AP Language, You Bet It’s GT!

$20.00

Presenter: Kathryn Pabst
Core Area: Creativity & Instructional Strategies
Grade Level: Secondary
Hours: 1

It is critical that college bound gifted students develop strong writing skills that they can fluidly translate across content areas, apply to critical thinking, and verbal communication skills. In this course, you will learn how to craft an AP language class around a central theme and pull many examples of modern and historical literature.

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Excellent writing skills are essential for long-term success. In this course, you will learn how develop writing skills in your G/T students by learning to craft an AP language class around a central theme and pull many examples of modern and historical speech writing, essays, non-fiction, and literature around it. You’ll be equipped on how to translate each piece into writing assignments or projects that will challenge your students and build these crucial skills.

You will learn how to:

  • Create a central themes and tie-in multiple sub-themes
  • Tap into a student’s passion
  • Generate a classroom environment of active discussion and respectful debate
  • Challenge students to expand their thinking and grow in nuance, sophistication and grow in nuance, sophistication, and depth

Visit the TAGT website to learn more about the Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented.

    Presenter Bio

    Kathryn Pabst Schaeffer, Ed.D., is the Executive Director of Advanced Academic Services for Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD. She completed her Ed.D. at Dallas Baptist University, received a Master of Arts in Teaching from The University of Texas at Dallas and completed her Gifted and Talented Lifetime Endorsement from The University of North Texas. Ms. Pabst Schaeffer often presents on gifted curriculum as well as Advanced Placement (AP) College Board programming. She is also the chair of the Research Division of the Texas Association for the Gifted & Talented (TAGT). 

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    298 reviews for AP Language, You Bet It’s GT!

    1. Debbie – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –

      How she ties curriculum together and moves across the years as well as other subjects is helpful. I feel like what she does in her class should be used at different levels in all classes.

    2. Esteban – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –

      It was a very informative course

    3. Fabiola – ALVARADO ISD (verified owner) –

      It was great, I liked her take on teaching critically and/or to write more in depth

    4. Jennifer – HERTFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS (verified owner) –

      This was out of date.

    5. Marissa – ALICE ISD (verified owner) –

      Excellent course that helps guide teachers through a year long overview of the AP Language classroom.

    6. Felipe – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –

      Gives good ideas to keep students aware of life in the past , present and future.

    7. Elda – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –

      +I thought the presenter was extremely knowledgeable

    8. Denisse – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –

      Great course

    9. Tiffany – FAYETTE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS (verified owner) –

      I would have liked to see more of the kinds of questions she asks students instead of an overview.

    10. Lois – SOUTH TEXAS ISD (verified owner) –

      Great

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