Description
- The importance of pre-assessing students before accelerating them
- How to take a literature circle experience and make it meaningful
- The benefits of teaching Bloom’s Taxonomy in literature
- Ways in which depth and complexity can be developed in book studies
- The importance of “non-standard problem solving” for gifted students
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.
Amalia – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
GREAT INFO.
Melissa I. – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Very helpful and informative.
Patricia – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Excellent
Nora – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Very good courses.
christine – ALICE ISD (verified owner) –
Interesting ideas that can be applied to reading. Some can be generalized for different subjects, some are relative to literature only.
Jay – Angleton ISD (verified owner) –
Good info.
sofia – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed the areas of Depth and Complexity because many a time gifted students do not understand how they got to the answer they just know they did
Celia – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
It was informative and gave some ideas on how to use Blooms that I was not using.
Melanie – LA FERIA ISD (verified owner) –
it was fine
Enedelia – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Great