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.
Blanca – ALICE ISD (verified owner) –
I fell this course is very informative with good ideas to use in the classroom.
JULISSA – ALICE ISD (verified owner) –
It was good
Maria – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
I liked it.
DANIELLE M – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
four stars
Daniela – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
I loved the ideas within this training. I wish they had similar ideas for lower grades as well.
Abigail – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
This is a good course.
maria – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
This course was a good tool for research. It does offer fresh and new ideas.
Patti – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
Not interested in hearing all about her book choices.
Michelle – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
Not really a lot of new information for me, but some helpful ideas.
Diana – DELAWARE CITY (verified owner) –
Informative
JULIA – SAN FELIPE-DEL RIO CISD (verified owner) –
It’s great, very helpful.
Aaron – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent
Maria E – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –
Useful ideas presented
Elisa – SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (verified owner) –
I like the course is very informative.
Becky – ALICE ISD (verified owner) –
Good Course. Very easy to navigate and complete.
Diana – ALICE ISD (verified owner) –
I think this course was valuable in providing a variety of methods to differentiate the curriculum for gifted students.
victoria – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
I LOVED this session!
Tera – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
Great ideas presented that are easily implemented and high level for all students. Loved this one!
Taylor – 588 Co-op (verified owner) –
This course was informative, relevant, and relatively current. Most to all of the ideas and examples are usable in my classroom. Loved it.
Maria – ALICE ISD (verified owner) –
Very beneficial in allowing the students to really focus on going deeper into the literature focusing on nature and the real world around them in reference to the stories being read.
Irma – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
I thought the course gave great strategies/activities to utilize in the classroom for literature.
Araceli – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
This training has many idea on projects students can do that really make them think outside the box.
Antonio – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –
ok
Crystal – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Gives ideas for writing assignments
MARISELA – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
excellent ideas
Linda – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –
This course was very interesting.
MARIA I – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Enjoyed this session, many great idea to integrate into your classroom.
Molly – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –
If I were an English language teacher I would have thought this was full of excellent ideas!
Maricela – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –
Great strategies given
Jay – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
Seeing the honey bee video makes taking this course worth your time. So great!!!
Mary – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –
Not bad
Edwin – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –
Awesome way to have students complete assignements while exhibiting their creativity and potentital. Thank You
Nicole – WYLIE ISD (verified owner) –
Great ideas
Enisa – HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY & SCHOOL OF SCIENCE – HOUSTON SOUTH 101846 OR 101862 (verified owner) –
Excellent Training! Great ideas that can be utilized immediately in the classroom!
Rosa – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –
Very Helpful
Maria – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –
Great way to take professional development!
Gulsah – SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (verified owner) –
good
Pam – CARLISLE LOCAL (verified owner) –
This course was very informative and had lots of great ideas.
Laura – DELAWARE CITY (verified owner) –
Great ideas on how to extend student thinking!!!
Sharon – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Great information.
Patricia – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –
A great method for teaching students about book research.
Clarissa – ALICE ISD (verified owner) –
It was informative.
Elizabeth – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –
Great
Curtis – BELTON ISD (verified owner) –
The course has some interesting differentiation options.
Kyle – BURLESON ISD (verified owner) –
This is very helpful
Scott – Colonel Crawford Local Schools (verified owner) –
I like the examples of books they use for the different projects presented
Pamela – DEL VALLE ISD (verified owner) –
There were several helpful examples.
rexana – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
I would have liked to see more examples of books I could use this each strategy.
Travis – BELTON ISD (verified owner) –
This is probably a good course for ELAR, SS teachers, and primary teachers. Not as helpful for Math or HS level Science. There were a lot of actual books suggested with a few focused on the occult and witchcraft. Schools should not be promoting religions.
LIZBETH – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Really enjoyed the information and the activities presented to help students think outside the book!