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.
chrissy – LOS FRESNOS CISD (verified owner) –
awesome- but too fast
Morgan – MIDLOTHIAN ISD (verified owner) –
Very helpful. WE are also a genius hour school so I liked how she was tying technology, GT, and Genius hour together in examples.
Jessica – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Great lecture…concise and very useful
maria – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
very interesting she got to the point and covered alot
Johana – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
I always enjoy Andy McNair presentations she is so knowledgeable! The Genius Hour is my favorite.
Dominique – GALVESTON ISD (verified owner) –
I thoroughly enjoyed this course. I learned about new software that I could incorporate in my class.
Danny – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
It seems a little outdated because of remote learning. This is based on in class learning, mostly.
Rodolfo – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent Training
KYNA M – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Awesome list of digital resources
Laurie – Mobile County School District (verified owner) –
The examples given in the course were great and seem very practical.