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.
Chris – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
I give this course 5 stars. It was of interest to me because I teach Kindergarten and I feel like I would be able to use this information in my classroom with my students.
Silvia – BURLESON ISD (verified owner) –
This course is great for reading books aloud and developing children’s imagination and creativity.
Delana – BURLESON ISD (verified owner) –
This has been one of my favorite courses. The presenters were great and had fabulous ides on hwo to use these books in my elementary classroom.
Liliana – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
This course gives great activities to use with children’s literature to get those creative thinking skills going.
Rebecca – Private Pay (verified owner) –
This is a strong course that gives tangible ideas of things to take back to the classroom.
Stacey – Region 17 ESC (verified owner) –
Excellent! Love all he topics and books to use! The presentation was organized with the topics and then the specific books and how they used them. Great information!
Teresa – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
I think this course was excellent and interesting.
Jaimy – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
I learned quite a bit and even have a list of books to look for in my scholastic magazine!
Matthew – MCKINNEY ISD (verified owner) –
I didn’t really see how to make stations.
Laurie – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
I liked the connections to text.