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

Velma – UNITED ISD (verified owner) – June 23, 2022

Very great ideas for activities in the classroom that require students to think creatively and collaborate with eachother. Loved it
Rated 5 out of 5

Veronica – SHARYLAND ISD (verified owner) – June 23, 2022

This course has great activities that I plan on applying in my classroom to get my gifted students to continue thinking critically. These activities challenge our gifted students and it keeps their creative minds working.
Rated 5 out of 5

Carlos – SHARYLAND ISD (verified owner) – June 26, 2022

Excellent, I think this course covers all aspect of teaching and learning strategies for gifted and talented students.
Rated 5 out of 5

Theresa – SHARYLAND ISD (verified owner) – June 26, 2022

I think this course provided very good strategies on meeting the needs of all students.
Rated 4 out of 5

Heather – BOERNE ISD (verified owner) – June 30, 2022

The course was beneficial in providing new and engaging strategies to implement in the classroom.
Rated 5 out of 5

Autumn – VIDOR ISD (verified owner) – July 1, 2022

I liked the strategies he used like traveling talk to incorporate into our classrooms
Rated 4 out of 5

Holli – BOERNE ISD (verified owner) – July 2, 2022

Interactive steps are a plus.
Rated 5 out of 5

Amanda – LITTLE CYPRESS-MAURICEVILLE CISD (verified owner) – July 5, 2022

Engaging and applicable
Rated 5 out of 5

Ben – ALAMO HEIGHTS ISD (verified owner) – July 8, 2022

I’ve done these RL videos for years for my 6 hours. This module was the fastest and most content-rich. TY!
Rated 5 out of 5

Steve – BOERNE ISD (verified owner) – July 11, 2022

This course gave me some great activities that I can implement into my classroom routine to help facilitate creative and critical thinking.