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.
Debbie – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
Loved seeing all the books to use
Elizabeth – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
Good way to introduce books with lots of different meaning.
Blanca – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
This course is great becasue it gives you ideas and activities that can be done with GT and regular students to develop their crativity, problem solving and thinking skills.
Julie – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
Great books and ideas shown.
Connie – GEORGETOWN ISD (verified owner) –
Great literature to engage students and they give great examples of ways to use the book.
Zulema – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Good ideas!
Dawn – MIDLOTHIAN ISD (verified owner) –
I love this because it gave me so many ideas of books to use in class along with the activity.
Shawnta – WYLIE ISD (verified owner) –
This has great books and ideas for not only our GT students but others as well.
Julia – WYLIE ISD (verified owner) –
I really like the books/ideas used in this course. I plan on using them all in my classroom. Great ideas!!
Lucinda – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
This is a very helpful course since it provides a variety of literature to help with questioning on different aspects of learning to every student not necessarily the GT.