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.
Norma – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
Love the ideas!
Irene Gloria – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed taking this presentation. She gave us a ton of ideas which I had not heard about.
Frances – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
good ideas and resources
Sylvia – MIDWAY ISD – WOODWAY (verified owner) –
Very interesting and on target with today’s learners.
Ruben – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
This was a great course. The only problem was that some of the options like the HPReveal does not exist anymore.
rebecca – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent course. Very beneficial. Full of great information and technology connections to use in every grade level with GT students.
Veronica – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
It gives great resources and websites to uses to help students engage, experience and empower then and their learning.
Lisa – Private Pay (verified owner) –
This was best presenter of the conference. Full of enthusiasm and great ideas.
Stephania – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Best training I’ve done on TAGT so far. Not even a joke. Talk about PRACTICAL and ENCOURAGING. She knocks it out of the park.
Sandra – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
loved the technology because of online classroom being used now.