Three critical curricular issues currently hinder many gifted/talented programs: Fragmentation, or disjointed curricula; limited availability of truly appropriate or legitimate curricula for the gifted/talented either commercially or locally; lack of systematic planning to improve curricula for the gifted/talented. The C3 Model (Comprehensive Curriculum Coordination) is one way of resolving these issues on a long-range basis through developing five curriculum products in sequence: (1) Long-range curriculum development/improvement plan, (2) curriculum framework, (3) scopes and sequences, (4) course descriptions, and (5) skeletal unit plans.
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