Description
In this 1-hour course, Dr. Richard Cash shares several ways teachers can differentiate their lesson plans and give students more choice. With over 25 years of education experience, Dr. Cash knows the best ways to reach the minds of students and help them prosper in the classroom. The course offers numerous ways to differentiate the classroom experience for each student and gives examples on how to use them practically in class.
After taking this course, you’ll understand more about:
- Stations and centers
- Using choice menus
- Using learner profiles
- Using special interest groups
Other courses in this series:
Differentiating Up! Strategies to Challenge ALL Learners
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).
Brittany – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
This course give lots of helpful ideas (and examples) for assessing and extension activities.
Mary – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
Dr. Cash was clearly an expert in his field. He had many differentiated activity ideas to share that are easy to understand and teach to students.
Rhonda – HALLSVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
He really explained and gave examples for each of the activities he was talking about. He was easy to follow and it was very interesting.
Clair – SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD (verified owner) –
Amazing ideas on how to use learning menus!
Juliana – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
Loved this course as he actually gave real examples, not just talk about them.
Lynnette – ANTWERP LOCAL (verified owner) –
The instructor gave some very practical and easy ways to challenge students and encourage higher level thinking skills on whatever topic you are teaching.
Melodi – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
Very helpful! Hands-on ideas I can implement this year!
Elizabeth H – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
Useful, full of strategies with clear examples
Casey – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
This clearly explains the difference between centers and stations which are frequently thought to be the same thing (They are not). It gives you multiple examples for different disciplines and ways to monitor success of each.
Luselva – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Great ideas