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).
Michelle – WORTHINGTON CITY (verified owner) –
Dr Cash gives very specific and varied examples of what he is talking about; it really helps to visualize the end-goal.
Marly – WORTHINGTON CITY (verified owner) –
This was a really nice review of how to teach kids higher order questioning techniques. Dr. Cash also presents some nice graphic organizers and examples to use with students as they practice formulating higher order questions.
Sonja – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
This course is essential to both teacher and student in order to help the GT students improve higher order thinking and processing skills.
Sanns – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
Too long and very boring about stuff I’ll never remember.
Melissa – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Specific examples for implementing ideas taught in the course.
Phyllis – SWEENY ISD (verified owner) –
informative
Rosa – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Interesting Coarse. Great framework for questioning.
Araceli – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
great presenter
Carrie – SWEENY ISD (verified owner) –
It was very helpful in ways he we can differentiate our honors classes.
Esmeralda – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
to provide information on how to approach gt students in secondary levels