Description
There is a far more engaging and effective way to teach high school English classes to gifted students than the common approach of teaching each class as a stand-alone unit. By merging Pre-AP English 1, 2 and AP Language into one cohesive program you can gain the maximum benefit for students.
This online course will show you how to focus each Pre-AP course around specific skill sets and themes, how to zero in on each individual student’s specific abilities and challenges, and how to incorporate all three Pre-AP courses into one program designed in such a way that students graduate with a full arsenal of writing and analytical skills that have been steadily built upon and expanded in a purposeful way.
Visit the TAGT website to learn more about the Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented.
Presenter Bio
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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).
Eric – ALAMO HEIGHTS ISD (verified owner) –
The course is great for beginning teachers. I would have liked more specific strategies.
Emily – SAN ANTONIO ISD (verified owner) –
Over the course of an hour, I learned information that could have been shared in 10 minutes.
Marly – WORTHINGTON CITY (verified owner) –
The examples from this discussion were very general. I was really looking for strategies and more concrete resources. For example, what brainstorming or mind mapping techniques are used to help students build their arguments for the Antigone mock trials? What organizational guidelines are employed to facilitate the team writing assignments?
Kirsten – BASTROP ISD (verified owner) –
I gleaned a few new ideas.
Corinne – BASTROP ISD (verified owner) –
Sounds like she was in a pretty affluent district, would be nice to hear from a Title 1 teacher.
Lee – EANES ISD (verified owner) –
I appreciate the timing at the bottom. The presenters know what they are talking about, but I really didn’t learn all that much. My school doesn’t have a GT program, so I can’t do all of the things they do in their classes.
Allison – BASTROP ISD (verified owner) –
This course had practical ways to ensure students are able to demonstrate understanding and grow in their abilities in the English classroom.
Kourtney – ARLINGTON CLASSICS ACADEMY (verified owner) –
It was good.
Sonja – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
This is a very insightful course that will help any beginning Pre-AP English 1 and 2 educator.
Kristin – PLANO ISD (verified owner) –
Most of this information is pretty standard best practices for both GT and non-GT students. I think I got more interesting tips and good ideas from the teacher comments at the bottom than from the lecturer, Katherine Harrison.