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).
Armando – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Great information!
Priscilla – DUNCANVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
The course had many new strategies that I can implement with all learners including my GT students.
Jennifer – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
This was an amazing course and loved all of it! It was informative, relevant, provides excellent examples and a lot of strategies for teaching GT as we as gen ed kids. Would highly recommend!
yvette – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Presenter is very knowledgeable and charismatic. Kept me engaged.
Florence – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
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Lashonda – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
I like the fact that this course teaches teachers to focus on letting the students lead their own learning.
Lisa – WESTERVILLE CITY (verified owner) –
There were some helpful nuggets here and there, but I did not find most of the activities and discussion questions very beneficial. Much of the content was redundant with training I have completed in the past.
Hector – GEORGETOWN ISD (verified owner) –
I have to say, it was really well done. I enjoy many of the tips provided in this course.
Pamela – BEAUMONT ISD (verified owner) –
Dr. Cash kept my attention. His information is wonderful and I learned several things today.
CAROL – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
I highly recommend it.