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As the Integrated Curriculum Model (ICM) title suggests, it represents the attempt to unite curricular approaches in the design and implementation process of working with learners in schools. Too often gifted learners end up with a curriculum diet that is composed of dabs of acceleration, dabs of project work, and dabs of higher level thinking opportunities.
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Vantassel-Baska, J. (2015). The Integrated Curriculum Model. In: Vidergor, H.E., Harris, C.R. (eds) Applied Practice for Educators of Gifted and Able Learners. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-004-8_9
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