Thinking Outside the Book

$20.00

Presenter: Sheila Mulbry & Nicole Shannon, Round Rock ISD
Core Area: Creativity & Instructional Strategies
Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary
Hours: 1

Do you want your gifted students to deepen their responses to the text they read? One of the most fulfilling moments in a teacher’s day is when the light comes on, a sign that the students are making a deep connection with the material being taught. Teaching students to think outside the book is one of the ways you can empower your students to experience those “aha” moments.

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Description

Thinking Outside the Book is an ideal course for educators looking for resources to guide students toward creating unique and complex assignments. You’ll learn to lead them to have a deeper response to quality literature, which will ultimately help their love and respect for reading.
In this one-hour course you will learn to incorporate a variety of media to differentiate responses and push your students toward thinking and creating outside the book.

Trainers Sheila Mulbry and Nicole Shannon share their personal best-practices on:

  • Using mysteries in literature
  • Developing puzzle fiction projects
  • Creating personal response papers
  • Identifying themes and vocabulary in literature
  • Writing mini-research reports

And more!

Visit the TAGT website to learn more about the Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented.

This course is aligned with 2016 ODE Teacher Competencies a, b, c, e, f, g and NAGC Teacher Preparation Standards 2.2, 3.3, 3.4, 5.1.

Presenter Bio

Nicole Shannon, M.Ed. has over 19 years of experience in gifted education. She currently serves as the Advanced Academics Specialist for Hutto ISD. Prior to joining her current district, Nicole served as the Coordinator of Gifted/Advanced Academic Services for Round Rock ISD for five years. She was a gifted specialist in Round Rock ISD for 10 years before taking this position. She has presented at the district, local, and state level to preservice and in-service teachers, counselors, administrators, and parents on a variety of topics in gifted education throughout her years in this field. Prior to moving to Round Rock, Nicole served as a teacher, curriculum coordinator, and school principal at private schools in Honolulu, HI, San Diego, CA, and Virginia Beach, VA. Nicole graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Applied Learning and Development from the University of Texas at Austin and completed her M.Ed. in Teacher Leadership with a specialization in Gifted/Talented at Lamar University in Beaumont, TX. 

Sheila Mulbry currently serves as Gifted Coordinator with Lockhart ISD. She is a constant advocate for
gifted students and their special needs and has presented staff development on gifted education for the
past 20 years at local, state, and national conventions. She obtained BA degrees in Humanities (‘83) and
Elementary Education (‘90) and holds ESL and Gifted Endorsements from the State. Awards include
TAGT’s 2019 Educator of the Gifted. Sheila is currently serving as TAGT’s Board of Directors, K-12
Representative. 

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2742 reviews for Thinking Outside the Book

  1. Reyes – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –

    I love all the ideas on creative responses.

  2. Brittney – Angleton ISD (verified owner) –

    This was good, and I am taking something back to my own classroom. However, it is mostly geared toward higher grades….possibly 3rd grade and up.

  3. Abraham – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –

    It is a very good course to get ideas on how to implement students thinking outside the box.

  4. Kevin – HILLSBORO ISD (verified owner) –

    Great ideas for creating “student choice.”

  5. Rebecca – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –

    The ideas were really captivating. However, perhaps this course is more geared for upper grades not lower grades? I like they gave specific book examples with the actual showing of how students used the resources for personal responses to research presentations.

  6. Stacey – LOS FRESNOS CISD (verified owner) –

    Informative and gave great ideas of activities to do in the classroom .

  7. Tara – SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD (verified owner) –

    Loved the montages

  8. Veronica – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –

    I it great for 4th and 5th graders, will help them learn genre along with with their own creativity.

  9. John – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –

    I learned new ways to use books in my math classroom. Thank you!

  10. Casandra – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –

    I think that there are many interesting activities that are descibed in the course to do with your class.

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