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).
Jeannie – PLANO ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative and well presented.
Patricia – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed this course the knowledge gain from it is beyond what I thought I knew!
ORLANDO – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Awesome experience
LEE – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
This course gives excellent strategies to help GT students become self-motivated, independent learners.
Kailyn – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
This was a great course and all educators could benefit from it!
Shalini – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
The course is very insightful on how GT students learn.
Geoffrey – FT SAM HOUSTON ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative.
Juan – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Dr. Cash shares a lot of really great insight into what makes gifted students think. I’m coming away from this with a lot of great insight about my students.
Laura – SOUTHWEST ISD (verified owner) –
Great strategies to use! Great videos to get us to understand the world our GT learners are living in when we sometimes get stuck teaching like the past.
Laurie – SAN FELIPE-DEL RIO CISD (verified owner) –
I felt it didn’t give enough examples on how to use it in secondary math.