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.
Beatrice – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
The presenter was great and very knowledgeable. I learned several Reading Strategies that I will be trying in my classroom.
Cassandra – PEARLAND ISD (verified owner) –
Module 2 is great – lots of practical tips. I didn’t feel that Module 1 offered any new ideas or insight. Module 3 was basically watching videos that I could have found on my own. This course could easily be broken down into a shorter offering.
Esmeralda – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
It was very well presented. I strongly recommended to let other teachers know it’s not just to teach it’s to know “how” to teach.
Conway – Bullhead City School District (verified owner) –
Excellent! Useful strategies based on the academic literature.
Joshua – LA FERIA ISD (verified owner) –
good
Juanita – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
I like the playground environment application in all the teacher videos.
Samara – COLUMBUS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
The instructor had some good ideas, but her presentation was too long. Also, all of the teaching videos were not necessary. In my opinion, Module 2 was the best because the instructor provided several useful teaching strategies.
Ione – GOOSE CREEK CISD (verified owner) –
It was great and very informative.
Armida – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
A lot of great strategies
Ana – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
It had a lot of great strategies that can be used in any classroom.