-Ended Activities: Differentiation Through Learner Responses - Nancy B. Hertzog 6. Curriculum Compacting and Achievement Test Scores: What Does the Research Say? - Sally M. Reis, Karen L. Westberg, Jonna M. Kulikowich, and Jeanne H. Purcell 7. Building Bridges Between General Practitioners and Educators of the Gifted: A Study of Collaboration - Jeanne H. Purcell, Jann H. Leppien 8. Changing General Education Classroom Practices to Adapt for Gifted Students - Susan K. Johnsen, Patricia A. Haensly, Gail R. Ryser, and Randal F. Ford 9. A Curriculum Study of Gifted-Student Learning in the Language Arts - Joyce VanTassel-Baska, Li Zuo, Linda D. Avery, and Catherine A. Little 10. Practices of Preservice Teachers Related to Gifted and Other Academically Diverse Learners - Carol Ann Tomlinson, Ellen M. Tomchin, Carolyn M. Callahan, Cheryll M. Adams, Paula Pizzat-Tinnin, Caroline M. Cunningham, Barbara Moore, Lori Lutz, Chris Roberson, Nancy Eiss, Mary Landrum, Scott Hunsaker, and Marcia Imbeau 11. Deciding to Differentiate Instruction in Middle School: One School's Journey - Carol Ann Tomlinson Index