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).
Christee – DEL VALLE ISD (verified owner) –
informative
speaker was engaging and entertaining
Deb – VAN WERT CITY (verified owner) –
Very interesting and easy to follow
Carla – CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative!
Loree – MIAMI TRACE LOCAL (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed the presenter. He gave relevant informaton.
Cynthia – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Great!
Karen – CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
The diagrams and notes on the screen were very helpful to organize the information. I took lots of notes and plan to use these strategies in my classroom.
Stephanie – VAN WERT CITY (verified owner) –
Great variety to address those gifted and talented learners’ needs.
Lalis – CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
This course has been my favorite by far!! Very informative and relevant, especially when I think of our population and how underrepresented groups are underserved.
Anju – CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
It is very productive and helpful course for classroom teachers to over come many hurdles ,gives tips to avoid distraction, and motivates a teacher to be a better teacher. as teaching is a continues journey of learning
Lillian – CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
Great information! Thank you!