Building Critical Thinking Skills and Infusing Creativity and Creative Thinking Skills into the Gifted and Talented Classroom (6-Hour)

$90.00

Rated 4.65 out of 5 based on 288 customer ratings

Presenter: Bob Iseminger, Pieces of Learning
Core Area: Differentiated Curriculum
Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary
Hours: 6

What good is a tool if we do not teach a child how to use it? If information is a tool, critical thinking skills are the key to making that information useful for our students. In this course, you will learn how technology in the 21st century has changed the way G/T students interact with information and how it helps them build critical thinking skills in the classroom and beyond.

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SKU POL-248 Categories Bob Iseminger, Creativity & Instructional Strategies, Gifted, Instructional Strategies, Pieces of Learning Tags Creativity and Instructional Strategies, elementary, Gifted, GT, OAGC HOTS, ODE competency a, ODE competency b, secondary

Description

The current cohort of high school students are the first in history to grow up as digital natives. That means they are the first generation to be surrounded by digital media since birth. At a time when information is more available than ever, critical thinking and creativity are at a low in our student populations. In Building Critical Thinking Skills and Infusing Creativity and Creative Thinking Skills into the Gifted and Talented Classroom, Bob Iseminger tackles these tough challenges with practical application for your G/T classroom.

In this 6-hour course, you will learn:

The definition of critical thinking
The many types of learning supported by the brain
Lower and higher level questioning The auditory/sequential and visual/spatial processes of the brain
Strategies for developing creative thinking

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”.

Additional information

Core Area	Creativity & Instructional Strategies
Hours	6 Hours
Organization	Pieces of Learning
Grade Level	Elementary, Secondary
Presenter	Bob Iseminger
Course Content	Gifted, Instructional Strategies

288 reviews for Building Critical Thinking Skills and Infusing Creativity and Creative Thinking Skills into the Gifted and Talented Classroom (6-Hour)

Rated 5 out of 5

Sonia – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) – December 17, 2020

Very helpful
Rated 4 out of 5

Victor – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) – December 30, 2020

Good review for Gifted teachers at the beginning of the school year.
Rated 5 out of 5

Diana – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) – January 27, 2021

Wonderful course!
Rated 4 out of 5

Cassie – HALLSVILLE ISD (verified owner) – February 2, 2021

It had some great ideas on how to get students to think more creatively and work with partners. I love the lessons on Think Pair Share and the Math Roulette. It could be easily incorporated into any subject in my classroom.
Rated 4 out of 5

RD – HALLSVILLE ISD (verified owner) – February 5, 2021

I picked up several strategies and group review techniques I can’t wait to try — especially after Covid and we can stop worrying about Social Distancing. Very good and engaging presenter too as well
Rated 4 out of 5

Betsy – HALLSVILLE ISD (verified owner) – February 8, 2021

He had a lot of ideas, but unfortunately for me, too many of his examples for using the games were using math. I don’t teach math.
Rated 3 out of 5

Sarah – HALLSVILLE ISD (verified owner) – February 18, 2021

Some good information here, but some of this we have learned before
Rated 4 out of 5

Julie – HALLSVILLE ISD (verified owner) – February 19, 2021

Great ideas
Rated 4 out of 5

Patti – HALLSVILLE ISD (verified owner) – March 12, 2021

I think this was a good course. I always assumed that gifted learners were creative thinkers and did not need to be taught to do this.
Rated 5 out of 5

Dee – CORPUS CHRISTI ISD (verified owner) – March 18, 2021

This course it very helpful.