Vertical Differentiation PD
For Teachers of Gifted Students
Based upon her book, Vertical Differentiation, Dr. Mofield will share strategies designed to foster deep inquiry and conceptual understanding by guiding students to justify conclusions, apply critical and creative thinking, develop solutions to real-world problems, and transfer learning across contexts
Vertical Differentiation: Strategies to Stretch Student Thinking
Audience:
Teachers of Gifted Students
Contact Hours: 6
Event Fee:
Free - Gifted Consortium District Members | $75 - Non-Members
Member Districts:
Amherst, Avon Lake, Clearview, Columbia, Firelands, North Ridgeville, Oberlin, Perkins, Sheffield-Sheffield Lake, Wellington
Assistance:
Pam Sykes, sykes@esclc.org, 440-324-5777 x1100
Wednesday, Mar 12, 2025, 08:30 AM
Educational Service Center of Lorain County, Lake Avenue, Elyria, OH, USA
About Dr. Emily Mofield
Emily Mofield, Ed.D., is an Assistant Professor of Education teaching courses in gifted education and in the Ed.D. Program for Learning Organizations and Strategic Change. Dr. Mofield is passionate about equipping teachers with high-quality resources to use to identify, serve, and teach gifted and high-potential students. Dr. Mofield has co-authored award-winning curriculum for gifted/advanced students (with Vanderbilt Programs for Talented Youth). Her co-authored book, Collaboration, Coaching, and Coteaching: Sharing Strategies to Support Gifted Learners was recognized as Book of the Year for 2021 by the National Association for Gifted Children (with Vicki Phelps). Dr. Mofield is regularly invited as a featured speaker at various conferences and leads professional learning addressing rigor, differentiation, social-emotional learning, and instructional coaching for school districts and special groups. Emily's research has been published in prominent journals including Gifted Child Quarterly, Journal of Education for the Gifted, Roeper Review, and Gifted Child Today. She enjoys spending time with her wonderful husband, loving daughter, and her sweet "pandemic" poodle.
Also Coming Soon:
Vertical Differentiation for Gifted, Advanced, and High-Potential Students
Gifted Book Study - March 14 - May 10, 2025; 15 Contact Hours
Audience: Teachers of Gifted Students
Facilitator: ESC Gifted Coordinator, Cathy Fischer
Event Fee: Free - Gifted Consortium Members; $50 - Non-Members
(The Book Study is also eligible for graduate credit from Ashland University. Follow this link to register for Ashland credit: Vertical Differentiation : EDU 6230 B2 : Ashland Grad Credit Registration Link)