Online Four-Week Professional Development

Online
Four-Week
Professional
Development
Modules
Develop Skills & Strategies for Working Effectively with Gifted Students
Essentials of
Differentiation
Using Technology Tools
to Differentiate
Week 1: Rationale for
Differentiated Curriculum and
Instruction
Week 2: Strategies for ReadinessBased Differentiation
Week 3: Strategies for Interestand Choice-Based Differentiation
Week 4: Assessing Differentiated
Project-Based Experiences
Week 1: Overview of Technology
in Differentiation and
Personalization
Week 2: Using Technology to
Differentiate Group and CenterBased Activities
Week 3: Using Technology to
Support “Twice Exceptional”
Students
Week 4: Differentiating with
Game-Based Learning
Fall session: Weeks of Oct 19, 26,
November 2, 16 (no class Nov. 9)
Instructor: Eric Calvert
Winter session: January 11 – February 5
Instructor: Eric Calvert
Effective Identification &
Program Developm ent
Spring session: April 4 – 29
Instructor: Susan Corwith
Week 1: Aligning Identification
with Programs and Services
Week 2: Assessment Tools and
Uses
Week 3: Using Data to Develop
Appropriate Programming
Week 4: Inclusive Identification of
Underserved Populations
Details
Time commitment: 2 – 4 hours/week for 4 weeks; all online/flexible
Cost: $449/participant; $400 if 3 or more participants from one district; $250 for CTD teachers
Maximum enrollment per session: 20 participants
Professional Development Credits: Available