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”.
Amanda – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
I prefer in-person classes.
Jared – SANDUSKY CITY (verified owner) –
very relevant
Santa – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Very accurate and excellent ideas that can easily be applied in class
Angeli – MIDLOTHIAN ISD (verified owner) –
This course gave me ideas about how to support creativity and critical thinking in the classroom.
Jose – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Good
KRISTEN – GOOSE CREEK CISD (verified owner) –
It used teacher’s prior knowledge to adjust how we think about strategies and and to use our strategies in new ways to facilitate higher level thinking.
Claudia – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
It is very interesting and easy to follow.
Brooke – CLEAR CREEK ISD (verified owner) –
It was great I am leaving with activities to try in my 4th grade classroom, I purchased the “Teachers book of big questions” to use this following year. I love leaving a training with tools, games, activities that I can use immediately with little to no prep!
John – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Very well presented and at an understandable tempo.
Caitlin – Los Angeles Unified School District (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed this course because it included specific activities with real-world applications that were provided. The language demands and skills were also provided along with the strategies, which was effective.