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.
Jeannie – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent presentation, It address and incorporate the GT components into the literature lessons thus allowing students to evaluate their creative thinking skills.
Elizabeth – MIDLOTHIAN ISD (verified owner) –
LOVE the mentor texts and activities that were discussed in this course!
Adriana – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
How literature activates are fun
Jo Ann – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
I really like the different strategies used with the different children’s books.
Meghan – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
I gained some new ideas for use in my kindergarten classroom. However, this class is not what I expected. It was all about using children’s literature to expand student thinking, not stations.
Terri – East Muskingum Local Schools (verified owner) –
The activities are appropriate for K-3 gifted and typical students.
Maria – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
This was an excellent course that provided literature strategies and examples on how to engage students and enhance their learning while boosting meaningful involvement in the classroom
Brenda – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
This is an excellent course that provides strategies which will help my students improve their reading skills
Maria I – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
I think that this course was very helpful and refreshing to get new ideas from the teachers that have experience in the field of child literature.
Maria – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
I would rate this course a 4. It is every enlighting course and easy to implement in the classroom.