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.
ELVIA L – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
This is a very helpful module that gives you another perspective to teach literacy in the classroom.
Alma – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
This course is highly interesting as it provides a variety of learning strategies designed to teach complex and challenging concepts in an engaging manner.
Samantha – SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CORPUS CH (verified owner) –
Great new learning!
Brandi – SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CORPUS CH (verified owner) –
This was great information. Some of the presenters jokes were a bit much, but not too bad.
Irene – SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DISCOVERY (verified owner) –
The course is very informative.
Bronwyn – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
This course was good about getting you to think of ways to use literacy in all classes.
Kenneth – PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD (verified owner) –
Good strategies
Lina – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
The presenter had extensive knowledge about the subject.
MELANIE – SAN FELIPE-DEL RIO CISD (verified owner) –
Very informative with good strategies to use in any classroom.
Rosa – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
It is well organized.