Description
In this 1-hour course, you will learn to:
- Build academic knowledge
- Encourage learning equality in the classroom
- Implement verbal learning strategies
- Build working and long-term memory
Visit the TAGT website to learn more about the Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented.
Presenter Bio
Birdie Chesanek is a native of El Paso, Texas and graduated from the University of Texas at El Paso in 1990. She taught adult E.S.L. classes at El Paso Community College for five years and has taught at Oran Roberts Elementary School for the last fifteen years. Since 2009, she has received training by Dr. Joyce Juntune of Texas A & M University on strategies to bridge the gap between verbal and non-verbal skills for students from low S.E.S. backgrounds. She joined Dr. Juntune at the TAGT conference in Fort Worth, Texas as a co-presenter. She is also a presenter for El Paso ISD for the Gifted and Talented program.
YVETTE – DEL VALLE ISD (verified owner) –
It does a really good job at teaching Mindsketching.
Koprina – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Targeted to younger students. Classroom processes for brain development.
Jessica – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
great
Claudia – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
no comment
Lee – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
I really liked this course. Presenter modeled actual activities and explained each in depth. Great ideas will definitely implement. Thank you.
Annette – HILLSBORO ISD (verified owner) –
Practical strategies for daily building of verbal skills
Rebecca – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Very Good
Luz – WALLER ISD (verified owner) –
The types of intelligence I taught was not well explained.
Marcos – WALLER ISD (verified owner) –
Great presentation! I love the idea of using mind-sketching with my students. Very visual presentation. Time flew listening to the presenter.
Allyson – Pilot (verified owner) –
I never heard of mindsketching before and thought it was interesting to learn about.