Description
Differentiation for gifted learners is not the same as differentiation in a regular classroom. In this 1-hour course, Richard M. Cash, Ph.D. draws from years of research and personal experience in gifted education to offer ideas for differentiating gifted courses. He discusses the various levels of the teaching and learning continuum and uses a framework to guide students toward greater learning autonomy through self-confidence.
In this course, you will learn to:
- Use pace to accelerate instructional practice
- Incorporate depth and complexity into your gifted courses
- Increase sophistication in the course through critical questioning
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).
Diane – HALLSVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
This course was difficult.
Lynda – RUNGE ISD (verified owner) –
Great Course!
Rebecca – CARLISLE LOCAL (verified owner) –
Not as interesting to hear.
Amanda – MIDWAY ISD – WOODWAY (verified owner) –
Dr. Cash was a wonderful speaker with many great ideas.
Randall – CARLISLE LOCAL (verified owner) –
It was a good course on how to create higher thinking questions for all of your students and specifically your gifted students.
Koneake – ELYRIA CITY SCHOOLS (verified owner) –
It was rather dry just listening to a lecture, but the information was good if a little overwhelming. I appreciated the examples given and will go over the notes provided to try to adapt it to my subject area.
martha – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
Really too complex for me
BRIANNA – Huber Heights City (verified owner) –
It was very informative and well organized
Katie – COLUMBUS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
This course gave me another view of thinking about depth and complexity.
Harold – COLUMBUS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Great course, amazing information.