Description
In days past, employers were impressed by graduates who had impressive stores of knowledge. But as the Internet and search engines have leveled the playing field, students need to focus on another set of skills. Do you know the top skills employers will be seeking from your students? Andi McNair has made it easy to make meaningful use of technology to teach your gifted students marketable lifelong skills.
In this course, you will learn to:
- Focus on the skills employers want from grads
- Use technology in innovative ways
- Avoid common time-wasting uses of technology
- Use apps and websites that engage gifted minds
Visit the TAGT website to learn more about the Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented.
This course is aligned with 2016 ODE Teacher Competencies a, b, c, f, g and NAGC Teacher Preparation Standards 2.2, 2.3, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 5.2.
Presenter Bio
Andi McNair currently teaches Gifted and Talented students at a small rural school at Bosqueville ISD in Texas. She has been a teacher for over a decade, teaching 4th/5th grade math before moving into gifted education. As a parent of gifted children, she is a strong advocate for gifted education. She regularly speaks at TAGT (Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented) and other conferences, particularly sharing her passion for innovative education. Andi is married to her high school sweetheart. They have three children and live in Waco, TX.
Griselda C. – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
The suggested tools/websites are awesome.
Sylvia – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
The presenter was an elementary teacher and she gives insight to websites she used in her classroom. I liked her ideas.
Drew – VAN WERT CITY (verified owner) –
Clear and practical presentation with several quality resources.
Elizabeth – VAN WERT CITY (verified owner) –
Love the plethora of resources that she introduces!
Diane – CARLISLE LOCAL (verified owner) –
I like that new technology was introduced that I was not aware of.
Rachel – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
I like how easy to follow along this course was.
Sarah – HALLSVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
This course has some great ideas for ways to use technology. I really liked that many of these would work through 12th grade.
Stuart – PLANO ISD (verified owner) –
This was great!
Juan A – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Good Tools!
Christina – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
I think the presenter did a great job in explaining why technology can be useful in our classroom.