Description
What should educators do for gifted students who already know most of the lesson material or can learn it faster than others? The answer lies in differentiating lessons so that they are engaging for all students.
In this course, gifted instructor Karen Rumley teaches educators how to recognize common myths about differentiation and explores major elements of differentiated learning approaches. You will also learn how to apply principles of depth and complexity to differentiation and adapt instruction to fit specific learning environments.
In this 6-hour course, educators will discover:
- The basics of differentiation
- Examples of differentiated assignments
- Steps for implementing differentiation
- Differentiation myths
2016 ODE Teacher competency: a, b, c
NAGC Teacher Preparation Standard: 3.1
Click here for a leader’s guide created by the Ohio Association for the Gifted and Talented.
Francesca – CINCINNATI CITY (verified owner) –
There was a lot of really good information in this course
Sandee – CINCINNATI CITY (verified owner) –
This was an incredible waste of my time. I hated every minute of it and learned nothing new that was useful.
Brandon – CINCINNATI CITY (verified owner) –
This was a valuable course that gave me actual usable information for the future.
Elizabeth – CINCINNATI CITY (verified owner) –
This may be better in person but it was painfully boring to complete on line esp due to the quaility of the videos ( being from across the room at an in person training)
Melissa – CINCINNATI CITY (verified owner) –
Lots of helpful information
James – CINCINNATI CITY (verified owner) –
I really feel there should be more concrete examples given.
Mitchell – CINCINNATI CITY (verified owner) –
Excellent for new teachers or new teachers to advanced level courses. Somewhat repetitive but still very useful for experienced teachers.
Mashawn – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
It was a good course that helped me understand ways to better meet the needs of my GT students
Kristin – CINCINNATI CITY (verified owner) –
This course required focus and offered useful new tools. Thanks!
Caroline – CINCINNATI CITY (verified owner) –
It was a little boring. I wish there was more content specific discussion. A lot of the examples seemed elementary based.
Christine – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed learning the information in this course and enjoyed the way it was presented.
Brock – CARROLL ISD (verified owner) –
I feel like this course does a great job at breaking down strategies to differentiate learning for gifted and talented students. It does a great job at going in depth on different topics for differentiation and provides a great learning experience.
Rebecca – EASTERN LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Informative and broken down so we can grasp the concepts well.
Kimberly – CINCINNATI CITY (verified owner) –
Lots of great information about using standards to provide gifted differentiation.
James – RIPLEY-UNION-LEWIS-HUNTINGTON LOCAL (verified owner) –
A person can start to prepare by thinking about what ignites your passion at work, then think about the opposite of that are there some tasks that make you disinterested, uninterested or demotivated.
Nicoele – CINCINNATI CITY (verified owner) –
It provided so very details information and things to consider when teaching.
Tanya – LEANDER ISD (verified owner) –
This course provided some great strategies for working with gifted students.
Quinlan – NORTHRIDGE LOCAL (verified owner) –
helpful
Brooke – DANVILLE LOCAL (verified owner) –
This was helpful information.
Sara – CINCINNATI CITY (verified owner) –
This was the best one of the courses I took for the requirement. I liked the actual handouts that I can use personally even in the virtual setting. The instructor was competent and used actual examples from her teaching.
William – RIPLEY-UNION-LEWIS-HUNTINGTON LOCAL (verified owner) –
no opinion
Jonathan – CINCINNATI CITY (verified owner) –
Informative. I understand the theoretical premise presented. It’s just not the way that I like to engage with PD.
Ryan – CINCINNATI CITY (verified owner) –
Good
Courtney – CINCINNATI CITY (verified owner) –
It was well planned out and easy to follow.
Mary – CINCINNATI CITY (verified owner) –
The resources and research-based methods are very helpful.
Katherine – WORTHINGTON CITY (verified owner) –
I found this course to be helpful!
Kylie – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
I found it very informative with lots of data and suggestions, although not a lot of “new” ideas. Would love to see suggestions for fine arts classrooms.
David – NORTHRIDGE LOCAL (verified owner) –
This had some great idea on how to challenge the gifted kids.
Veronica – EASTERN LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
This course definitely helped me have a better understanding of what gifted really means and looks like. It helped me to understand that it deals more with the complexity of the learning.
Emily – FAYETTEVILLE-PERRY LOCAL (verified owner) –
Very helpful!
Kelli – FAYETTEVILLE-PERRY LOCAL (verified owner) –
This course will teach anyone K-12 about how gifted students deserve differentiation just as much as any other learner while giving many examples how to do so.
Bridget – CINCINNATI CITY (verified owner) –
This course has been very interesting and helpful to me as a teacher.
Mark – HPS – HOUSTON SOUTH/WEST (verified owner) –
A very good reminder and structure for implementing differentiation in your classroom.
Hunter – DANVILLE LOCAL (verified owner) –
Most of the trainings so far seem to be geared more towards the lower levels, but I think that this training included ideas that were applicable to all levels.
Soni – CIRCLEVILLE CITY (verified owner) –
I found this very interesting and informative.
Leah – EAST KNOX LOCAL (verified owner) –
It was a good course. Long discussions that would be better in person than online.
Daphne – CINCINNATI CITY (verified owner) –
I think the course gave good information on how to differentiate for gifted learners. Considering the depth and breadth of knowledge as well as the choices for students, teachers are given tools to use so that students are able to express their individuality when creating products.
There were opportunities to create products within the course. However, the examples were mostly language arts and social studies focused at the high school level.
Matthew – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
This course is informative.
Dora – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative and interesting
John – CENTERBURG LOCAL (verified owner) –
I really like the breakdown of modules. Clear and specific content and examples.
Elisa – SHARYLAND ISD (verified owner) –
I found this course to have useful and practical information, and sometimes the presenter pointed out mistakes that, upon reflection, I knew I had made in the past.
Fernando – SHARYLAND ISD (verified owner) –
This course is informational and gives you a knew perspective on differentiation for all groups.
Gilberto – VALLEY VIEW ISD PHARR – REGION 01 (verified owner) –
Well presented and structure. I was able to think twice and understand more about GT students and demystify myths about them.
Norma – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
it was very interesting and gave several ideas for me as teacher to implement in my class.
Justin – SPRING BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
Good info, but examples geared towards elementary mostly
Michael – WESTERN BROWN LOCAL (verified owner) –
This course gave me alternate tools or methods to incorporate that can challenge students and keep them engaged.
Angelica Maria – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Very interesting!
Shannon – WESTERN BROWN LOCAL (verified owner) –
It is great to be able to complete during my own time when it is convenient for me.
Kendra – BOERNE ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very thought provoking and gave me some new ideas to use in my class.
Carah – BOERNE ISD (verified owner) –
The course was a good refresher but could be updated to represent classrooms in 2023.