GT Network Meeting with Dr. Richard Cash

We have an incredible opportunity to learn about differentiating for gifted learners from Dr. Richard Cash. Dr. Richard M. Cash has worked in the field of education for over 25 years. His range of experience includes teaching at the elementary and middle school levels as well as the college level, and more recently serving as district gifted program administrator for the Bloomington Public Schools, in Minnesota. He also worked for many years as a children's theater director and has co-authored four children's plays.

Dr. Cash received his doctorate in Educational Leadership from the University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis, MN, with a focus on quality school programming. He holds a Master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction.

Dr. Cash serves as a United States delegate to the World Council on Gifted Education and has presented workshops at the International Biennial Conferences on Gifted Education in Barcelona, Spain; Warwick, England; Vancouver, British Columbia; and Prague, Czech Republic. Nationally, he is actively involved with the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) serving on its Diversity Committee and as Chair of Teaching for High Potential, a publication of NAGC. He recently received NAGC’s Early Leader Award recognizing his work in developing exceptional programs and services for gifted/advanced learners. Dr. Cash is also involved with ASCD, where he has served on the Leadership Council and Nominations Committee and presents frequently at the annual ASCD convention. He is the Past-President of Minnesota ASCD and Past-President of the Metro-Chapter for the Minnesota Educators of the Gifted and Talented (MEGT).

Currently, Dr. Cash works as a private consultant to many school districts around the U.S. and internationally. His areas of expertise are educational programming, rigorous and challenging curriculum development, differentiated instruction, 21st century skills, and brain compatible classrooms. Dr. Cash authored the book Advancing Differentiation: Thinking and Learning for the 21st Century, (2011). His newest book (to be released October 2013), Differentiation for Gifted Learners: Going Beyond the Basics is a co-authored publication with Dr. Diane Heacox, a widely respected expert in differentiation and gifted education.

This is a day long workshop focusing on " Differentiation for Gifted Learners: Going Beyond the Basics". In today's instant-gratification world, many of our brightest students are learning to underachieve and underperform. Students lack the patience, perseverance and persistence to struggle through difficult or challenging work, especially at the secondary level. We can re-ignite the spirit and passion for learning of gifted/advanced students through appropriate differentiation techniques specifically designed to meet their needs. Join Dr. Richard M. Cash, an internationally recognized expert in the field of differentiation for gifted/advanced students as he guides you through the teaching and learning of the 21st century advanced learner.

This workshop is based on his resent publication with co-author Dr. Diane Heacox, Differentiation for Gifted Learners; Going Beyond the Basics, published by Free Spirit Publishing, Inc.

Participants will gain knowledge in:

• The evidence-based neurological differences of the gifted brain
• How mindset, self-regulation and motivation play a significant role in learning and achievement
• The constructs of the 21st century learner
• Differentiation for gifted/advanced learners including

             -   Depth of curriculum
             -   Sophisticated levels of complex thinking
             -   Instructional practices that increase learning autonomy
             -   Infusing advanced levels of the Common Core State Standards

Lunch Provided