Description
In this 1-hour course, you will learn about:
- Formal pre-assessments
- Informal pre-assessments
- Using data for differentiation
- Using data for grouping
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Presenter Bio
Dr. Colleen Boyle is the president of the Ohio Association for Gifted Children. She has been an educator for more than 20 years, nearly all in gifted education in schools in Ohio and Texas as well as with the Department of Defense Education Activity. Dr. Boyle holds a B.S. in elementary education, an M.Ed. in gifted education and educational administration, and a Ph.D. in educational psychology. She currently serves as a supervisor of gifted and talented programs with Columbus City Schools. Dr. Boyle is a past president of Gifted Coordinators of Central Ohio. She enjoys working with educators and families to plan appropriate interventions for gifted learners. Her research interests include the social-emotional aspects of gifted learners, educational and psychological assessment, and giftedness within families. Dr. Boyle enjoys traveling and doting on her twin niece and nephew whenever she gets the chance.
Dawn – River View Local Schools (verified owner) –
This course was helpful in understanding how to use different kinds of pre-assessments in a variety of settings.
Rebecca – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Great Course for planning!
Allison – River View Local Schools (verified owner) –
informative
Dori – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
The information on types of pre assessment and how to use that data to differentiate was very helpful.
Katie – FAYETTEVILLE-PERRY LOCAL (verified owner) –
very useful information
Heather – FAYETTEVILLE-PERRY LOCAL (verified owner) –
Nice real world examples to practice analyzing data.
Alyssa – SOUTH TEXAS ISD (verified owner) –
None
Nathanael – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –
Very informative.
John – WORTHINGTON CITY (verified owner) –
Good, solid, practical instruction in pre-assessment; uses examples that one could imagine being applied in elementary or secondary classroom.
Patricia – ELYRIA CITY SCHOOLS (verified owner) –
I enjoyed analyzing the samples. It helped me practice what was being presented.