Description
What should educators do for gifted students who already know most of the lesson material or can learn it faster than others? The answer lies in differentiating lessons so that they are engaging for all students.
In this course, gifted instructor Karen Rumley teaches educators how to recognize common myths about differentiation and explores major elements of differentiated learning approaches. You will also learn how to apply principles of depth and complexity to differentiation and adapt instruction to fit specific learning environments.
In this 6-hour course, educators will discover:
- The basics of differentiation
- Examples of differentiated assignments
- Steps for implementing differentiation
- Differentiation myths
NAGC Teacher Preparation Standard: 3.1





Martha – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
This course provides many ways to differentiate instruction.
Lesa – Middletown City (verified owner) –
ease of use
topic covered
Alex – Middletown City (verified owner) –
Great course, really makes you think about your instruction methods.
Timothy – Middletown City (verified owner) –
This course covered a large concept very well. There were many details I hadn’t thought of before.
Sierra – MONROE LOCAL (verified owner) –
This course was very informative for teaching gifted and high ability students. The strategies for differentiation, adding depth, and designing engaging tasks gave me concrete ideas I can apply immediately in my classroom. I also appreciated the emphasis on student-centered approaches, like choice boards and text-based extensions, which help meet the needs of all learners while keeping advanced students challenged.
Tiffany – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
Great course for GT
Karoline – Middletown City (verified owner) –
Information very repetitive. Helpful to have more examples of Differentiating at different levels
roger – Middletown City (verified owner) –
its good
Julia – Middletown City (verified owner) –
Definitely some good ideas to help gifted students in the class room.
RENE’ – BROWN COUNTY / SOUTHERN OH ESC COLLABORATION (verified owner) –
It was useful for how to provide different types of differentiation.
Jack – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
This was a great course to help me understand the the growth of GT students.
Michelle – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
This corse contains great infomation.
Molly – Middletown City (verified owner) –
It was very informative and allowed me to gather ideas for differentiating my real class for gifted students.
Corey – Middletown City (verified owner) –
Informative and reframed my thinking on differentiation.
Melissa – SHARYLAND ISD (verified owner) –
The presenter was very detailed
Isaac – SHARYLAND ISD (verified owner) –
Good stuff!
JOSEPH – BROWN COUNTY / SOUTHERN OH ESC COLLABORATION (verified owner) –
great
Noah – CENTERBURG LOCAL (verified owner) –
The course was informative and easy to navigate.
Alfredo – SHARYLAND ISD (verified owner) –
excellent ideas, very well planned and very interesting.
Tammy – Private Pay (verified owner) –
This course seems long with 6 modules.
Christopher – ALAMO HEIGHTS ISD (verified owner) –
I appreciated the resources offered in this course, as well as the explanations that went with them.
Monika – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
Interesting course.
Christan – DANVILLE LOCAL (verified owner) –
this course was short and helpful.
Whitney – RIPLEY-UNION-LEWIS-HUNTINGTON LOCAL (verified owner) –
The course was very informaitonal.
Laura – BOLING ISD (verified owner) –
It’s great!
Marissa – LA FERIA ISD (verified owner) –
Informative and great ideas to use in the classroom
Jon – GRANBURY ISD (verified owner) –
This course delivered some really great insight and strategies for gifted learners.
Kelly – EASTERN LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Great resource for learning about teaching gifted students.
Selina – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Great very informative course
Wendy – WORTHINGTON CITY (verified owner) –
It was ok
jacob – BOERNE ISD (verified owner) –
I thought it was good.
Desiree – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative!
Yuridiana – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent course
Sarah – MIDLOTHIAN ISD (verified owner) –
This had many great ideas and concepts for teaching gifted students. Many of the ideas presented are relevant to all learners.
Gloria – CINCINNATI CITY (verified owner) –
I endorse this course.
Teresa – CINCINNATI CITY (verified owner) –
This course provided some practicle advise on how to differentiate for gifted students. The ideas were doable.