Description
Every student is unique, but gifted students from underrepresented populations often require special considerations. What factors do you need to be aware of, and how can you meet needs specific to students with diverse cultural, socioeconomic, and ethnic backgrounds?
- Affect (drive, motivation, directing attention)
- Behavior (actions, communication styles and skills)
- Cognition (metaphysical, infracognitive and metacongitive thinking skills)
Presenter Bio
Dr. Richard Cash has worked in the field of education for over 25 years. He has taught at the elementary, middle school and college levels. Most recently, he served as Director of Gifted Programs for the Bloomington Public Schools in Minnesota. Dr. Cash is the president and lead consultant for nRich Educational Consulting, Inc. His areas of expertise include educational programming, differentiated instruction, brain compatible classrooms, and self-regulated learning. Dr. Cash has authored “Advancing Differentiation: Thinking and Learning for the 21st Century” and “Differentiation for Gifted Learners: Going Beyond the Basics” (co-author Diane Heacox), which was a Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented Legacy Book® Award winner. He is actively involved with the World Council on Gifted Education, the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, and The National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC).
Linda – CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
interesting class and he was entertaining to listen to
Sheila – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
Very beneficial content that transfers to the real life classroom.
Yair – GOOSE CREEK CISD (verified owner) –
It has effective strategies to motivate and teach students to self regulate their learning.
Genessa – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
It was great. It made me think a lot about the needs of GT students who are coming from underrepresented communities.
Harumi – CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
Very useful information
Kimberly – GALVESTON ISD (verified owner) –
The course was very easy to understand and apply to my classroom. Dr. Cash provides you with real-life examples, experiences, strategies, and research. Self-regulation is a fundamental tool that we all need to be successful, and by applying the abc model to situations, it can be accomplished.
Joshua – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative.
Lynn – Morgan Local Schools (verified owner) –
This is good information but it was a little dry for me.
Leah – 588 Co-op (verified owner) –
I thought it was perfect and I loved being able to do it when I had time.
Leeann – DEL VALLE ISD (verified owner) –
This was very helpful and could be applied to all levels of students, not just those who have been identified as gifted and talented. I really liked all the information that was shared.