The Center for Arts and Sciences (Oklahoma) developed an interdisciplinary curriculum for disadvantaged gifted children on styles of architecture, called "Discovering Patterns in the Built Environment." This article describes the content and processes used in the curriculum, as well as other programs of the center, such as teacher…

Nineteen elementary grade teachers who worked with minority, rural, and disadvantaged gifted students participated in a workshop on interdisciplinary active learning. Pretest and posttest scores revealed increased levels of perceived knowledge, skills, and implementation. Mixed results were obtained from comparison with a control group. (DB)

This project describes Project SAIL (Schools for Active Interdisciplinary Learning), a federally funded project providing in-depth staff development during a 3-week summer program for teachers, parents, and their gifted/talented economically disadvantaged students. The program theme, "Searching for Patterns in History," has been used with students…