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).
Monica – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
The course was very informative and I enjoyed the activities. However, at times I found myself lost in all the terminology and struggled a little with following along.
Aracely – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
It was interesting and informative.
Edgar – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
I think this course offers insight on meaningful differentiation.
Jeremy – BOERNE ISD (verified owner) –
Great course!!
Audria – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Had a lot of great information
D’Carlon – STANTON ISD (verified owner) –
The course expanded my knowledge and will allow me to implement higher level thinking skills in the classroom.
Laura – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
This course provided a new way of understanding GT students and how to better differentiate instruction to meet their needs.
Mary – HARMONY SCIENCE ACAD (EL PASO) (verified owner) –
This course had many wonderful ideas and information about how the gifted student learns and is motivated to learn and put that knowledge to use. Dr. Cash showed many exciting strategies to use in the classroom and thing we can put to use immediately in the classroom.
Jonathan – EVERMAN ISD (verified owner) –
This course was great!
Jose – SHARYLAND ISD (verified owner) –
The information was relevant to what I was looking for.