MODULE 1 INTRODUCTION AND MODULE OVERVIEW INFORMATION STANDARDS

MODULE 1 INTRODUCTION AND MODULE OVERVIEW • INFORMATION • STANDARDS • KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS • ASSIGNMENTS www. company. com

MODULE 1 FOCUS: INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES This Module will introduce the learner to strategies for differentiating instruction for gifted and advanced learners. Candidates will synthesize articles on differentiation and answer questions fundamental to understanding instructional practices for gifted and advanced learners. You will examine strategies from two sources: • Advancing Differentiation by Richard Cash, Ed. D. • Cobb County Advanced Learning Strategies www. company. com

MODULE 1 STANDARDS: Beginning gifted education professionals • know principles of evidence-based, differentiated, and accelerated practices and possess a repertoire of instructional strategies to enhance the critical and creative thinking, problem-solving, and performance skills of individuals with gifts and talents. • apply appropriate technologies to support instructional assessment, planning, and delivery for individuals with gifts and talents www. company. com

BIG IDEAS IN MODULE 1 • • • How can we meet the needs of gifted and advanced learners through differentiation? What are some teaching strategies that promote teaching and learning success through differentiation for gifted and advanced students? How can differentiation strategies be incorporated into our lesson plans to meet the needs of gifted and advanced students? www. company. com

MODULE 1: MEETING THE NEEDS OF GIFTED AND ADVANCED LEARNERS THROUGH DIFFERENTIATION In this section of the module, you will read some articles and watch a few videos all about differentiation for gifted and advanced students. You will be asked to give your views, based on research, regarding differentiation of instruction for gifted and advanced students. You will post your response to a Discussion Board then respond to the post of one of your classmates. www. company. com

MODULE 1: EXPLORING TEACHING STRATEGIES THAT PROMOTE SUCCESS THROUGH DIFFERENTIATION You will use your copy of Advancing Differentiation by Richard M. Cash, Ed. D. and the Cobb County Advanced Learning Strategies to identify ten strategies you might use in your classroom to differentiate instruction for your gifted and advanced students. You will submit a chart outlining how the strategies might look in your classroom. Progress is measured by the degree of differentiation within a society. ~ Herbert Read Enjoy your journey of gifted history though the work of Enjoy finding new ways to teach an array of students. Mary Frasier, and E. Paul Torrance. www. company. com

MODULE 1: IMPLEMENTING STRATEGIES You will choose two differentiation strategies to use in your classroom. The strategies will come from your exploration list. You might need to create individualized versions of the strategies, checklists, and/or rubrics. Student samples are required. www. company. com

DISCUSSION BOARD Your discussion postings will be scored and graded. The rubric for scoring is available in the Additional Resources section (link in the left navigation bar). Review this rubric before writing and submitting your first posting. Although you are only required to respond to assigned peers, take the time to read everyone’s posts. Reading everyone’s posts takes the place of listening and learning from all of your class peers in the usual face to face format. Feel free to respond to others even if they are not “assigned” to you. You all have so much to add to the learning for this course, so make sure you receive the maximum benefit by being fully engaged in all aspects of the online learning process! www. company. com

FIELD EXPERIENCE Candidates in the Gifted Endorsement Program are required to engage in a minimum of 10 hours of field experiences in each course for a total of 20 hours. Six (6) hours of the field experiences will involve completing required field-based course assignments. These hours are considered structured field experience. Both the Exploring Strategies task and the Implementing Strategies task will count as part of your structured field experience for this course. Candidates are also required to complete a minimum of 4 hours of additional field experiences in each course. These experiences vary according to the needs of individual teachers. www. company. com

SUBMITTING ASSIGNMENTS For each module you are required to submit specific assignments. A link for each is included. Each assignment must be submitted by the due date. Late work will not be accepted for a grade. Make sure you use the class file naming convention; follow this protocol: firstinitial_lastname_assignmentname Example: r_smith_instructional_strategies_task. docx Again, be mindful of deadlines; late work will not be accepted as a grade but you will still be required to complete all assignments in order to receive credit for the course. www. company. com