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.
Susan – MCKINNEY ISD (verified owner) –
It is outdated.
Lora – MANSFIELD ISD (verified owner) –
This is a great course with great ideas. Some of the tools, however, have been around quite a while and are abit outdated.
Celia – HILLSBORO CITY (verified owner) –
I found it very interesting and informative.
Joel – SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD (verified owner) –
I thought there were a bunch of good tools for teachers and students.
Jarrod – HILLSBORO CITY (verified owner) –
Awesome Course. I learned a ton.
Brandi – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
It is fast paced, packed with information, and tells you briefly what you need to know.
Melissa – VAN WERT CITY (verified owner) –
This course was great at identifying some not-so-well- known resources that can be used in the classroom.
Paige – PLANO ISD (verified owner) –
This is a quick snapshot into the apps and programs we as educators should be using for ourselves and our students. A must training!
sarah – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
Great resources!
Ashley – HILLSBORO CITY (verified owner) –
informational