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.
Debra – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
Great information on tech tools!
Brook – BURLESON ISD (verified owner) –
Great overview of tech tools that you could use any in class setting.
Perla – LA FERIA ISD (verified owner) –
Great ideas and resources.
Noemi – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Loved every tech tool discussed today.
Birgitte – MCKINNEY ISD (verified owner) –
Amazing! Gave a ton of ideas and resources in a quick and engaging way.
Jaclyn – HUTTO ISD (verified owner) –
Probably the most useful and helpful course I’ve taken in the last few years that I’ve been doing GT training online. It’s full of helpful and useful resources with adequate explanations.
Karina – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Although I love learning about new technology resources available to us, it would’ve helped to see samples of what he was referring to on each resource. Still great new resources we could find useful.
Sara – SOUTHWEST ISD (verified owner) –
great tech tools shared
Rachel – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
I thought it had some useful resources that I look forward to using.
Georgia – BURLESON ISD (verified owner) –
This course has a lot of great websites and apps that I will be using in my classroom.