Educational Achievement for the Cool Kids

$20.00

Presenters: Colin Seale
Core Area: Creativity & Instructional Strategies, Planning 1.3, Instruction 2.1, Learning Environment 3.3, Professional Practices and Responsibilities 4.2
Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary
Hours: 1


Let’s be honest — when it comes to helping students reach their full potential, social capital matters. The fear of losing it can be a serious barrier for some students, especially students of color. In this course, Colin Seale, the founder of thinkLaw, lays out engaging and provocative strategies for addressing this critical issue.

Need more hours? Save $10 with our 3 hour bundle or save $30 with our 6 hour bundle!

Description

How do we reach and teach the “cool kids” so that they have an equal shot at their potential? Using current research and provocative examples, Colin Seale, the founder of thinkLaw, engages course participants in a meaningful discussion about how social pressure affects student achievement — especially for students of color.

In this course, Mr. Seale moves the conversation toward practical solutions, focusing on three main strategies for addressing this critical issue:

  • Using active engagement to fight against gaps in social capital
  • Shifting the culture by bridging the gaps for students and their families
  • Laying out the rules of the game and helping students see their unique contributions to the world
According to Mr. Seale, when it comes to opportunities for our “cool kids,” it’s all about designing spaces that tap into the things that move them. He challenges course participants to make sure opportunities like this aren’t limited to a select few while providing the strategies necessary to make it possible to answer the call.

Additional information

Presenter

Audience

,

Products

, , ,

Hours

136 reviews for Educational Achievement for the Cool Kids

  1. Brenda – MERCEDES ISD (verified owner)

    Good way of getting reluctant learners to get involved in learning

  2. Blanca – LOS FRESNOS CISD (verified owner)

    Great speaker.

  3. Cynthia – UNITED ISD (verified owner)

    Great course!

  4. Nicole – COLUMBUS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner)

    I love that this course made me think of some of the inherent issues in education that we often don’t dive into as we try to survive the day to day of teaching.

  5. Ashley – MIDLOTHIAN ISD (verified owner)

    It was great!

  6. Shelly – River View Local Schools (verified owner)

    XXX

  7. Kristy – MERCEDES ISD (verified owner)

    Very informative

  8. Rodney – River View Local Schools (verified owner)

    Good thoughts!

  9. Vince – River View Local Schools (verified owner)

    Good Stuff

  10. Daniel – WESLACO ISD (verified owner)

    Great course, very informative.

  11. Tricia – CHISUM ISD (verified owner)

    Loved it.

  12. Karen – PROSPER ISD (verified owner)

    I really liked the title for this session and was hoping to gain more than I did from this speaker. I liked how closing the gap was addressed with educating parents about the GT program, implementing critical thinking, and being explicit when talking about how cultural icons work. What I didn’t care for is that I kept feeling like everything circled back to race.

  13. Tim – PROSPER ISD (verified owner)

    Very interesting and thought provoking.

  14. Cynthia – UNITED ISD (verified owner)

    Very informative on the importance of applying critical thinking skills at an early age such as Kindergarten and in every grade level.

  15. Ross – DALLAS ISD (verified owner)

    I enjoyed this course. The research presented was really interesting.

  16. Martin – UNITED ISD (verified owner)

    Good ideas about engaging students

  17. Elizabeth – UNITED ISD (verified owner)

    Great course!

  18. Dorothy – UNITED ISD (verified owner)

    As always, Colin Seale delivers with his views and ideas about educating our advanced population.

  19. Roxana – SAN FELIPE-DEL RIO CISD (verified owner)

    GOOD

  20. Ricardo – SAN FELIPE-DEL RIO CISD (verified owner)

    Very informational

  21. Irma – UNITED ISD (verified owner)

    I like some ideas but they were hard to understand on what are ways to enhance the learning. It was more of a culture advatages and disadvantages in learning.

  22. MELINDA – SAN FELIPE-DEL RIO CISD (verified owner)

    Great presentation.

  23. REBECCA – SAN FELIPE-DEL RIO CISD (verified owner)

    Very informative and engaging.

  24. Adriana – UNITED ISD (verified owner)

    This was an eye opening experience and very valuable for all teachers.

  25. Linda – DALLAS ISD (verified owner)

    Information can be utilized immediately in the classroom.

  26. Eva – WESLACO ISD (verified owner)

    An informative session

  27. Kevin – WESTFALL LOCAL (verified owner)

    Engaging and well put together

  28. Diane – DALLAS ISD (verified owner)

    Module deepened understanding of how to close the gap

  29. Tara – ROSCOE ISD (verified owner)

    It was enlightening.

  30. Maria – DALLAS ISD (verified owner)

    This course touches a new perspective for me. Be critical like a lawyer.

  31. GLORIA – DALLAS ISD (verified owner)

    I believe this course gives you clear ideas on how to teach students who are above the average and how they can cope with life challenges.

  32. Michael – DALLAS ISD (verified owner)

    Very informative and engaging.

  33. Kevin – DELAWARE CITY (verified owner)

    Short presentation (done at his desk, not in front of a group) focused on making lessons more engaging

  34. Matthew – COLUMBUS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner)

    this was one of the more enlightening modules that I have observed.

  35. Clarissa – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner)

    This course was very interesting because it helps view things from a GT student’s perspective.

  36. Marta – UNITED ISD (verified owner)

    It was great!

  37. Allison – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner)

    This was an eye-opening course on how our students think about academic success and the link between education and social pressures.

Only logged in customers who have purchased this product may leave a review.

SKU TLAW-557 Category