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).
Cadie – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
Great course to help all students!
Shaun – HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY & SCHOOL OF SCIENCE – HOUSTON SOUTH 101846 OR 101862 (verified owner) –
good
chelsy – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
I think this course gave some great ideas to implement into my classroom.
Emily – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
I liked this course because it really made me think about who was the center of my classroom. I would like it to be more student centered.
Coloma – HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY – AUSTIN (verified owner) –
This course was very engaging and required me to stay laser focused in that I wanted to take notes so I can go back and reflect. This class gave me so many ways to consider unpacking core content for our GT students.
Linda – DAYTON CITY (verified owner) –
Lots of ideas that can be used to differentiate and make the classroom more student centered.
Jami – Coshocton City Schools (verified owner) –
This course had great examples of ideas that could be used in the classroom.
Nora – BOERNE ISD (verified owner) –
I loved the energy from the presenter.
Shardai – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
I loved this course. It gave me a different outlook for the next school year with all my students and not just my GT students. I would have loved to take this course in person.
Rachael – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed this class very much. I learned how to support my teachers with engaging our gifted learners.