Description
In this course, Birdie Chesanek offers hands-on ideas to help bridge the gap between verbal and nonverbal intelligence for children from low-SES backgrounds. In this make-and-take session, Ms. Chesanek reviews educational issues that may be present when teaching students from low-SES backgrounds, explores strategies to bridge the gap between verbal and nonverbal intelligence, and then provides plans for using those strategies in various content areas.
In this 1-hour course, you will learn to:
- Build academic knowledge
- Encourage learning equality in the classroom
- Implement verbal learning strategies
- Build working and long-term memory
Visit the TAGT website to learn more about the Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented.
Alicia – BEN BOLT-PALITO BLANCO ISD (verified owner) –
Presenter explained the purpose of why we must close the learning gap to build academic knowledge and success in every student. Good examples of each strategy were given and shown how to practice them with our students.
Zulma – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Interesting topic on short term memory, working memory, and long term memory.
Robert – WODEN ISD (verified owner) –
Not my favorite
Rosa – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Great course.
Susan – BOERNE ISD (verified owner) –
Great strategies for bridging the gap for SES
Maria – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
interesting and informative
Teresa – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
This course is excellent for building background and deliver instruction for our students that struggle with verbal skills. It gives relevant information for teachers in the classroom.
Sarah – BOERNE ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative!
Falon – BOERNE ISD (verified owner) –
Very interesting!
Amy – BOWLING GREEN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Very helpful strategies to get kids to learn.
Zulma – SOUTHWEST ISD (verified owner) –
I have been using a form of sketching, but mindsketching is a wonderful strategy.
Gregory – DAYTON CITY (verified owner) –
Great.
yanet – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
I love it! It really helped me see things a different way.
Barbara – ALVARADO ISD (verified owner) –
Information was not clear enough for me to understand.
Mayra – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
It is an excellent course.
Delfina – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Good activities to engage learning and store information for long term.
Leonorilda – LA FERIA ISD (verified owner) –
Good strategies.