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”.
LETICIA – SAN FELIPE-DEL RIO CISD (verified owner) –
Very informative; good pace
Maria – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very informative. It provided great strategies to use in the classroom.
Lauren – MARION CITY (verified owner) –
I think this course is extremely biased towards “gifted learners”. Our gifted students abilities are only as good as they are been developed to be and our identification of gifted learners is not perfect. I have students identified as “special ed” but can out-think “gifted” students any day. And at the end of the day, our students all take the same state evaluations and must perform at the same level. Why are we holding certain students back…
Lauren – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed this course. I was glad to hear of a few things that I am already doing some form of in my class. I felt reassured that I am helping kids to think creatively, and it was a good confirmation of what I feel is beneficial for my learners. I also learned several new strategies such as Take a Stand and the Vocabulary Builder that I would love to try.
Tammy – MERCEDES ISD (verified owner) –
Great information.
Brenda – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed learning new ways of challenging gifted students. I think the examples were great, especially because they were related to all content areas.
Valerie – SOUTHWEST ISD (verified owner) –
Great course!
Mindy – CLEBURNE ISD (verified owner) –
Lots of new ideas and information! Thank you!
Elizabeth – WESTERVILLE CITY (verified owner) –
Only module #4 was interesting to me.
Patrick – MARION CITY (verified owner) –
It was good.