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.
mary – VICTORIA ISD (verified owner) –
Some of the technology resources are out of date.
Eliza – VICTORIA ISD (verified owner) –
I liked the ideas she [resented and moto of being the best for the world and not just being the best in the world.
Chelsea – VICTORIA ISD (verified owner) –
This course gave me so many tools and strategies to use in my classroom to help me to create meaningful experiences for my students that they can extend out into the world.
Andrew – OLENTANGY LOCAL (verified owner) –
I thought this course was very informative, and gave me great ideas that I could use in my future classes. I loved some of the websites, and thinking about how to better and more effectively reach the learners of today and into the future.
Estela – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –
Awesome ideas to use in the classroom.
Cari – River View Local Schools (verified owner) –
This course was very informational and helped me think about better ways to engage the gifted students in my classroom.
Shanna – MIDLOTHIAN ISD (verified owner) –
Contains some great ideas to engage all students.
Caitlin – Los Angeles Unified School District (verified owner) –
I enjoyed this course. I would have rather seen some of these websites in action in depth as part of a PBL than to have so many websites thrown at me at once. Also some of the teacher’s experiences seemed to do with primary school. I am naturally less interested in those. That being said, the information about ways to find Experts was invaluable.
Maritza – SHARYLAND ISD (verified owner) –
Great course!
Stephanie – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
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