Description
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).
Marsha – MIDWAY ISD – WOODWAY (verified owner) –
I found the content of this course engaging, informative, and useful.
ROSAANGELICA O – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
It was a great course that covers a lot of contents.
David J. – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
While I agree with the speaker on much of what she said, and I like her ideas, this was more of a “this is what I do in my class” course, rather than a how-to.
Megan – EANES ISD (verified owner) –
I can’t believe I actually enjoyed a GT update course and got something out of it.
Rene – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
I like this course and will transfer the information to AP Spanish class.
Erin – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
Helpful, some useful resources
Delia – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
It was a good module, but it needs to be updated. This was from 2016.
Julissa – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
very informative for teachers teaching high school students
Madeline – GEORGETOWN ISD (verified owner) –
I thought the title was slightly deceiving. I thought it was language like foreign language….I feel that the content was for English language. I think this is an outdated course in multiple aspects, and that if you’re going to talk about the American Dream and founding fathers that you need to talk about those that the American Dream discriminated against and opporessed. This class seems to be portraying a hidden bias of the White narraitive, but not people of color. While the white narrative is important, I think more authors or color could be incorporated as well as history of oppression during these times founding America. I would recommend “The American School” by Joel Spring and “Reclaiming the Multicultural Roots of U.S Curriculum” byWayne Au to learn how to better incorporate ALL of America’s history, languages, and culture.
Monica – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
This was very helpful! I would’ve like access to pdfs of the documents mentioned.