Description
As part of the series on Differentiating UP, Dr. Richard Cash will unpack the curriculum for you to create quality Essential Questions, which are used to guide your instruction. He will also demonstrate the art of compacting to address the needs of those who have proven mastery in a unit of study. Finally, Richard shares how to use Interest or Passion Projects for those students who have proven mastery or wish to be more self-directed in their learning.
This course is excellent for all educators who are seeking to improve their classroom instruction. Once you have completed this session, you will have a firm understanding of how to create a more engaging learning environment for your students’ diverse needs..
In this 1-hour course, you will learn:
- How to unpack the 3 levels of curriculum
- Interdisciplinary concepts
- The format for compacting
- How to create essential questions
- How to promote self-directed learning
Other courses in this series:
Differentiating UP! Offering Students Choice
Sarah – JESUS CHAPEL (verified owner) –
very informative.
Kelly – JESUS CHAPEL (verified owner) –
The videos were both informative and engaging. The format made it more enjoyable and easier to retain!!!
Michelle – JESUS CHAPEL (verified owner) –
This course goes into detail about the three main objectives.
Laura – JESUS CHAPEL (verified owner) –
It was okay, but I don’t know how I got confused somewhere in the middle, after they were talking about essential questions.
Diana – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Great course
Melissa – CHESAPEAKE UNION EXEMPTED VILLAGE (verified owner) –
This course was interesting and helpful.
Zondra – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
Great ideas on what essential questions are. I have used them in the past, but this is a much better explanation with examples on how to use them to invoke critical thinking and a deeper understanding of concepts.
Ingryd – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
New concept for students learning that can be used this new school year.
Sylvia – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
It was interesting to learn more about essential and content-based questions
Alyssa – DELAWARE CITY (verified owner) –
I think the information about the passion projects was the most beneficial to me in my classroom. Other than that, it seemed like a lot of common sense.
Claudia – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent and very informative course.
Daniel – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
The course was easy to follow and concise.
Sandra May – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
great examples of quesitons
Laura – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Great course
KATHERINE – SAN FELIPE-DEL RIO CISD (verified owner) –
I did not find this training very useful for me.
Rebecca – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
This course provided great examples of developing essential questions and ideas on how to differentiate content for all learners.
Elizabeth – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent course!
Eduardo – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Well paced.
Francisca – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative.
Nora – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Very useful information.
Virginia – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Dr. Richard’s Cash is very informative in his sessions and I truly enjoy them.
Martha – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
very informative
Jacqueline – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
I like that the presenter explained everything in detail.
Sherri – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
More trainings like this one.
Rosa – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
challenging
Kaitlin – EAST MUSKINGUM LOCAL (verified owner) –
This course offered strategies for how to develop good essential question for your units. It also connected this to differentiation.
Kendra – ST MARYS CITY (verified owner) –
Good information
Shelly – MIAMI EAST LOCAL (verified owner) –
There was a lot of good info.
Kimberly – NEW LEXINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
I really like this course. It refreshed my mind on some of the content discussed such as essential questions.
Rodney – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
It is good as I already approach many of the items in this way.
Selena – SOUTHWEST ISD (verified owner) –
Great course
Christine – YOUNGSTOWN CITY SCHOOLS (verified owner) –
easy ideas to implement in classroom
Bethany – MIDLOTHIAN ISD (verified owner) –
I appreciate the use of questions to help guide and direct overview and lesson planning.
Maren – CIRCLEVILLE CITY (verified owner) –
Great course.
Adriana – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
This course is beneficial for teachers because the methods are important to take back to the classroom.
John – LANCASTER CITY (verified owner) –
It was OK. I really liked the concept of passion projects. It would be something I would implement in my history class.
Angelica – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
This course explained to me how to flip the thinking chart so that more time and energy is spent on conceptual knowledge and not just knowledge.
Jeffery – SOUTHWEST ISD (verified owner) –
There is a lot of content in this course. The presenter was engaging and interesting to listen to. I enjoyed this course.
Zulma – SOUTHWEST ISD (verified owner) –
This was a great course packed with lots of useful information.
Jennifer – YOUNGSTOWN CITY SCHOOLS (verified owner) –
I enjoyed to open-mindset of Dr. Cash, his enthusiasm and character. His presentation was engaging and well performed.
Jesus – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –
easy accessible questions to take back to y classroom.
Maria – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –
helpful but i need more examples
Denise – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
It was a good introduction to essential questions.
Shane – WESTERN BROWN LOCAL (verified owner) –
Implementing Universal Essential Questions into the curriculum is a great way to spark a conversation about a particular subject as opposed to gather factual evidence.
Zoey – YOUNGSTOWN CITY SCHOOLS (verified owner) –
This course was very informative.
Dorshia – BEAUMONT ISD (verified owner) –
Well organized and thought provoking
Zachary – DELAWARE CITY (verified owner) –
I enjoyed the learning how to properly use essential questions to promote differentiation in my classroom.
Bennie – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
I thoroughly enjoed this session.
Rachel – BEAUMONT ISD (verified owner) –
I would like a deeper dive – more like what is referenced in books. However, it is a good intro course or for first hours. Less fun as a refresher.
Kaylyn – DELAWARE CITY (verified owner) –
Very informative