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).
Jennifer – HILLSBORO ISD (verified owner) –
Very knowledgeable presenter. Good information.
Anh – COLUMBIA-BRAZORIA ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative! Dr. Cash is a great presenter!
Kevin – WESTFALL LOCAL (verified owner) –
Great!
Sasha – CLEAR CREEK ISD (verified owner) –
Very interesting, worth the listen.
Allie – TRIAD LOCAL (verified owner) –
It is dull but good information.
John – WORTHINGTON CITY (verified owner) –
While the presenter opens with concepts that are not well-enough defined to be translated into daily classroom practice (and he’s not to be too harshly criticized for this since the session he is leading is a short one), he does, as he progresses, increasingly move into more practical application, as evidence by his use of specific examples and anecdotal explanations of how these examples worked in classrooms.
Mallory – JACKSONVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
It was very helpful!
Courtney – TRIAD LOCAL (verified owner) –
This course gave a good overview of questions techniques and strategies to use to appropriately challenge gifted students.
Rich – SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD (verified owner) –
Good information.
Bruce – MIAMI EAST LOCAL (verified owner) –
This course does an amazing job of explaining how to design higher level questions, and offers a lot of examples on how to engage your students into the self assessment process. Truly enjoyed the part on teaching students how to develop higher level/more depth questions to enhance their overall learning.