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.
Eunice – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Very interesting concept of Mind sketching to help the students with verbal skills.
Maria – ANTHONY ISD (verified owner) –
Good information
Candace – EVERMAN ISD (verified owner) –
Practical application for implementing a useful & fairly easy to teach but beneficial new skill for students.
John – ALICE ISD (verified owner) –
Didn’t find this course particularly useful
Troy – GARFIELD RE-2 (verified owner) –
This is probably good for elementary teachers, but I am a high school teacher and most of this is not relevant to high school teachers.
Perla – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
It is confusing with terminology that should be explained in depth.
Fanny – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
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Melody – GARFIELD RE-2 (verified owner) –
This course is great for understanding mind sketching. I had a hard time when audience members asked questions and she answered because I couldn’t hear what the question was.
Carey – ALVARADO ISD (verified owner) –
insightful
John – DAYTON CITY (verified owner) –
I thought that the course was informative.