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).
Travis – Private Pay (verified owner) –
This course showed me more about the 21st century learning and how to teach students in upcoming situations.
Darian – SWEENY ISD (verified owner) –
Very organized and detailed.
Lauren – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
Great info. Charismatic presenter. I like how the course was arranged.
Brittany – SWEENY ISD (verified owner) –
It was fantastic. Extremely engaging, explanatory, and fun. I really enjoyed the course.
Araceli – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
I was very impressed of this course. There were so many things that I am going to do differently as I start this school year with my 7th grade math students.
Maria – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Very well organized and easy to comprehend.
Gianire – BURLESON ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed this training. It gave me valuable information that I can use in my classroom.
megan – BELTON ISD (verified owner) –
This course gave me a few strategies to use in my classroom.
Marisa – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
It has a lot of wonderful information and useful strategies to use.
Lauren – WYLIE ISD (verified owner) –
It was helpful.