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).
Kevin – SOUTHWEST ISD (verified owner) –
It was insightful
Alecia – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
I always appreciate learning new perspectives and ways to enhance my classroom.
Chelsey – GEORGETOWN ISD (verified owner) –
I think this was so helpful to learn HOW to implement differentiation.
Michelle – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
I have learned many of these strategies in other courses, but this what an entertaining refresher.
Melissa – VALLEY VIEW LOCAL (verified owner) –
a lot is repeated from other courses
JEANNINA – Springfield City School District (verified owner) –
Gives a better understanding of the ever changing concepts of the present and future generations of learners.
Cassandra – WYLIE ISD (verified owner) –
I learned more in this course about how to truly help my GT students than I have in 20 years of teaching PD!
Kirsten – SWEENY ISD (verified owner) –
It had lots of information that i have never heard. It caught my attentions and held it through the whole course.
Kylie – SWEENY ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed this course. I learned very valuable information and am leaving with new ideas.
Rosalina – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Very Informative course.