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.
Ana Laura – EVERMAN ISD (verified owner) –
It was interesting to see the websites and activities in action.
jade – PLANO ISD (verified owner) –
This course is 10/10!!!!
Savannah – SOUTHWEST ISD (verified owner) –
This course was one of the best I’ve taken on this site. I learned some valuable websites to interact with and engage all students in my class. I really enjoyed this class.
Stacy – VICTORIA ISD (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed this presentation and found it to include many valuable resources.
Kenny – VICTORIA ISD (verified owner) –
The course was good but would really appreciate examples on how it could be used in a core content classroom.
Darian – VICTORIA ISD (verified owner) –
It was engaging and gave a lot of resources to use with your gifted students.
Darian – VICTORIA ISD (verified owner) –
This course was packed full of great ideas and useful tools. The presenter did an amazing job explaining everything.
James – VICTORIA ISD (verified owner) –
This is a good training nut it doesn’t transfer very well to a middle school content course. The training itself has great ideas and resources but I really do think it is geared more for elementary.
Melissa – VICTORIA ISD (verified owner) –
I loved the explanations and the examples given. I’m truly motivated to give them a try.
Laurie – VICTORIA ISD (verified owner) –
Provides a ton of website resources (many of which I’ve never even heard of) and ideas about how they can be used by students.