Description
Thinking Outside the Book is an ideal course for educators looking for resources to guide students toward creating unique and complex assignments. You’ll learn to lead them to have a deeper response to quality literature, which will ultimately help their love and respect for reading.
In this one-hour course you will learn to incorporate a variety of media to differentiate responses and push your students toward thinking and creating outside the book.
Trainers Sheila Mulbry and Nicole Shannon share their personal best-practices on:
- Using mysteries in literature
- Developing puzzle fiction projects
- Creating personal response papers
- Identifying themes and vocabulary in literature
- Writing mini-research reports
And more!
Visit the TAGT website to learn more about the Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented.
This course is aligned with 2016 ODE Teacher Competencies a, b, c, e, f, g and NAGC Teacher Preparation Standards 2.2, 3.3, 3.4, 5.1.
Aurora – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
Many ideas are given to differentiate for students in presenting what they have learned from reading different books.
Dena – YOUNGSTOWN CITY SCHOOLS (verified owner) –
Very interesting, and engaging. Good ideas to incorporate in the classroom.
Barbara – BETHEL LOCAL (verified owner) –
The presenters did a fine job. I just felt that there wasn’t a whole lot of new take-aways for me in this material. Perhaps that is a GOOD thing…?!
Tasha – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
This course gave me several new ideas to use with my GT students.
Julie – EANES ISD (verified owner) –
There are ideas that are applicable to all levels. I will definitely be implementing some of the ideas in my classroom.
Queenie – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
It gave me some ideas…I particular do not use a lot of books to teach, but I could implement some strategies with reading passages.
Carmen – FABENS ISD (verified owner) –
I think this would be improved by taking into consideration that many students in certain areas of the country do not speak English. I also feel this is geared more toward English courses. However, I do feel that I could use a couple of ideas mentioned here.
Stacey – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
Fantastic ideas for students to share their reading thinking and research in fun ways.
Stacy – HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE – HOUSTON NORTH DISTRICT (verified owner) –
There were a lot of literature suggestions I have never heard of. It was neat to see how they were used.
Diana – YOUNGSTOWN CITY SCHOOLS (verified owner) –
The course offered many different strategies to promote not only reading, but also responding to books. The responses to the books mentioned were not ‘run of the mill’ responses; they were responses to what or how the students were thinking about the books.
LUZ – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Love all the ideas. Great strategies for differentiation.
Maria – ALICE ISD (verified owner) –
yes
Susana – FABENS ISD (verified owner) –
Informative
Amy – GAHANNA-JEFFERSON CITY (verified owner) –
Geared towards elementary teachers
Diane – HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE – HOUSTON NORTH DISTRICT (verified owner) –
This was interesting.
Nicholas – HARMONY SCIENCE ACAD – SAN ANTONIO DISTRICT (verified owner) –
it was good
Judy – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
good ideas for older students
Ida – ALICE ISD (verified owner) –
great ideas to use in the classroom
Blanca – ALICE ISD (verified owner) –
This was a great course. It provides strategies to use for differentiation instruction. This course was very useful for me.
Ming – HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE – HOUSTON NORTH DISTRICT (verified owner) –
It is a good training.
Michele – COLUMBUS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Great
Shyanne – HALLETTSVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
Great!
Summer – Logan-Hocking Local Schools (verified owner) –
This course had a lot of specific ideas to incorporate to the classroom, but most of the suggestions were directed towards elementary and middle school.
Maria – HARMONY SCIENCE ACAD (EL PASO) (verified owner) –
This is useful for GT teachers but it can also use help general teachers prepare to use any of these mehods to enhances students learning.
Jennifer – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –
Great Alternative ideas
Robinette – HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE – HOUSTON NORTH DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Very informative.
John – BELTON ISD (verified owner) –
Good presentation.
PAUL – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Useful and practical.
Gerardo – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
good
Jorge – RIO GRANDE CITY CISD (verified owner) –
thank you.
Judith – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Good information.
Kristin – BELTON ISD (verified owner) –
informative
Sharri – SOUTHWEST ISD (verified owner) –
It gave me a few ideas and reinforced what I was doing correctly.
Rosario – LOS FRESNOS CISD (verified owner) –
It has great ideas.
Annice – PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD (verified owner) –
Informative
Oscar – HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY & SCHOOL OF SCIENCE – HOUSTON SOUTH 101846 OR 101862 (verified owner) –
Good
Debbie – LOS FRESNOS CISD (verified owner) –
It was good to see the several different types of tools that are available.
Erika D. – LOS FRESNOS CISD (verified owner) –
This course had great ideas that I think would be difficult to implement in a content-heavy course.
Miranda – HALLETTSVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
Great ideas.
Alma – LOS FRESNOS CISD (verified owner) –
I think this course is prepared very well, but the topics are not topics that I would be able to use in the classroom.
SanJuanita – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
This was a very interesting course
Isaac – HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY & SCHOOL OF SCIENCE – HOUSTON SOUTH 101846 OR 101862 (verified owner) –
Fantastic!
Javier – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
good course
Courtenay – HILLSBORO ISD (verified owner) –
I liked the various activities suggested. I plan to use some of them next semester!
Roberto – LOS FRESNOS CISD (verified owner) –
Great course to gain some insight into differentiation.
CHRISTOPHER D – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Very Helpful
Crystal – VIDOR ISD (verified owner) –
Good information
Vicki – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
This course had many ideas I could use in my classroom.
Feliciana – LOS FRESNOS CISD (verified owner) –
I thought it was good. I read outside the box. Good ideas and even I can use some of these.
Laurie – VIDOR ISD (verified owner) –
Some good ideas, but many were very specific to certain books, which are tied to a grade level range.