Description
Twenty-first century students have access to more information than any generation in history. The implications for education, particularly for gifted students, are far-reaching. Richard M. Cash, Ph.D., shares his experience working with gifted students and connects that knowledge to the need for innovation in 21st century education.
In this 6-hour course, you will learn:
- How neo-millennials learn in the 21st century and how to adapt your classroom
- The purpose of proximity learning
- To identify the four types of learners and doers
- Why curriculum and instruction must be differentiated to meet the academic and social/emotional needs of advanced learners
- How to advance content, process, and product
- Curricular and instructional practices for gifted students
This course is aligned with 2016 ODE Teacher Competencies a, b, c, f, g and NAGC Teacher Preparation Standards 3.1, 5.1, 5.2.
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).
Denise – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
This was a useful course with a lot of relevant information and specific strategies for gifted students in the classeroom.
Michelle – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
It was a great course! I enjoyed it. Good speaker.
Stephanie – BOERNE ISD (verified owner) –
Very interesting material!
PAULA V – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
I learned and had many aha moments that will help me to be more effective with students.
Nadiezhda – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
Wonderful course mainly because of the instructor’s knowledge.
Anetra – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
Extremely informative and thorough
Rocio – VALLEY VIEW ISD PHARR – REGION 01 (verified owner) –
I liked this kinds of trainings.
Angelica – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
It was very informative.
Carmela – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
Very insightful with realistic approaches to customize learning for gifted students
Andrew – Fort Frye Local (verified owner) –
Very informative! Was not what I expected to come from an online virtual class. Quite intereactive despite the shortcomings of online pre-recorded videos.