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.
Stephanie – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
Loved the actual activities and books that I can immediately put in place in my classroom for creativity.
Carol – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
I love this course. It gave lots of example of how to use literature to teach some idea.
Diana – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed the course. It provided great examples to use in the classroom.
Cristina – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
I liked it
Cordelia – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Great ideas using good literature to promote different ways of thinking.
Jill – GEORGETOWN ISD (verified owner) –
Great ideas for extending thinking
Sharon – MIDLOTHIAN ISD (verified owner) –
This was a great course that game some excellent ideas for ways to use children’s literature to extend creative thnking!
Rhonda – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed this !! Loved all of the ideas and books.
Ronna – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
I love this course. I appreciate that everything was addressed through literature. This is a great tool for helping kids explore new ways of thinking and recognize that it is great to be able to look at things in different ways.
Maria del Carmen – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
awesome