Description
As part of the series on Differentiating UP, Dr. Richard Cash will unpack the curriculum for you to create quality Essential Questions, which are used to guide your instruction. He will also demonstrate the art of compacting to address the needs of those who have proven mastery in a unit of study. Finally, Richard shares how to use Interest or Passion Projects for those students who have proven mastery or wish to be more self-directed in their learning.
This course is excellent for all educators who are seeking to improve their classroom instruction. Once you have completed this session, you will have a firm understanding of how to create a more engaging learning environment for your students’ diverse needs..
In this 1-hour course, you will learn:
- How to unpack the 3 levels of curriculum
- Interdisciplinary concepts
- The format for compacting
- How to create essential questions
- How to promote self-directed learning
Other courses in this series:
Differentiating UP! Offering Students Choice





Maria – SAN ELIZARIO ISD (verified owner) –
This is a very good course in differentiating questions within the curriculum
Luis – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Great PD
Lili – Houston Area Co-op for GT (verified owner) –
Concise and compacted course. Thanks.
April – SAN ELIZARIO ISD (verified owner) –
It was difficult for me to stay engaged.
Marisol – SAN ELIZARIO ISD (verified owner) –
I liked the idea of developing essential questions with our students so that they can apply what has been learned in class and generalize/apply it to their lives.
Orfa – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Great course!
Juana – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Many ways to adress and introduce your lessons is class.
Samantha – Houston Area Co-op for GT (verified owner) –
Wonderfulf
Raquel – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
I liked this course because I better understood why essential questioning is very important to all students.
Mario – SAN ELIZARIO ISD (verified owner) –
Short and to the point.
Marisa – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Great course to help me in better questioning on unit assessment
Yolanda – Houston Area Co-op for GT (verified owner) –
I think the course clarified different types of knowledge, essential questions and proper assessments to use.
Yolanda – Houston Area Co-op for GT (verified owner) –
I think the course clarified different types of knowledge, essential questions and proper assessments to use.
Maria – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
A lot of good info on differentiation strategies. Would like to see more content specific activities.
Ashlea – CROSBY ISD (verified owner) –
It had some good nuggets
Rob – DAYTON CITY (verified owner) –
Very interesting and applicable for all teachers.
Diane – Houston Area Co-op for GT (verified owner) –
Presenter was very knowledgeable about topic and gave interesting examples.
Shawna – Houston Area Co-op for GT (verified owner) –
Great course with a lot of information.
Patricia – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Good strategies and ideas for essential questioning
Mayra – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Very interesting course that helps you understand the different types of knowledges.
Deidre – Houston Area Co-op for GT (verified owner) –
I am taking this online course for continuing education/GT hours. I find these classes both easier and quicker than reading the books on my own, and I really learn new resources and reflect on ways I can improve the learning environment for my students. I found Mr. Cash’s information to be very useful and am planning on implementing it in my classroom. I knew I was missing a piece; I just needed to watch and learn from this training to be confident in the how-to and assessment. I am very interested in taking other classes by him
Leticia – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
It’s great. The explanation was phenomenal.
Rafael – Houston Area Co-op for GT (verified owner) –
Great!
April – Houston Area Co-op for GT (verified owner) –
I appreciate the clear and concise explanation of essential questions vs lesson questions.
Dila – PASADENA ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very interesting and enlightening.
Caroline – Houston Area Co-op for GT (verified owner) –
This course clearly taught about curriculum and how to use essential questions.
Jeanne – Houston Area Co-op for GT (verified owner) –
I like how he explained essential questions and how to create units of studies based on our content area.
Eddy – Houston Area Co-op for GT (verified owner) –
I like this course because it really got me thinking of how I ask questions in all subjects I teach.
Charles – JESUS CHAPEL (verified owner) –
It was helpful to see how to engage with our content in different ways.
Carla – SAN ELIZARIO ISD (verified owner) –
It was very complete.
Lisa – CRESTVIEW LOCAL – VAN WERT COUNTY (verified owner) –
Basically how to create essential questions to engage all learners
Graciela – SAN DIEGO ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative and helpful.
Kristin – Napoleon Area City Schools (verified owner) –
This course provided useful information that made me think a lot about my lessons, the content, and the questions I ask.
Mariana – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very informative.
Sergio – SAN ELIZARIO ISD (verified owner) –
I thought it was good.
Johanna – MIDLOTHIAN ISD (verified owner) –
Loved it!!!!! Love the Passion Project idea and will imprement this in my classroom this year.
Brad – Region 17 (verified owner) –
I was not engaged.
Roberto – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
This video was ok.
Mia – JESUS CHAPEL (verified owner) –
Helpful in getting ideas.
Mary – DUNCANVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
Great ideas for higher-level questioning!
Aleberta – JESUS CHAPEL (verified owner) –
The lesson was presented in a simple, practical way.
Alfonso – JESUS CHAPEL (verified owner) –
Very helpful
Kimberly – JESUS CHAPEL (verified owner) –
Loved the course.