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.
Claudine – HALLETTSVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
Interesting
SHERRY – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Great informative course for those who love to use literature as a catapult to teach just about anything and everything.
Sara – DEL VALLE ISD (verified owner) –
Attention grabbing
Amanda – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
Informative and great literature resources.
Caroline – WACO ISD (verified owner) –
Great ideas!!!!
Michelle – HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE – HOUSTON NORTH DISTRICT (verified owner) –
I love the ideas for these books.
Sarah – BEAUMONT ISD (verified owner) –
Fun book ideas
Hailey – SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CORPUS CH (verified owner) –
I like learning the different ways they can find themselves
Luz – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
good
CONSUELO – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
It’s a good course but too long. I like that there is no quiz at the end, but I feel we should get more than 1 hour credit for this course.