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.
Oneida – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Some of the strategies were new for me, I especially liked the postcard strategy. This is a good way of engaging the the students. I was hoping to see more strategies and less talk about research.
Grizelda – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Great speaker. Very engaging
Lindra – SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD (verified owner) –
It was a great course.
tina – LOS FRESNOS CISD (verified owner) –
excellent ideas/ strategies
Dina – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Great strategies. I would like to discuss this in PLCs with instructor within and out of my content area to better implement the strategies in my classroom.
Kelsey – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
This course if full of great strategies and ideas to incorporate into any classroom.
Hanna – HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE – HOUSTON NORTH DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Great Course
Nova – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent course
Arizbeth – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
This training is useful in giving great literacy strategies. It shows you examples of this strategies to put in place in the classroom.
Rozanne – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –
It was an informative course.