%0 Journal Article
%T Voices From the Desk: The Big Ideas of Gifted Students About Collaborative Partnership
%A Lauren M. Jimenez
%A Yara N. Farah
%J Gifted Child Today
%@ 2162-951X
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/1076217518825337
%X Students are active in shaping the implementation of any curricular intervention. At Paradise Valley Unified School District (PVUSD), more than 1,500 students in Grades 1 to 6 were recipients of the William & Mary English Language Arts (ELA) curriculum units. In this article, we share students¡¯ perceptions related to the following three themes: (a) perception of researchers in the classroom, (b) perceptions of new curriculum, and (c) receptivity to the teaching models. Students¡¯ responses revealed that they had much to say about the work being conducted at PVUSD. Gaining an understanding of students¡¯ perception of curriculum could lead to stronger curricular reform in the future, especially when outcomes of school reform are measured by the success of students
%K curriculum
%K gifted education
%K instructional strategies
%K young gifted
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1076217518825337