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.
Eva – EL PASO ISD (verified owner) –
Love the ideas and strategies to use in the classroom with regular students.
Angela – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
Loved this course and how they gave book ideas with ideas to use with students.
Lisa – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
Super awesome list of books and ideas of how to teach with them that are simple, easy and ready to go!
EDWARD – EL PASO ISD (verified owner) –
I thought the presentation was very interesting.
Stormy – BELTON ISD (verified owner) –
This course was a fun and creative way to allow students to tap into the creative bank they have using literature as a spark.
Nannette – EL PASO ISD (verified owner) –
Great ideas, very useful
Rebecca – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
I loved all of the examples provided that I can take straight to my classroom. The teachers were very comfortable with the content and I liked how they broke the class into different sections.
Rebecca – EL PASO ISD (verified owner) –
I think this course was very beneficial because I now have ideas to take back to my classroom when using what we read to further engage my students.
Leticia – CORPUS CHRISTI ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent ideas using literature.
Stephanie – SWEENY ISD (verified owner) –
Much of this course is simply ways to extend children’s literature and not exactly what I consider “stations”.