Description
- To encourage visualization of text
- Strategies to help students comprehend content
- How to build literacy through judicious vocabulary
- How to shape active, independent reading
Presenter Bio
Dr. Katherine McKnight is a dynamic presenter, dedicated teacher, and award-winning author. Dr. McKnight began her career in education over 30 years ago as a middle school and high school English and social studies teacher in the Chicago Public Schools and appointed as Distinguished Professor of Research at National Louis University. In addition to speaking at professional development conferences, she is a regular consultant in schools and classrooms in the United States and Europe.
She is the founder of Engaging Learners, an educational company built around her successful Literacy and Learning Center model. Her work in educational leadership, literacy and student skill development has resulted in unprecedented academic achievement in many struggling schools.
Dr. McKnight has received several awards for her publications and teaching at the university level. She has authored 17 books that support educational strategies to engage all learners. Her titles include the best-selling The Teacher’s Big Book of Graphic Organizers, winner of the 2013 Teachers’ Choice Award. She’s also written The Second City Guide to Improv in the Classroom, Teaching Writing in the Inclusive Classroom, and the twin volumes: Common Core Literacy for Math, Science, and Technical Subjects, and Common Core Literacy for ELA, History/Social Studies, and the Humanities: Strategies to Deepen Content Knowledge – Grades 6-12.
Michelle – GEORGETOWN ISD (verified owner) –
Love the speakers
Eileen – Ashtabula Area City Schools (verified owner) –
Excellent videos of teachers modeling strategies.
Jacquelyn – Private Pay (verified owner) –
As a history teacher with no formal reading background this was AWESOME!
Susan – VAN WERT CITY (verified owner) –
Great ideas for literary content in other core subjects.
Sandra – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
It was explained very well.
Adriana – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Great Literacy Ideas!
Pearl – TULOSO-MIDWAY ISD (verified owner) –
The content was great; however, the sound was off in the beginning of the course.
Alexandra – Springfield City School District (verified owner) –
I liked the strategies that were presented in the 3rd module.
Dana – INDIAN LAKE LOCAL (verified owner) –
Good for science, social studies and math teachers. As a reading teacher I already use most of the strategies presented.
John – ALICE ISD (verified owner) –
I found several useful strategies.