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.
Annette – PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD (verified owner) –
Love all the resources presented here.
Jose – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent
Tiffany – CARROLL ISD (verified owner) –
Good suggesions & ideas that can easily be applied to the classroom.
Shawn – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
Great resources
Joanna – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
I liked it and it filled my toolbox.
Thelma – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Needs to be updated
Payton – RIESEL ISD (verified owner) –
Great
Maria S – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
The tech resources presented in the course were very informative.
Carrie – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
Great apps and resources.
Leroy – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
awesome