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).
TJ – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
A well thought out presentation of what it means to develop students into scholars.
Ronaldo – NORTHSIDE ISD – SAN ANTONIO – REGION 20 (verified owner) –
Great material but doesn’t work too well using an iPad
Juan A – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Enjoyable course, reinforces my idea that a GT class should never be about having the kids do more work.
Paul – COLUMBUS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Very lecture based
Carla Mae – COLUMBUS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
The course did a nice job of determining differentiation appropriate for G & T.
Ashley – ROCK HILL LOCAL (verified owner) –
This course is great for high school teachers of any content area. What I learned will be really helpful in differentiating for my gifted students and will inform the way that I structure my honors courses.
Kasey – PEARLAND ISD (verified owner) –
I feel that it was a good course but should have been longer. I wanted to get a better idea of how to turn my students into scholars, as he says.
Rolando – LA FERIA ISD (verified owner) –
This course opened my eyes to achieving a scholarly level of learning in my class and hopefully, it may do the same to yours. Awesome!
Claudia – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Very good information!
Irma – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Good review!