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.
Thelma – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Great course, provided great ideas for online resources to use in the classroom.
Rebecca – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
This course did a great job giving a quick insight into different tools that can be used in the classroom.
Elsie – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
It was very informative
Laura – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative and straigth forward
Ashlee – MIDWAY ISD – WOODWAY (verified owner) –
This course had a lot of great resources. I love how explicit it was by providing the name of the app and a few key points about each one. It exposed me to new resources and allowed me to reflect over which one in each section would be beneficial to me in my upcoming school year.
Blasita – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
It offered plenty of interactive and online resources for teachers and students.
Maria – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
It is definetely a very interesting course where we can see many research options to share with students.
Jocelyn – MIDWAY ISD – WOODWAY (verified owner) –
Very well done! Great ideas without being overwhelming.
Kelli – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
There were a lot of great tools that were introduced that can be used in almost any classroom situation. Very informative.
Griselda – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Great tools to keep our students engage in learning.