Description
Andi McNair firmly believes that if what we’re teaching isn’t meaningful to our students, it’s a waste of our time and theirs. In this lesson, Ms. McNair explores what matters most to our students, why it matters to them, and how we can change the way we teach in order to ensure we reach them before it’s too late.
In this lesson, you will learn how to:
- Allow your students to fail safely, level up, and receive instant feedback in your classroom
- Prepare your students for the test and for real life
- Take risks in the classroom
- Design classroom experiences that leave an impression on your students
- Distinguish truly meaningful technology from all other technology
Visit the TAGT website to learn more about the Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented.
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.
Monica – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Great course
Caira – MANSFIELD ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative.
Rene – VICTORIA ISD (verified owner) –
excellent content
Kirk – MANSFIELD ISD (verified owner) –
This course provided many resources that can be utilized next day and they seem fairly easy to navigate. There are also concepts and ideas presented that get to the heart of making the students do the work instead of me, the teacher. And a lot of it doesn’t seem like the students will “feel” like they’re doing work.
Kristy – VICTORIA ISD (verified owner) –
This course was jam-packed full of resources.
Emily – VICTORIA ISD (verified owner) –
good
GINA – SOUTHWEST ISD (verified owner) –
user-friendly
Karim – FT HANCOCK ISD (verified owner) –
This course provides practical examples of things that can be used in class. One of the apps that I started using is the Reflection Question QR Code generator, as well as 360 Cities.
Brandy – VICTORIA ISD (verified owner) –
Really helpful.
David – VICTORIA ISD (verified owner) –
The websites and how to use those sites was very efficient and useful to my class. I am going to try them during the Christmas break and see how I can use them.