2nd Edition

Quests and Quandaries Intellectual Pursuits and Problem-Based Learning for Advanced and Gifted Students

By Jason S. McIntosh Copyright 2025
176 Pages 23 B/W Illustrations
by Prufrock Press

176 Pages 23 B/W Illustrations
by Prufrock Press

176 Pages 23 B/W Illustrations
by Prufrock Press

Take your students on a learning journey to discover their personal intellectual interests and develop expertise. Using a research- based approach, the lessons in Quests and Quandaries are designed to teach students how to think and behave as a scholar. Along the way, students will write SMART goals, use the Depth and Complexity Icons to conduct research, solve problems using the steps in the... Read more

1. A Hungry Mind  2. Investigating Individual Interests  3. The Power-Level Profile  4. What is a Scholar?  5. It’s Decision Time  6. S.M.A.R.T. Goals for Smart Students  7. Unanswered No More  8. The Governor’s Invitation  9. The Lexicon of Learning  10. The Power of Perspective  11. Morals, Ethics, and Controversies… Oh My!  12. Zonks or Zillions  13. You Can’t Stop the Clock  14. Patterns Within Patterns  15. The Ups and Downs of Research  16. Everything’s Connected  17. Zooming Out  18. Research Wrap Up  19. Envisioning the Future  20. Itching to Iterate  21. Silo Demolition  22. Reflect then Perfect  23. Appraising Your Progress  24. A Problem-Solving Palooza  25. Choose Your Own “Problem”  26. A Truncated Trial Run  27. Presentation Day  28. Crossing the Finish Line

Biography

Jason S. McIntosh, Ph.D., is an experienced educator and passionate advocate for gifted education. He has served as a gifted coordinator and Director of Advanced Learning Experiences for several school districts in Arizona. To find out more about his latest curriculum projects, please visit his website at www.notmoreofthesame.com.