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

    I think it was too long.

  2. Kathryn – BOERNE ISD (verified owner) –

    I would like some examples with kindergarten learners.

  3. Theodora – Fredericktown Local (verified owner) –

    The information on differentiation that was presented was very helpful, it just would be nice to take more time to go over specific types in fuller detail.

  4. Jami – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –

    Great info on gifted students’ needs.

  5. Lindsay – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –

    Great course with alot of great ideas for any classroom teacher!

  6. Traci – RANKIN ISD (verified owner) –

    Information could be compacted more.

  7. Karen – Centerburg Local (verified owner) –

    Karen Rumley presents well and is obviously very knowledgeable. The strategies, the explanations of them, and the honest recognition of classroom constraints were all helpful.

  8. Rebecca – COLUMBIA-BRAZORIA ISD (verified owner) –

    It was good. I liked that other taxonomy models were shown.

  9. Patricia – RIPLEY-UNION-LEWIS-HUNTINGTON LOCAL (verified owner) –

    good information for gifted learning

  10. Debbie – RIPLEY-UNION-LEWIS-HUNTINGTON LOCAL (verified owner) –

    Gives some great ideas.

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