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.
Melissa – VAN WERT CITY (verified owner) –
This course gave a lot of great books that can be used for multiple areas of teaching in the classroom. I liked that they used lesser-known books to get their idea across.
Karen – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
Great!
Bricia – ASHLAND CITY (verified owner) –
Very practical!
Aromi – PLANO ISD (verified owner) –
This course has so many wonderful book titles and ideas!
GRACE S – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
This was a great course. I love that it showed us specific books to use with activities, all of them great ideas!
LAURA – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
I will be able to use all of the strategies I learned about using literature to engage my students.
Sharon – MANSFIELD ISD (verified owner) –
I thoroughly enjoyed the book suggestions and activities to go along with each.
Margarita – VALLEY VIEW ISD PHARR – REGION 01 (verified owner) –
very interesting training learned many strategies to use with my gifted students.
Kathy – DUNCANVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
I loved the selection of children’s literature to go with each strategy. Using literature is a great way to engage your students.
Maria – DUNCANVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
Great ideas