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.
Allyson – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
Informational
Minerva – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
It was a very good training on how to extend reading and math.
Barbara – PLANO ISD (verified owner) –
I give this course a 5. Information was given clearly and good resources given to support ideas presented.
Margarita – VALLEY VIEW ISD PHARR – REGION 01 (verified owner) –
Very interesting training learned many strategies to use with my gifted students.
bradley – GALVESTON ISD (verified owner) –
This was great including the Taxonomy.
Erika – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
It was good.
Leslie – DUNCANVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
I really liked it. I liked the three main ideas – Literature Circles, Depth and Complexity and Non-standard problem solving that were covered.
Thomas – DUNCANVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
I didn’t gain any knowledge from this training.
Sandra – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Very interesting thanks for sharing the name of books
isabel – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Good