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.
Astrid – DUNCANVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
I think this course was very helpful as it uses books that almost all teachers already have or are at least very accessible. It also gives activities and examples that can be used for variety of ages which is great.
Elaine – MIDWAY ISD – WOODWAY (verified owner) –
Great info!
Nancy – MIDWAY ISD – WOODWAY (verified owner) –
Great books and strategies.
Mandy – CARROLL ISD (verified owner) –
Great course for primary. I love hearing about books and book lessons.
Marie – DRISCOLL ISD (verified owner) –
This was a GREAT course that included many useful ideas which can be used in any classroom to help students develop their creative thinking!
Charlotte – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Great course showing many ways to incorporate children’s literature within the classroom more.
Irma – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
This course is one I can definitely use. You gave us visuals, ideas on how to implement activities and questions to ask the students. Very well done….
Deborah – RIESEL ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very informative. It was easy to follow. Since it was broken into sections, I was not bored with the content.
Teresa – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
This course will be very interesting and will spark our students curiosity when learning with different children’s literature.
Amy – RIESEL ISD (verified owner) –
Fantastic ways to introduce various topics of discussion through literature