Renzulli Center
SEM Italy collaborates with the Renzulli Center for Creativity, Gifted Education, and Talent Development of the University of Connecticut, USA. The research conducted by Prof. Joseph S. Renzulli and Prof. Sally M. Reis is based on a broad vision of the concept of giftedness, and is aimed at promoting educational approaches to respond to the special educational needs of all students, especially gifted and twice exceptional students, in an inclusive perspective. The research studies conducted by Prof. Joseph S. Renzulli and Prof. Sally M. Reis and a team of experts from the Renzulli Center, relating to creativity, assessment and identification systems, curriculum personalization and compaction, are considered cornerstones of the scientific literature of Gifted Education and continue to inspire the world of research, contributing to the development of programs and services to develop the creative potential of new generations.
Joseph S. Renzulli, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor at the University of Connecticut. Director of the Renzulli Center for Creativity, Gifted Education, and Talent Development. Prof. Joseph Salvatore Renzulli is listed among the 15 most influential Educators in the world (https://globalgurus.org/education-gurus-30/). In 2021, MENSA recognized Prof. Renzulli with the Lifetime Achievement Award (https://www.mensafoundation.org/what-we-do/awards-and-recognition/lifetime-achievement-award/lifetime-achievement-winners/2021-joseph-renzulli/)
Sally M. Reis
Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor, and a Teaching Fellow in Educational Psychology at the University of Connecticut.
The Schoolwide Enrichment Model
The School Enrichment Model is an inclusive teaching model for the development of talent, creativity and potential of all students, including gifted and twice-exceptional students. Based on the belief that "a rising tide lifts all boats", the SEM allows the extension of the pedagogy of Gifted Education to the development of the talents of all students, providing each student in the class group with opportunities, resources and encouragement necessary to develop individual potential, through the use of differentiation, enrichment and acceleration strategies. The SEM boasts forty years of scientific research, available for free consultation and download from the University of Connecticut website (https://gifted.uconn.edu). Professors Renzulli and Reis have been able to translate research and theory into tools, procedures, and teaching materials in order to facilitate teachers in implementing the model in the classroom, collected in a 'Practical Guide for Teachers', 'The Schoolwide Enrichment Model: A How-to-Guide for Talent Development' (2014), Prufrock Press, translated and published in Italy with the title "The Schoolwide Enrichment Model. A practical guide for talent development (J. Renzulli, S. Reis, L. Milan, 2021, Edizioni Junior - Bambini srl).
