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.
Veronica – PLANO ISD (verified owner) –
Great course for teachers who have little/ limited experience with TAG students.
ELDA P – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Great course, highly recommend.
Becky – LANCASTER CITY (verified owner) –
Being a math teacher, I would like to have more information about intermediate math class.
Laurine – PLANO ISD (verified owner) –
I wish it applied more to reading scientific pieces of work.
Lisa – PLANO ISD (verified owner) –
Helpful information for me as I teach English. I loved the information about literature circle and how to make them more meaningful.
Sandra – MCKINNEY ISD (verified owner) –
This course gave me some ideas to try with my Literature circle. Text to self connection
Ada – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
This course important topics.
Michael – SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD (verified owner) –
great
Melinda – MCKINNEY ISD (verified owner) –
Great
Jennifer – PORT CLINTON CITY (verified owner) –
Very useful information in this course. There is a lot of great ideas for Math and Reading.