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

Rachel – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) – July 1, 2020

Several applicable strategies were shared. Presenter kept my attention.
Rated 5 out of 5

WILLIAM – BASTROP ISD (verified owner) – July 7, 2020

Does the job. Good reminders on developing critical thinking.
Rated 5 out of 5

Michael – BOERNE ISD (verified owner) – July 7, 2020

Good course with great strategies
Rated 5 out of 5

Dawn – BASTROP ISD (verified owner) – July 7, 2020

There were some great strategies given that I will be able to put to use immediately. I love it!
Rated 5 out of 5

Zelene – UNITED ISD (verified owner) – July 9, 2020

As a math teacher, I really liked that the majority of the Activities were modeled for the math classroom.
Rated 5 out of 5

Amy – BEAUMONT ISD (verified owner) – July 11, 2020

This instructor was the first to gear the training in a way that catered to gifted learners. I was not bored or disinterested at all.
Rated 5 out of 5

Yamel – HUTTO ISD (verified owner) – July 12, 2020

I loved it. I learn strategies that I will definitely implement in the classroom.
Rated 5 out of 5

Clayton – BURLESON ISD (verified owner) – July 17, 2020

Applicable strategies that I can use right now in my classroom Great background knowledge was also useful.

The facilitator explained instructions and strategies very clearly and gave great examples through modeling.
Rated 5 out of 5

Laura – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) – July 20, 2020

Informative information that I will use in the classroom.
Rated 5 out of 5

Marco – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) – July 24, 2020

It helps you get better ideas to help kids develop critical and creative thinking.