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.
Stacia – HILLSBORO CITY (verified owner) –
Always a fan of children’s literature!
Leslie – FORT BEND ISD (verified owner) –
Love this use of literature to teach different strategies!
Lisa – SAN FELIPE-DEL RIO CISD (verified owner) –
This course is great for ideas on how to use very specific books in a purposeful lesson. It helped me have guiding questions and gave me ideas of how to alter the lesson for my specific grade level.
Gina – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
It was interesting.
Juanita – Pilot (verified owner) –
This is an excellent course to help teachers utilize children’s literature to help with social and emotional skills.
Jennifer – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
I loved all the great ideas and I am excited to add some of the these books to my classroom.
Claudia – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
This course gives you a lot of children’s literature activities ideas and how to use them.
Kim – MIDLOTHIAN ISD (verified owner) –
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Gwendolyn – FORT BEND ISD (verified owner) –
If you need ideas on how to use children’s literature in your classroom to help students learn, this is the course for you. It was very informative with lots of good examples.
Stephanie – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
This course was excellent.