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.
Laura – MARION LOCAL (verified owner) –
More information for language arts teachers than math.
Catherine – DEL VALLE ISD (verified owner) –
Very useful ideas that can implemented easily & quickly in the classroom.
Carisa – RIO GRANDE CITY CISD (verified owner) –
very good
Cecily – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very informal and contained strategies and activities that could be utilized with gifted students.
Ray – DEL VALLE ISD (verified owner) –
awesome
Elda – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
great
Heather – MIAMI EAST LOCAL (verified owner) –
I enjoyed the ELA application of this course. I do wish that some of the examples of the texts used were appropriate for middle school and not elementary only.
Becky – ALICE ISD (verified owner) –
This was actually very informative and I can see how to adapt several of these activities to my history class.
Victoria – GIDDINGS ISD (verified owner) –
I love the math ideas.
Lourdes – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Very good