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.
David – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Great ideas for one to use in any level classroom.
Jun – HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY & SCHOOL OF SCIENCE – HOUSTON SOUTH 101846 OR 101862 (verified owner) –
good
Tammy – HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE – HOUSTON NORTH DISTRICT (verified owner) –
This was probably not one of my favorites as it wasn’t very relelvant
Dave – FAIRBANKS LOCAL (verified owner) –
Informative and gave practical ideas for the classroom.
Redson – HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY & SCHOOL OF SCIENCE – HOUSTON SOUTH 101846 OR 101862 (verified owner) –
great resource
Bradley – WASHINGTON LOCAL (verified owner) –
I thought it was great!
Krista – BOERNE ISD (verified owner) –
Love being able to do this on my own time
Carlos – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
It is worth to try it!
Nicole – BEAUMONT ISD (verified owner) –
The overall easiness of the course to understand.
Pam – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
There were some great ideas for students to participate in.
Dottie – WASHINGTON LOCAL (verified owner) –
It was interesting.
Norma – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Helpful, presentation pacing a little bit slow
George – ALICE ISD (verified owner) –
Very good course.
debbie – PLANO ISD (verified owner) –
great
Mary – VAN WERT CITY (verified owner) –
This was not what I expected from the description, and I don’t think that I would ever use most of these things with high school students, especially outside of the language arts discipline. I was not engaged at all with this course and had to force myself to pay attention and finish.
Samantha – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –
great information about how students can think outside the box.
Karla – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –
Excellent!
Lindsey – Springfield City School District (verified owner) –
This was geared more towards elementary, but some ideas could work with secondary very well.
Jessica – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –
It was interesting.
Jodi – NEW BREMEN LOCAL (verified owner) –
I like all the activities I can use with the novels I already have in my room.
Veronica – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Very interesting.
LYDIA – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
I like the examples give of books to read.
Laura – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Great course
LeAnn – HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY & SCHOOL OF SCIENCE – HOUSTON SOUTH 101846 OR 101862 (verified owner) –
Great!
Michelle – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Some good ideas to give students more control over what they are learning.
Suzette – DELAWARE CITY (verified owner) –
Great course with lots of ideas for middle school. Adaptable for elementary.
Serdar – SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (verified owner) –
It is pretty helpful course. I like it.
Ofelia – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Very interesting
George – BOERNE ISD (verified owner) –
Good ideas for using novels in class.
Bethany – MIAMI TRACE LOCAL (verified owner) –
Was not engaging at all
Lisa – CARROLL ISD (verified owner) –
Good ideas, but mainly geared for elementary or middle school.
Maria – PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD (verified owner) –
Good concept, but harder for lower elementary
Mandi – DELAWARE CITY (verified owner) –
Great ideas. Thank you
Melissa – DELAWARE CITY (verified owner) –
Not applicable for K-3 very much
Elizabeth – DELAWARE CITY (verified owner) –
This was not real helpful for the K.
Tiffany – SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DISCOVERY (verified owner) –
K-2; not very applicable
Wendy – LITTLE CYPRESS-MAURICEVILLE CISD (verified owner) –
Good options
Rachel – ASHLAND CITY (verified owner) –
Great
Erika – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
great strategies for grade 3 and up
Melina – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
I think this course is very helpful.
Veronica – DUNCANVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
Great resources shown.
Nicolle – BELTON ISD (verified owner) –
It was interesting but seemed better suited to elementary and middle school levels.
Ila – FLOUR BLUFF ISD (verified owner) –
This is a great course for ELAR and younger grades.
Lizeth – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
great course
Jessie – HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY & SCHOOL OF SCIENCE – HOUSTON SOUTH 101846 OR 101862 (verified owner) –
good ideas
Traci – MCKINNEY ISD (verified owner) –
Good ideas
Cindy – Pilot (verified owner) –
I gathered some great information to help extend student learning through books.
Lauren – SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (verified owner) –
great course
Michele – Private Pay (verified owner) –
Very helpful and engaging.
Dana – YOUNGSTOWN CITY SCHOOLS (verified owner) –
This course would be helpful for differentiation and helping students Think Outside the Book.