Designing Meaningful Learning Experiences for Gifted Learners

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Presenter: Andi McNair
Core Area: Creativity & Instructional Strategies
Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary
Hours: 3

If what we’re teaching isn’t meaningful to our students, it’s a waste of our time and theirs. This is one of Andi McNair’s core beliefs, and in this lesson she invites you to join her in exploring what matters most to our students, why it matters to them, and how we can change the way we teach in order to ensure we reach them before it’s too late.

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SKU TAGT-560 Categories Andi McNair, Creativity & Instructional Strategies, Gifted, Instructional Strategies, OAGC, TAGT Tags creativity, Creativity and Instructional Strategies, Gifted, GT, instruction, OAGC Lesson Design, ODE competency a, ODE competency b, ODE competency c

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Andi McNair firmly believes that if what we’re teaching isn’t meaningful to our students, it’s a waste of our time and theirs. In this lesson, Ms. McNair explores what matters most to our students, why it matters to them, and how we can change the way we teach in order to ensure we reach them before it’s too late.

In this lesson, you will learn how to:

Allow your students to fail safely, level up, and receive instant feedback in your classroom
Prepare your students for the test and for real life
Take risks in the classroom
Design classroom experiences that leave an impression on your students
Distinguish truly meaningful technology from all other technology

Ms. McNair’s passion for changing education shines through in this engaging multimedia presentation. She asks tough questions that will encourage you to reflect on what matters most to your students, and she offers practical suggestions to help you engage them in meaningful learning experiences.

Andi was a classroom teacher for 16 years before pursuing her passion to change education by sharing practical ways to engage and empower today’s learners. She was named one of the Top People in Education to Watch in 2016 by the Academy of Education Arts and Sciences. Andi has published Genius Hour: Passion Projects that Ignite Innovation and Student Inquiry; A Meaningful Mess: A Teacher’s Guide to Student-Driven Classrooms, Authentic Learning, Student Empowerment, and Keeping It All Together Without Losing Your Mind; and Taking Genius Hour to the Next Level.

Additional information

Core Area	Creativity & Instructional Strategies
Hours	3 Hours
Organization	TAGT
Grade Level	Elementary, Secondary
Presenter	Andi McNair
Course Content	Gifted, Instructional Strategies, OAGC

243 reviews for Designing Meaningful Learning Experiences for Gifted Learners

Rated 5 out of 5

Amme – BOERNE ISD (verified owner) – September 20, 2019

Great!
Rated 5 out of 5

Jaymie – BOERNE ISD (verified owner) – September 20, 2019

Fantastic
Rated 5 out of 5

Morgan – Pilot (verified owner) – October 16, 2019

Great easy way to learn some really helpful tools for GT students
Rated 4 out of 5

Melissa – CONROE ISD (verified owner) – October 24, 2019

Great information
Rated 5 out of 5

Katherine – BOERNE ISD (verified owner) – November 10, 2019

Excellent presenter. I was exposed to ideas and ed tech that I did not have experience with. The session was engaging and informative.
Rated 4 out of 5

Samantha – SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CORPUS CH (verified owner) – December 17, 2019

Great
Rated 5 out of 5

Abel – ZAPATA COUNTY ISD (verified owner) – December 19, 2019

no comment
Rated 5 out of 5

Steven – PEARLAND ISD (verified owner) – December 31, 2019

Great! She offered many many resources to make her training a reality.
Rated 5 out of 5

Alicia – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) – January 3, 2020

This session was very interesting and helpful.
Rated 5 out of 5

Juan – SPRING ISD (verified owner) – January 19, 2020

It was excellent.