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Dr. Richard Cash

Education Avenger

Dr. Richard M. Cash is an award-winning educator and who has worked in the field of education for more than 30 years. His range of experience includes teaching, curriculum coordination, and program administration. Currently, he is an internationally recognized education consultant. His consulting work has taken him throughout the United States, as well as into Canada, The Czech Republic, China, Cyprus, England, Indonesia, Kuwait, Mexico, Poland, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Spain, South Korea, and Turkey.

Richard received his Doctorate in Educational Leadership, and a Master’s Degree in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis, MN. Along with his Bachelor’s Degree in Education from the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Richard holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Theater from the University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire. For over 10 years, he co-directed a children’s theater company in Minnesota, and co-authored 4 award winning children’s plays. He was recipient of the National Association for Gifted Children’s Early Leader Award (2011), recognizing his leadership in programming for gifted children. Richard was also named the “Friend of the Gifted, 2016” by the Minnesota Educators of the Gifted and Talented.

His areas of expertise are educational programming, rigorous and challenging curriculum design, differentiated instruction, 21st century skills, brain-compatible classrooms, gifted & talented education, and self-regulated learning. Dr. Cash authored the books Advancing Differentiation: Thinking and Learning for the 21st Century, (2017) winner of The Legacy Book® Award for Outstanding Educators Publication; Differentiation for Gifted Learners: Going Beyond the Basics (2014) (co-author Diane Heacox), winner of The Legacy Book® Award for Outstanding Educators Publication (2014); and Self-Regulation in the Classroom: Helping Students Learn How to Learn (2016). All books are published by Free Spirit Publishing, Inc.

Richard lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Palm Springs, CA, USA.

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Enriching, Extending and Enhancing Online Learning

Effective Learning, Assessment and Evaluation Practices

One of the most contentious issues in education today is the matter of assessment and evaluation of student performance. The current practice of student evaluation dates back to the 19th century as one of reward and punishment. For 21st century students, this antiquated practice is neither an effective way to motivate nor an accurate measure of what students know, understand and are able to do. All students desire to be successful at meaningful tasks. Therefore, it is essential that teachers design meaningful tasks/assignments that matter, provide relevant feedback that support learning development and accurately report student success. This workshop will:
• Provide examples of meaningful tasks/assignments that matter
• Define the two measure of formative and summative assessment
• Explain when and how to use formative and summative assessment
• Identify the specifics of descriptive feedback that can increases student motivation to achieve
• Offers ideas on the evaluation of student performance
• Outline effective methods for reporting student achievement

Developing a Differentiated Classroom

Developing differentiated instructional strategies is essential to improving student achievement. This workshop/session will present practical information and functional strategies to assist in developing a responsive classroom for ALL learners.

Learning Styles

Utilizing individual learning styles can enhance student performance. Practical information regarding learning styles and how teachers can differentiate instruction to meet the needs of diverse learners will be shared in this workshop/session.

Teaching with the Brain in Mind

Understanding how the brain processes information and learns is necessary if teachers want to improve student learning. This session will present an overview of the brain's structure, and a variety of compatible teaching and learning strategies that will engage the learner.

Effective Lesson Planning

This workshop/session presents a comprehensive review of multiple learning models and theories for building higher order thinking skills. Participants will be guided through developing effective lesson plans that incorporate multiple learning styles.

Creative and Critical Thinking

This workshop/session will assist teachers and schools in building a greater understanding of creative and critical thinking skills and how to apply them to lesson planning.

Using Gifted Strategies for ALL Learners

This workshop/session presents multiple teaching and learning strategies developed in the field of gifted education, which can be use in the regular classroom with ALL learners.

Working WITH Parents of Gifted/Talented/Creative...or just really smart kids!

Parents of high ability children can sometimes be very demanding. This workshop will help teachers and schools work with parents of high ability children to improve the educational setting and parent-school relationships.

Books

Self-Regulation in the Classroom: Helping Students Learn How to Learn

Self-Regulation in the Classroom: Helping Students Learn How to Learn

To succeed in school, students need more than subject area knowledge-they must learn how to learn. Self-regulation, an executive functioning skill, describes the ways that students focus attention on achieving success. Self-regulated learners find personal value in learning, develop effective study habits, welcome challenges, seek help, and use failure as a learning tool. This user-friendly guide makes the process of developing self-regulation as easy as ABC: Affect (how you feel), Behavior (what you do), and Cognition (how you think). Teaching students to balance these three elements builds motivation, resilience, and college and career readiness. Digital content includes customizable forms from the book.

You can purchase this book here

Differentiation for Gifted Learners: Going Beyond the Basics

Differentiation for Gifted Learners: Going Beyond the Basics

Revised and updated edition helps educators increase rigor and depth for all advanced and gifted learners to fulfill their potential.

With increasing numbers of students receiving gifted services every year, it’s more important than ever for differentiated instruction to go beyond adjusting content levels, task complexity, or product choice—it must truly challenge and support learners on all levels: academic, social, and emotional. This award-winning resource in the field of gifted education has been revised and updated to include:
*a discussion of underserved learners—particularly English language learners, students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and economically disadvantaged students
*updated information on learning standards, MTSS, and universal screening
*new guidelines for honors courses
*a focus on scholarly questioning, ethics, and empathy
*a novel new strategy to increase curricular depth and complexity
*information on learning orientations
*new research on neurological differences of gifted learners
*the pros and cons of co-teaching and how to assess its progress
*new tools to increase achievement, plus a discussion of “underlearning”
*the benefits of coaching and lesson study
*the authors’ perspectives on and guidelines for grading

You can purchase this book here

Advancing Differentiation: Thinking and Learning for the 21st Century

Advancing Differentiation: Thinking and Learning for the 21st Century

Advancing Differentiation will lead you through the process of creating a thriving, student-centered, 21st-century classroom. Since its initial publication, the book’s materials have undergone rigorous testing and refinement in classrooms all over the world to deliver the best and most effective differentiation strategies. The strategies in this book will help you:
*• Deeply engage every learner while challenging students to think critically, self-regulate, and direct their own learning
*• Set new roles for student and teacher that encourage learner autonomy
*• Employ cutting-edge techniques for designing rigorous E4 curriculum (effective, engaging, enriching, and exciting)

This revised and updated edition features:
*• A primer on differentiation, which answers the crucial question, Why differentiate at all?
*• Self-assessment surveys, observation forms, and new ideas for increasing proficiency in classroom differentiation
*• Ways to address the changing needs of the future workforce
*• More articulated curriculum design defining the differences between strategies and skills—refining the levels of conceptual knowledge

You can purchase this book here

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