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.
Ana – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent.
Paulette – EL PASO ISD (verified owner) –
The tools presented were very helpful
Martha – MIDWAY ISD – WOODWAY (verified owner) –
I learned about some helpful websites and apps to use with my students.
Diana – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
This course has a lot of useful resources.
Zachary – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Somewhat outdated since the pandemic and we all went virtual, but quite good and I did find a tool or two to use in my classroom.
Elaine – MIDWAY ISD – WOODWAY (verified owner) –
I loved all of the ideas, so many cool technology tools.
Benard Owusu – EL PASO ISD (verified owner) –
Very educative and work taking
Leslie – BURLESON ISD (verified owner) –
Great information with a lot of different sites that you can use in your own classroom.
Monica – CORPUS CHRISTI ISD (verified owner) –
It gives us plenty of websites we can choose from, that fits our way of teaching and the different ways students learn.
Maria – EL PASO ISD (verified owner) –
Great ideas to apply in the classroom.