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.
Rosa – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
I would recommend it. Extremely informative and useful tools.
Krystle – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Thank you.
Yesenia – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
There is a lot of interesting and useful information. I learned new things.
Roel – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
It’s a great course to remind us of all of the different technology tools we can implement in our classrooms.
Zakeia – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
It was great! He shared a lot of great tools that I did not know about.
Juan – YSLETA ISD (verified owner) –
Many resources to pick from. Some may apply to you, some may not
linda – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
concise
Steven – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Love all the technology available to us
annette – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
informative
Fatima – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed all the available resources for teachers and students!