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.
Argelia – VALLEY VIEW ISD PHARR – REGION 01 (verified owner) –
very Informative
Kristy – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Provides great information.
Michael – MONROEVILLE LOCAL (verified owner) –
It was a great course.
Taylor – SOUTHWEST ISD (verified owner) –
Had good ideas on how to keep GT students in engaged.
Shanee – East Muskingum Local Schools (verified owner) –
This is a very practical course. This demonstrated extremely applicable strategies to use with my gifted and non-gifted students. I am always looking for simple techniques that enhance their learning and make sense in an elementary classroom without a gifted pull-out program. I enjoyed looking at ways that I can improve my small group reading activities as well as mathematical questioning.
Maggie – PLANO ISD (verified owner) –
This was an excellent course to take.
Adam – New Lexington City Schools (verified owner) –
good examples
Patricia – New Lexington City Schools (verified owner) –
the ideas were explained really well
Melissa – New Lexington City Schools (verified owner) –
It was good, but I felt like it was repeative.
Celene – PLANO ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very valuable to me as a math/science teacher because the content presented is something I can apply with my math and science students. It is just the type of “tweaking” I can use to be a more effective teacher meeting the needs of my gifted students.