Description
Excellent writing skills are essential for long-term success. In this course, you will learn how develop writing skills in your G/T students by learning to craft an AP language class around a central theme and pull many examples of modern and historical speech writing, essays, non-fiction, and literature around it. You’ll be equipped on how to translate each piece into writing assignments or projects that will challenge your students and build these crucial skills.
You will learn how to:
- Create a central themes and tie-in multiple sub-themes
- Tap into a student’s passion
- Generate a classroom environment of active discussion and respectful debate
- Challenge students to expand their thinking and grow in nuance, sophistication and grow in nuance, sophistication, and depth
Visit the TAGT website to learn more about the Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented.
RAUL – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –
I think it offers many helpful suggestions.
Noel – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
I would recommend this course to educators who teach AP social studies classes with writing prompts in the exam
Mark – LOS FRESNOS CISD (verified owner) –
Great course! The lecturer presents great ideas and strategies for use in the classroom.
Allison – RIVER VIEW LOCAL (verified owner) –
Interesting point of view on how to challenge the brain.
robert – FORT STOCKTON ISD (verified owner) –
All training is always helpful
Svetlana – HPS – HOUSTON SOUTH/WEST (verified owner) –
Great, but somewhat subjective and too politically inclined.
Rolando – LOS FRESNOS CISD (verified owner) –
excellent information, delivered quickly and directly. Presenter is knowledgeable and able to effectively transmit information in a useable way.
matthew – MIDLAND ISD (verified owner) –
she sure does like talking about and flashing pictures of Barry Soetoro. Also seemed kind of conceited while discussing history, while not being a history teacher.
Tanya – HPS – HOUSTON SOUTH/WEST (verified owner) –
It’s very resourceful especially for AP teachers.
Liuyi – HPS – HOUSTON SOUTH/WEST (verified owner) –
I liked hearing about
AP lit giving students much historical context to understand the cultural context of their texts better.
John – ALICE ISD (verified owner) –
Neat ideas for secondary.
Tonya – MIDLAND ISD (verified owner) –
Good course
Kyla – PIQUA CITY (verified owner) –
This was a great course from an experienced teacher. She discusses what her curriculum looks like and give plenty of examples and rationale.
David – BEXLEY CITY (verified owner) –
Accessible course and relevant to all English Language Arts teachers, Social Studies teachers, and World Language teachers.
Laura – BEXLEY CITY (verified owner) –
Great things to think about
Ita – HPS – HOUSTON SOUTH/WEST (verified owner) –
Very interesting course. I will highly recommended for AP teachers.
Lucia – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Very insightful.
Anita – HPS – HOUSTON SOUTH/WEST (verified owner) –
Insightful and educative
David – DEL VALLE ISD (verified owner) –
Good ideas for upper level classes
Francisco – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Excellent course.
Andrew – COLUMBUS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
very informative
Michelle – BEXLEY CITY (verified owner) –
For a beginning AP Lang teacher, this is a good course.
Timothy – COLDWATER EXEMPTED VILLAGE (verified owner) –
Beneficial.
Sierra – WESTERVILLE CITY (verified owner) –
I think it was helpful but it was a little to higher level. I wish there were examples of a lower grade level (my grade level is 8th and I believe this is a sophmore course).
Margarita – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
very interesting discussion.
Blanca – HILLSBORO ISD (verified owner) –
The course helped me evaluate my teaching style and it provided more intentional teaching methods for my advanced courses.
Araceli – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Very insightful. Dr. provides lots of useful non-fiction pieces to get students thinking and writing.
Marlin – ALAMO HEIGHTS ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent ideas presented.
Lisa – RIESEL ISD (verified owner) –
It had good ideas
Sandra – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Informative topic
Christian – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
This course offers great insights on how key American speeches and themes can increase students’ motivation and rhetorical thinking skills.
Maria – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Great perspective on challenging students.
Marisa – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Great resources.
Arlene – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
I loved this courtse.
Jennifer – WYLIE ISD (verified owner) –
Many strategies were explained and explored that could be used in any secondary ELAR class (including junior high classes).
Jocelyn – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
It was very informative and well developed.
Judith – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Great
Aleah – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
great
Aleah – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
great
Aleah – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
great
Vanessa – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
I had some great ideas to implement in class
Lisa – ROYAL ISD (verified owner) –
Touched on a lot of great strategies. Also, if you are delving into AP Lang for the first time, this is a great framework.
Alan – EANES ISD (verified owner) –
She offers a large number of pertinent ideas and strategies.
Jacqueline – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Even though this was for AP English Language, AP History can benefit as well. Very useful information.
Melissa – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Very well explained.
ALEJANDRA – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
GREAT IDEAS
Dariela – SAN FELIPE-DEL RIO CISD (verified owner) –
found her lecture very interesting and helpful
Christopher – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Loved it. She’s not trying to please any one side of the aisle, but shoots straight and aims high.
Laura – DAYTON CITY (verified owner) –
Excellent summary of her course. If you teach AP this is for you!
Cynthia – SAN FELIPE-DEL RIO CISD (verified owner) –
Interesting