Higher Level Thinking and Complexity – Central Concepts, Structures and Tools (6-Hour)

$90.00

(101 customer reviews)

Presenters: Karen Rumley
Core Area: Curricular Content Knowledge 3.1, ODE Teacher Competency a, b, c; OAGC HOTS
Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary
Hours: 6

When gifted students are engaged in learning, they thrive. The secret to engaging them in the classroom lies in differentiation. In this 6-hour course, educators will learn how to recognize common myths about differentiation and explore major elements of differentiated learning approaches.

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Description

What should educators do for gifted students who already know most of the lesson material or can learn it faster than others? The answer lies in differentiating lessons so that they are engaging for all students.

In this course, gifted instructor Karen Rumley teaches educators how to recognize common myths about differentiation and explores major elements of differentiated learning approaches. You will also learn how to apply principles of depth and complexity to differentiation and adapt instruction to fit specific learning environments.

In this 6-hour course, educators will discover:

  • The basics of differentiation
  • Examples of differentiated assignments
  • Steps for implementing differentiation
  • Differentiation myths
2016 ODE Teacher competency: a, b, c
NAGC Teacher Preparation Standard: 3.1

Click here for a leader’s guide created by the Ohio Association for the Gifted and Talented.

Presenter Bio

Karen Rumley is the past president of the Ohio Association for Gifted Children. She is the director of instruction with Kent City Schools and formerly a consultant with the Summit County Educational Service Center, specializing in gifted services and programming as well as secondary English language arts and social studies. She has coordinated gifted programs for eight years and is the past secretary of the OAGC governing and executive boards. She is also the co-chair of OAGC Annual Fall Conference. She and her husband, Eric, live near Ravenna and enjoy travel, reading, and training in Kung Fu. 

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101 reviews for Higher Level Thinking and Complexity – Central Concepts, Structures and Tools (6-Hour)

  1. Katherine – WESTERN BROWN LOCAL (verified owner) –

    This was a very informative course. While it was convenient to take it online, I think that I would get even more from being in person and being able to actually discuss with other teachers during the discussion times for each class.

  2. Amy – WESTERN BROWN LOCAL (verified owner) –

    I found this course very informative.

  3. Paula – WESTERN BROWN LOCAL (verified owner) –

    very informative

  4. Lori – FAYETTEVILLE-PERRY LOCAL (verified owner) –

    This course was easy to understand, but very long winded.

  5. Teri – FAYETTEVILLE-PERRY LOCAL (verified owner) –

    I think this module and class really helped me to understand a lot of different things about condensing content and scaffolding as well as some other techniques that I can implement.

  6. Debby – RIPLEY-UNION-LEWIS-HUNTINGTON LOCAL (verified owner) –

    Great information!

  7. Rhonda – WESTERN BROWN LOCAL (verified owner) –

    This was great for social studies and language arts. I would have appreciated more math/science examples or applications.

  8. Cristy – RIPLEY-UNION-LEWIS-HUNTINGTON LOCAL (verified owner) –

    Lots of strategies and idea for differentiating lessons for gifted students

  9. Kathryn – WESTERN BROWN LOCAL (verified owner) –

    I learned a lot about differentiating for gifted students.

  10. Elizabeth – WESTERN BROWN LOCAL (verified owner) –

    Good ideas – things that can be implemented easily into the classroom.

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