Description
Today’s students live in a media-saturated world. Their brains are constantly bombarded with sensory information and research shows it has affected the way they learn and process information. Educators need creative strategies and innovative ideas for engaging students, particularly those in the AP and pre-AP classes, in order to make them college and career ready.
In this 1-hour course, you will learn:
- How students’ interaction with digital media affects their brains
- The structured Think-Pair-Share method
- Auditory/sequential and visual/spatial processing
- How the brain supports many types of learning
- R.A.F.T. & Think-Tac-Toe activities
This course is aligned with 2016 ODE Teacher Competencies a, b, c, f, g and NAGC Teacher Preparation Standards 3.1, 5.1, 5.2.
Presenter Bio
Bob Iseminger has over 25 years of experience in public education as a classroom teacher, math resource teacher, and coordinator of a gifted education magnet center. He has worked in both urban and suburban settings at the elementary and middle school levels, and in a consulting capacity with high school students. Mr. Iseminger currently serves as a staff development consultant for school districts nationwide in addition to presenting at state gifted conferences. He is the co-author of several books including “Cultivating Classroom Conversations” and “Choice and Challenge: Engaging Anchor Activities for the Differentiated Classroom”.
Monica – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
Love the strategies. Working on how to incorporate into a math classroom
Melinda – SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD (verified owner) –
Good online course
Thomas – NORTHSIDE ISD – SAN ANTONIO – REGION 20 (verified owner) –
Interesting information about right brain thinkers and how they process information.
Richard – WESTERVILLE CITY (verified owner) –
The course gives a very relative perspective on how students learn in the digital age and addresses real issues and how we as teachers can cope with these issues and help students overcome these issues. I enjoyed the step by step approach to the strategies near the end of the video.
Kathryn – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
Interesting content and helpful classroom activities.
Amy – NAVARRO ISD (verified owner) –
Great course. Engaging and informative.
Teena – FLOUR BLUFF ISD (verified owner) –
Loved this so much! On point, appropriate and absolutely wonderful! Also entertaining.
Katie – MARGARETTA LOCAL (verified owner) –
It gives a picture that not all gifted learners think the same way. It helped remind me to offer a variety of techniques in my lessons to accommodate the left and right brain learner.
Tracy – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
This was very relatable and thought provoking.
Kristine – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
Great course!!!