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.
Rebecca – HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE – HOUSTON NORTH DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Introduced me to some useful sources to se in my classroom.
Rosalinda – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative
Jordan – CARROLL ISD (verified owner) –
This course was helpful and gave me a lot of great resources.
Laura – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
great explanation of tools
Martha – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Very useful information about different app to use in the classroom.
Jessica – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
It had some good resources and tools. It would have been better if you could have seen the presenter demo-ing the tools instead of a slide show with bullet points.
Mayra – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Very helpful tools provided!
Seyma – HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE – HOUSTON NORTH DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Very helpfull
Debbie – ALVARADO ISD (verified owner) –
I like this course and it gave me a lot more resources to check out for my classroom.
Juana Paredes – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very helpful in finding new apps for teachers and students.