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.
Javier – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Great course, it gave us a brief description of many new tools we can use in the classroom.
Jodi – HILLSBORO CITY (verified owner) –
it’s ok
Lana – PLANO ISD (verified owner) –
SO many great and useful tools!
Olivia – HILLSBORO CITY (verified owner) –
Loved the info!
cymbre – MANSFIELD ISD (verified owner) –
There was lots of good ideas that I can actually take to the classroom and use tomorrow.
Mandi – SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD (verified owner) –
Great
Melynda – Huber Heights City (verified owner) –
Gives a very brief description on the sites.
Allena – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
Helpful tools for all students and teachers.
Barbara – HERTFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS (verified owner) –
This course provided me with a lot of resources and tools to think about using for next year.
Meg – PLANO ISD (verified owner) –
I love the information provided and the pace of the presentation; however, I could tell that there was another version that was shown to the live audience. On this training, we could only see an icon for each of the 60 tools. It seemed that he was showing the actual tool to the live conference audience.