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.
guadalupe – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
I learned that technology plays a big role in students education, and that there are many learning platforms that are benificial for students.
Patricia – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Great Course!
tom – GREENEVIEW LOCAL (verified owner) –
She had some very good ideas, quotes, and useful websites for the classroom.
Heather – NORWALK CITY (verified owner) –
So many good ideas, passionate speaker.
Lindsay – SPRING BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
Great course for learning about some new tech apps
Melissa – Pilot (verified owner) –
Another fabulous GT training provided by TAGT!
Rocio – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative! I will use some of these tools in my classroom.
Linda – HUNTSVILLE ISD – TEXAS ONLINE PREP (verified owner) –
Great information!
Jason – GROVEPORT MADISON LOCAL (verified owner) –
Great course and fun to listen to. A lot of great resources and examples of how to implement them in the classroom.
Timothy – IRONTON CITY (verified owner) –
tremendous information