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.
Kim – COLUMBUS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Excellent workshop!
Luz – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Great course to make you aware of numerous tools available to enhance meaningful lessons and promote communication skills for students.
Max – MIAMI EAST LOCAL (verified owner) –
interesting ideas
Maria – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –
I like how there is grace about the use of technology.
Marcella – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
This training includes a wide variety of apps we can use to incorporate more technology into our classroom.
Debra – SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD (verified owner) –
Great ideas, but geared toward elementary level.
guadalupe – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
I loved learning about all the different tools I can use to make my classes more fun and interesting.
Maria – LOS FRESNOS CISD (verified owner) –
I loved that she’s an elementary teacher. The apps are just perfect for my kids.
Jeremy – VAN WERT CITY (verified owner) –
Good ideas.
Virginia – CLEAR CREEK ISD (verified owner) –
Very good technology tools named here. She was interesting to listen to while she introduced tech tools.