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.
Alicia – CLEBURNE ISD (verified owner) –
Best PD ever!
SCOTT – GOOSE CREEK CISD (verified owner) –
Great resources!
Amy – FLOUR BLUFF ISD (verified owner) –
This was a great course with relevant tech ideas.
Katie – WYLIE ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed this course. I liked that even though we were given A LOT of technology suggestions, they were organized within the 4 “C’s”.
Juanita – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Great training. Good ideas.
Deborah – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
The information provided was informative to utilize in the classroom.
Yvette – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
I like they show us actual programs and told us exactly how they use them . There are soooo many out there.
Blanca – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Great presentation!
Chad – VIDOR ISD (verified owner) –
Great content presented in a meaningful way.
Sean – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
I really like the resources that are available in this class. I am excited to try them with my students.