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

$90.00

(288 customer reviews)

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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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”. 

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

  1. Zack – SILSBEE ISD (verified owner) –

    A bit long, but full of useful strategies that a teacher can use to build up their classroom without using repetitive activities.

  2. Belem – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –

    Great course, learned a lot of great strategies!

  3. vilma – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –

    Energetic and entertainning presenter.

  4. Jacqulene – ALICE ISD (verified owner) –

    Great ideas and strategies for gifted students.

  5. Norma – TULOSO-MIDWAY ISD (verified owner) –

    This is a great course! Presenter is very knowledgeable and speaks about all the strategies with ease. I learned of several new strategies that I will be using with my students.

  6. JESSICA – TULOSO-MIDWAY ISD (verified owner) –

    Good course that was nicely paced.

  7. Pearl – TULOSO-MIDWAY ISD (verified owner) –

    The strategies shared seem easy enough to utilize in class with little prep.

  8. Patricia – HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY & SCHOOL OF SCIENCE – HOUSTON SOUTH 101846 OR 101862 (verified owner) –

    It’s just long especially when you have so many hings they want you t complete in a short amount of time.

  9. Timothy – Aldine ISD (verified owner) –

    This course was very challenging and engaging across all spectrums. In spite of it being 6 years of age, it doesn’t seem dated or irrelevant at all.

  10. Melinda – BOLING ISD (verified owner) –

    This course was very informative. He had lots of activities to use in the classroom to make learning fun and use the child’s creativity.

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