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).
Carolyn – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
Had really great information.
Billie – FLOUR BLUFF ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent.
MARIA G – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
It explains how students can elevate their own thinking by creating different types of questions.
Rebecca – Pilot (verified owner) –
I think that this was a good course. I learned a great deal.
Stephanie – NEWARK CITY (verified owner) –
A lot of information but not a lot of ways to implement into the classroom across different areas
Marie – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Liked his ideas.
Mario – MONTGOMERY ISD (verified owner) –
Good, informative; information that we have heard before but explained very well and offers good information to take teachers back to the basics of high level teaching.
tom – GREENEVIEW LOCAL (verified owner) –
Dr. Cash really digs into the process of getting students to think and work with depth and complexity, especially the gifted students. He is very thorough. He presented a lot of information and ideas. It was mostly geared toward a history or english class, but he mentions it can work for a math class, but it will take some work to get there.
Kristi – HALLSVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
Great ideas and vocabulary explaining rigor, depth and complexity, etc.
Jody – MIDLAND ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent! Great explanations with examples for questioning all students then taking it to the next level for GT students.