Description
Become introduced to some exciting and innovative ways you can serve your G/T students in a traditional classroom. Not only will you learn the concepts and theory for serving gifted students, but you will also discover specific resources, project ideas, and activities that you can begin using in your classroom right away.In this course you will learn:
- The importance of pre-assessing students before accelerating them
- How to take a literature circle experience and make it meaningful
- The benefits of teaching Bloom’s Taxonomy in literature
- Ways in which depth and complexity can be developed in book studies
- The importance of “non-standard problem solving” for gifted students
Visit the TAGT website to learn more about the Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented.
Rosana – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very informative! I got a lot of ideas on different books that I can use in the classroom that will help my students think critically.
Deena – VICTORIA ISD (verified owner) –
Great specific lessons I can use.
April – VICTORIA ISD (verified owner) –
Good pacing, with good information
Jonathan – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Great understanding of Gifted and Talented students
Darla – MIDLOTHIAN ISD (verified owner) –
I gain a lot of information on GT and how to change things up yet in a way that is easy and very engaging.
Melinda – Private Pay (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed the many examples that are easily applicable to my classroom.
Jennifer – HUNTINGTON LOCAL (verified owner) –
The first 2/3 is good for language art teachers. The last 1/3 is good for math teachers.
Shelly – VICTORIA ISD (verified owner) –
Great ideas especially with literature circles
Emily – WYLIE ISD (verified owner) –
This course gives great examples and resources to use in the classroom for gifted students.
Altheea – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Interesting!
Tabitha – BOERNE ISD (verified owner) –
I like that there were two presenters because it helped to see different points of view and keep it fresh.
Susan – VICTORIA ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very informative on the Bloom’s Taxonomy and helped me understand how to teach it on the upper pyramid.
Jennifer – VICTORIA ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed the section over non-standard problem solving.
Karen – VICTORIA ISD (verified owner) –
Good presentation with consice content.
Chelsea – VICTORIA ISD (verified owner) –
Great resource for teaching TAG students.
Melissa – VICTORIA ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very relevant & insightful. It gave both useful strategies & explained their purpose & effectiveness. Especially not aligning the practice problem solving questions with current skills to keep student thought flexible.
Serena – VICTORIA ISD (verified owner) –
This was very informative and gives lots of useful ideas for what you can do in the classroom right now to better serve TAG kids.
Ashley – VICTORIA ISD (verified owner) –
Very Informative
Brenda – VICTORIA ISD (verified owner) –
I like the ways how depth and complexity can be used in book studies and create high order thinking skills in literature circles.
LaChelle – VICTORIA ISD (verified owner) –
I thought it was good for those working with older students
Janeen – VICTORIA ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed this course and got some good ideas as well as the title of some books that I am going to go look up!
Karla – AUSTIN ISD (verified owner) –
very good information
Kileigh – VICTORIA ISD (verified owner) –
The way that the Bloom’s Taxonomy was introduced to students was eye opening. I liked how it was incorporated over a period of time.
Jennifer – VICTORIA ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed this section on teaching Tag in the classroom because it gave me several ideas on how to encourage my gifted students to explore other options than just asking questions about a book.
Magdalen – VICTORIA ISD (verified owner) –
I think this was “FABULOUS”! It gave me helpful ideas to incorporate in reading & math. It also explained clearly why I should do them.
Lana – VICTORIA ISD (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed this course and liked the different activities that were shared with doing literature circles. I also liked the idea of the 55 word or 30 word summaries.
Dale – VICTORIA ISD (verified owner) –
This is an excellent course for GT training. It provides in-depth thinking exercises for all ages.
Leah – MECHANICSBURG EXEMPTED VILLAGE (verified owner) –
This presentation is loaded with excellent ideas that a teacher could easily incorporate into their classroom.
Cristina – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –
great course
Patricia – VICTORIA ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed this course It helps me how to work with my gifted students.
Dylan – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –
the quiz
Bridget – SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD (verified owner) –
There are some great suggestions. However, I would like to learn more about the younger grades.
Nicole – VICTORIA ISD (verified owner) –
It was very interesting to learn the different types of ways to challenge our students.
Blake – VICTORIA ISD (verified owner) –
I thought this class had the perfect length, and explained what it was focused on in a very clear manner.
Lyvia – VICTORIA ISD (verified owner) –
I think the course did a good job of providing new ways to work with gifted students.
Ronald – VICTORIA ISD (verified owner) –
The course was interesting, learning more about higher level thinking for GT students.
Denise – VICTORIA ISD (verified owner) –
Great strategies!
Deborah – VICTORIA ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed this presentation and learned things I can use in my classroom.
Sharon – VICTORIA ISD (verified owner) –
The session had pertinent information. Thank you
Cassandra – VICTORIA ISD (verified owner) –
Great discussion on Literature Circles and how he uses them in class.
Delea – VICTORIA ISD (verified owner) –
There were great ideas presented.
Mark – SOUTH TEXAS ISD (verified owner) –
Everything in this course was new to me.
Consuelo – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
I thought this course is useful and gives you ideas on how to spark interest/challenge the TAG students to develop skills of sharing their ideas/information as well as developing the speaking skills with classmates when doing presentations.
Lizet – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
The course was interesting and introduced activities that I hadn’t done before like Literature Circles and non-standard problem solving.
Juan – FABENS ISD (verified owner) –
It is a nice course.
Antoinette – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
Good course just above what my first graders are able to do at this time.
Artemio – HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE – HOUSTON NORTH DISTRICT (verified owner) –
It is good.
Laurie – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –
It will help students at any level
Marissa – ALICE ISD (verified owner) –
This course was not only engaging, but it also provided educators with many tips, examples etc.
Cindy – VICTORIA ISD (verified owner) –
This course provided specific strategies to challenge gifted studentjs.