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.
LaChelle – VICTORIA ISD (verified owner) –
I thought it was good for those working with older students
Brenda – VICTORIA ISD (verified owner) –
I like the ways how depth and complexity can be used in book studies and create high order thinking skills in literature circles.
Ashley – VICTORIA ISD (verified owner) –
Very Informative
Serena – VICTORIA ISD (verified owner) –
This was very informative and gives lots of useful ideas for what you can do in the classroom right now to better serve TAG kids.
Melissa – VICTORIA ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very relevant & insightful. It gave both useful strategies & explained their purpose & effectiveness. Especially not aligning the practice problem solving questions with current skills to keep student thought flexible.
Chelsea – VICTORIA ISD (verified owner) –
Great resource for teaching TAG students.
Karen – VICTORIA ISD (verified owner) –
Good presentation with consice content.
Jennifer – VICTORIA ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed the section over non-standard problem solving.
Susan – VICTORIA ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very informative on the Bloom’s Taxonomy and helped me understand how to teach it on the upper pyramid.
Tabitha – BOERNE ISD (verified owner) –
I like that there were two presenters because it helped to see different points of view and keep it fresh.