Description
The current cohort of high school students are the first in history to grow up as digital natives. That means they are the first generation to be surrounded by digital media since birth. At a time when information is more available than ever, critical thinking and creativity are at a low in our student populations. In Building Critical Thinking Skills and Infusing Creativity and Creative Thinking Skills into the Gifted and Talented Classroom, Bob Iseminger tackles these tough challenges with practical application for your G/T classroom.
In this 6-hour course, you will learn:
- The definition of critical thinking
- The many types of learning supported by the brain
- Lower and higher level questioning The auditory/sequential and visual/spatial processes of the brain
- Strategies for developing creative thinking
This course is aligned with 2016 ODE Teacher Competencies a, b, c, f, g and NAGC Teacher Preparation Standards 3.1, 5.1, 5.2.
Trisha – SHARYLAND ISD (verified owner) –
Great professional development!
Desiree – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
It was great. It had a lot of insightful strategies.
Erica – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Provides helpful strategies to use in the classroom
Sofia – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Great way to implement higher oder thinking skills and understand gifted students.
Olga – SAN FELIPE-DEL RIO CISD (verified owner) –
Great course with great resources.
Ella – EVERMAN ISD (verified owner) –
It was very informative.
Marissa – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Great insight!
Mariano – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Great
Jessica – SHARYLAND ISD (verified owner) –
I thought this course was very enlightening
Annie – BRAZOS ISD (verified owner) –
The course was very informative.
Caitlin – Los Angeles Unified School District (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed this course because it included specific activities with real-world applications that were provided. The language demands and skills were also provided along with the strategies, which was effective.
John – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Very well presented and at an understandable tempo.
Brooke – CLEAR CREEK ISD (verified owner) –
It was great I am leaving with activities to try in my 4th grade classroom, I purchased the “Teachers book of big questions” to use this following year. I love leaving a training with tools, games, activities that I can use immediately with little to no prep!
Claudia – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
It is very interesting and easy to follow.
KRISTEN – GOOSE CREEK CISD (verified owner) –
It used teacher’s prior knowledge to adjust how we think about strategies and and to use our strategies in new ways to facilitate higher level thinking.
Jose – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Good
Angeli – MIDLOTHIAN ISD (verified owner) –
This course gave me ideas about how to support creativity and critical thinking in the classroom.
Santa – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Very accurate and excellent ideas that can easily be applied in class
Jared – SANDUSKY CITY (verified owner) –
very relevant
Amanda – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
I prefer in-person classes.
Rebecca – OLENTANGY LOCAL (verified owner) –
I thought this was an interesting course and put together in a digestible way.
Amanda – NORDONIA HILLS CITY (verified owner) –
This was a very informative course.
Laura – EVERMAN ISD (verified owner) –
The course was engaging and relatable for all grade levels.
Kristi – HALLSVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
I think this is an excellent course and a great review for strategies that have been introduced in the past. This presenter is personable and easy to follow.
Gilbert – HARMONY SCIENCE ACAD (EL PASO) (verified owner) –
The course is very informative, and helps you look at other ways of teaching which seem to be very effective.
Elizabeth – LA GRANGE ISD (verified owner) –
This course is very informative and helps you come up with ways to make your students think more critically and creatively.
Maria – LA FERIA ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent. Gave me a new perspective on students.
whitney – MANOR ISD (verified owner) –
Informational
Melissa – DAYTON CITY (verified owner) –
Great teaching strategies
Teressa – HALLSVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
This course gives you ideas on how to get students to be more creative in content areas.
Aaron – Ashtabula Area City Schools (verified owner) –
The course was useful
Stephanie – LA GRANGE ISD (verified owner) –
I felt the skills and strategies introduced in this course are very useful and could be easily incorporated into various grade levels to help them think critically and creatively.
Brandon – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very informative and eye opening.
Caroline – WESTERVILLE CITY (verified owner) –
I thought this was a great course, I got a lot of good ideas that are applicable to my classroom.
Rozett – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent information and ideas were shared.
Sandra – Pilot (verified owner) –
Amazing course!
Jamie – BEAVERCREEK CITY (verified owner) –
This course offers a plethora of usable material for the classroom.
Debora – SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD (verified owner) –
Great ideas and information about classroom activities
Taylor – ALVARADO ISD (verified owner) –
Great tools to add to my tool box of activities.
Kim – HUNTINGTON LOCAL (verified owner) –
He presented some very good ideas.
Arturo – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
These are great strategies that can be used in any classroom!
John – EAST CLINTON LOCAL (verified owner) –
I struggled at times. Lots of good info.
Stephanie – SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD (verified owner) –
The presenter is engaging and knowledgeable about the content he delivers.
Tiffany – Fort Frye Local (verified owner) –
So many great activities to try to meet the needs of all learners.
Chon – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
I thought it was very informative.
Melissa – MERCEDES ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very informational. I liked the presentation of material and the ideas that I can incorporate in my classroom.
Cedana – HARMONY SCIENCE ACAD (LUBBOCK) (verified owner) –
This course made me think about how I could use some of the strategies in my classes and I’m anxious to try some to test my students ability to think.
Maricela – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –
It helped me understand the importance of creating lessons that provoke high-order thinking.
David – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
Informative and useful
Ericka – CORPUS CHRISTI ISD (verified owner) –
Great course, loads of great and useful strategies.