Description
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.
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.
Kathleen – LITTLE CYPRESS-MAURICEVILLE CISD (verified owner) –
interesting
Dylan – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –
good
Cristina – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –
good course
Antonia – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
good information
Merve – HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY – AUSTIN (verified owner) –
Thanks !
Karla – AUSTIN ISD (verified owner) –
I love teaching with books, great presentation
Rachel – SOUTHWEST ISD (verified owner) –
It was helpful.
Jesus – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –
Middle school appropriate modules where most of my population is Non-GT.
Susana – HARMONY SCIENCE ACAD (EL PASO) (verified owner) –
This is ideal for ELAR courses, find it kind of hard to implement in mathematics.
Maria – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –
The quality of the video is very poor. Different sound levels. Very low presenter voice. Presenter speaks in a very rushed manner.
I was able to pick up a few ideas to differentiate instruction in class.