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.
Patricia – VICTORIA ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed this course It helps me how to work with my gifted students.
Cristina – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –
great course
Leah – MECHANICSBURG EXEMPTED VILLAGE (verified owner) –
This presentation is loaded with excellent ideas that a teacher could easily incorporate into their classroom.
Dale – VICTORIA ISD (verified owner) –
This is an excellent course for GT training. It provides in-depth thinking exercises for all ages.
Lana – VICTORIA ISD (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed this course and liked the different activities that were shared with doing literature circles. I also liked the idea of the 55 word or 30 word summaries.
Magdalen – VICTORIA ISD (verified owner) –
I think this was “FABULOUS”! It gave me helpful ideas to incorporate in reading & math. It also explained clearly why I should do them.
Jennifer – VICTORIA ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed this section on teaching Tag in the classroom because it gave me several ideas on how to encourage my gifted students to explore other options than just asking questions about a book.
Kileigh – VICTORIA ISD (verified owner) –
The way that the Bloom’s Taxonomy was introduced to students was eye opening. I liked how it was incorporated over a period of time.
Karla – AUSTIN ISD (verified owner) –
very good information
Janeen – VICTORIA ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed this course and got some good ideas as well as the title of some books that I am going to go look up!