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).
Rolando – LA FERIA ISD (verified owner) –
This course gave me the direction to the rhetorical bulls-eye I’m needing in English 1301 and 1302.
Erika – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Good training!
Chris – BURLESON ISD (verified owner) –
Good stuff here that can be practically used in any classroom.
Cynthia – WASHINGTON LOCAL (verified owner) –
excellent
Alan – EANES ISD (verified owner) –
There was a lot of useful information and specific tips for higher level thinking.
Sarah – GEORGETOWN ISD (verified owner) –
very informative
Elizabeth – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
I learned so much about the expectations of an AP Language class. I am not a teacher, I am a counselor and I will take her courses anytime.
Terrasita – BEAUMONT ISD (verified owner) –
Great ideas to get students writing!
Lane – EANES ISD (verified owner) –
This course is excellent but poorly titled. The title should allude that the course is about writing. While the instructor was very good, the course wasn’t very helpful to my subject.
William – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
I think that this course was well rounded in how to teach students to write at a higher level of thinking. The presenter brought up some very good content, such as rhetorical analysis.