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Enrichment Ideas

One of the major reasons that teachers become involved in differentiation is to create enrichment experiences for students who can go beyond the "aim for the middle and hope we hit everyone" philosophy.
There are a variety of strategies to use for enrichment. Two that have been identified on the "Beyond Comfort Zones" page are curriculum compacting and tiering. There are multiple resources on that page.
Other popular ideas include:

Joseph Renzulli's (father of gifted education in the U.S.) Schoolwide Enrichment Model:
http://www.gifted.uconn.edu/sem/semexec.html ; http://lmesem.org/ ; http://montclair.dpsk12.org/sem
Within the Schoolwide Enrichment Model, enrichment clusters: http://www.gifted.uconn.edu/sem/semart01.html; http://montclair.dpsk12.org/clusters

In addition here is where I'm stepping out of the box. I believe that Daniel Pink's book, A Whole New Mind, is an avenue for enrichment. Pink's book outlines six senses needing to be developed for future success in our changing and global society: empathy, play, story, design, symphony and meaning. Here are one resources that discuss the book:
http://www.presentationzen.com/presentationzen/2006/08/from_design_to_.html

Also, here is a link to an article about left brain versus right brain and a test to determine dominance:

http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3629

Please take time to examine the definition of enrichment before jumping in - do you want to students to go deeper with a topic or concept or do you want to accelerate their learning?