Description
Traveling at a rate of a tool per minute, this fast-paced and informative session will help bring your technology toolbox up to speed by categorizing and reviewing resources designed to promote creativity, critical thinking, collaboration, and productivity in you and your gifted students.
In this course you will learn:
- Numerous ways to find online resources that promote creativity and creative thinking
- How to promote collaboration among students through the use of technology
- Ways in which critical thinking can be embedded in all content areas
Visit the TAGT website to learn more about the Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented.
Presenter Bio
Brian Housand, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor at East Carolina University in the department of Curriculum and Instruction. He completed his doctoral work at the University of Connecticut with an emphasis in both gifted education and instructional technology. Dr. Housand is the current chair of the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) Computers and Technology network, and he writes the “Untangling Technology” column for Teaching for High Potential. Currently, he is exploring ways in which technology can enhance the learning environment and striving to define what it means to be creatively productive in a digital age.
Elinor – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent resources.
Judith – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
I do think that technology is advancing rapidly. ?Some of of the websites might be outdated, nonetheless It was informative.
Sheri – PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD (verified owner) –
It was a lot of information in a short amount of time. It would be nice to have a summary document to refer back to.
Jan – HUGHES SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
This course had tons of great resources given in easy to understand language.
Cordelia – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
This course if very informative and straight to the point on the tools.
Audreanna – DRISCOLL ISD (verified owner) –
This was very informative and did not take long at all. I really enjoyed it.
Priscila – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
This course was really infomative and fun
marco – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
I think this is awesome
Wendy – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
Very precise and quick noted, plethora of resources at our fingertips for both educators to utilize as well as students.
Lorri – GIDDINGS ISD (verified owner) –
This was a nice course. Definitely worth the hour, but a lot of the resources I thought were obvious things everyone just knew about.