Description
- 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.
Jose Luis – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Great training
CHASETIE – BEAUMONT ISD (verified owner) –
easy to follow and understand
Cynthia – WYLIE ISD (verified owner) –
Interesting, and loads of information.
Salome – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
This course was was very helpful for my classroom.
Brandi – WYLIE ISD (verified owner) –
I would have liked a little more indepth connections to TAG.
Brandee – BOERNE ISD (verified owner) –
It was great.
Allison – WYLIE ISD (verified owner) –
loves the book choices presented
Veronica – FABENS ISD (verified owner) –
I liked that they explained literature circles and their way of doing it including the bloom’s taxology questions
Josephine – ALAMO HEIGHTS ISD (verified owner) –
Great!
Jakeira – BEAUMONT ISD (verified owner) –
The course was very informative. Some of the slides/ideas were quick and rushed.
Donna – BOERNE ISD (verified owner) –
Great!
John – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
great job
Fernando – FABENS ISD (verified owner) –
Good course
Amy – LEANDER ISD (verified owner) –
Mostly common sense, but a good refresh.
Marie – VAN WERT CITY (verified owner) –
Helpful if specific literature examples and problem solving examples are needed for mid-upper elementary
Amanda – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
Great ideas for lit circles!
Katelyne – VANGUARD ACADEMY (verified owner) –
Immediately applicable, well-organized, and full of project ideas!
Sydney – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
Very thoughtful insight that makes it easy to implement in the classroom.
Kim – MIDLOTHIAN ISD (verified owner) –
Great information
Emily – BEAUMONT ISD (verified owner) –
The personality and humor made this training easier to stay engaged while still doing a good job of sharing information.
Maria Junna – BEAUMONT ISD (verified owner) –
Very helpful and so informative
Gloria – RIVER VIEW LOCAL (verified owner) –
This was a great introductory lesson for TAG in the elementary classroom. It focuses more on upper elementary and not lower elementary if that is what you are looking for.
Brittany – BEAUMONT ISD (verified owner) –
I love this course!
Vikki – EASTERN LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Great course!
Jassmine – CRESTVIEW LOCAL – VAN WERT COUNTY (verified owner) –
I liked the ELA activities. 🙂 I do not teach math so that part was not useful.
James – ALICE ISD (verified owner) –
I didnt like this topic at all
Lauren – Private Pay (verified owner) –
Valuable information!
Jean Ann – GALVESTON ISD (verified owner) –
I felt that this course provided some excellent choices to use when teaching a book study, as well as, gave me some insight into how to help gifted students think for themselves on a more creative level.
Erin – HUFFMAN ISD (verified owner) –
It was very useful
Rhonda – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
The ideas presented for the lit circles really were such an easy shift in thinking for me. The students will have think deeper and in turn get a much deeper understanding of the book. The problem solving ideas really help develop metacognition.
Jose – SAN DIEGO ISD (verified owner) –
Good information.
Shanna – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
I liked the ideas on how to teach students to summarize a book.
Melissa – ELYRIA CITY SCHOOLS (verified owner) –
Helpful for pre-assessment data
Patricia – ELYRIA CITY SCHOOLS (verified owner) –
This course gave me real hands on information that I can use in my classroom right now!
Lendi – BURLESON ISD (verified owner) –
good course
Marcela – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
The course helps to remember and reinforce the way GT students think
Norma – MANSFIELD ISD (verified owner) –
interesting
Jose Luis – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
I learned new instructional strategies that I can use in my classroom.
Alicia – HUNTINGTON LOCAL (verified owner) –
Fact paces, specific, high-quality work examples.
Melissa – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
It was great.
Stephanie – MANSFIELD ISD (verified owner) –
helped me to better understand how to get students to critically think.
Deena – CHISUM ISD (verified owner) –
I really liked the way the presenters allowed students ownership of their learning in the projects and lessons taught.
Maria E. – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Interesting course.
Teresa – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Great course
Jennifer – Private Pay (verified owner) –
Very imformative!
Vicki – CHISUM ISD (verified owner) –
It has some good points on how to get students to write questions on higher level thinking