Description
In this course, participants will use children’s literature to help primary learners:
- Engage in creative thinking, critical thinking, and communication skills
- Better understand acceptance and individuality
- Practice problem-solving
- Develop visual and spatial thinking skills
Presenter Bio
Ashleigh Murphey is a Gifted and Talented teacher in Katy ISD at Rylander Elementary. She earned a Bachelors of Science in Education specializing in English as a Second Language and Gifted & Talented education from Baylor University. Then she continued her education at Vanderbilt-Peabody University where she earned a Masters of Education specializing in Gifted & Talented education. Murphey started her teaching career in Australia for two years and then moved to Vietnam for one year. Since her international school experience, she has been teaching in Katy ISD for five years
Nancy Bryant is a graduate of the University of Houston and has been teaching in gifted education for over 20 years. Her experience includes AP/GT English for 11th and 12th grades, 9th grade Pre-AP/GT English, and Challenge (Gifted Pull-Out program) for grades K-5. Bryant currently holds teaching certifications in English/Language Arts, Elementary EC-4, and the TEA Gifted and Talented endorsement. She loves working with students of all ages, and it is her goal to always challenge them to reach their full potential, both socially and academically.
James – JASPER ISD (verified owner) –
Enjoyable; gives a wide range of strategies.
Rosario – ALICE ISD (verified owner) –
A lot of ideas and books to read using different strategies.
Suzan – SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CORPUS CH (verified owner) –
Very informative
Lois – HALLETTSVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
Informative ideas to use books in the classroom.
Sheila – HALLETTSVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
ok..more for reading teacher
AURORA T – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent!
Cassaundra – HARMONY SCIENCE ACAD – SAN ANTONIO DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Having to presenters was different. I really liked the content. I bought one of the books they discussed.
Conchetta – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
Great book ideas.
ELIZABETH – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
great
Irene – SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DISCOVERY (verified owner) –
The course gave great examples.