Educational Achievement for the Cool Kids

$20.00

Presenters: Colin Seale
Core Area: Creativity & Instructional Strategies, Planning 1.3, Instruction 2.1, Learning Environment 3.3, Professional Practices and Responsibilities 4.2
Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary
Hours: 1

Let’s be honest — when it comes to helping students reach their full potential, social capital matters. The fear of losing it can be a serious barrier for some students, especially students of color. In this course, Colin Seale, the founder of thinkLaw, lays out engaging and provocative strategies for addressing this critical issue.

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How do we reach and teach the “cool kids” so that they have an equal shot at their potential? Using current research and provocative examples, Colin Seale, the founder of thinkLaw, engages course participants in a meaningful discussion about how social pressure affects student achievement — especially for students of color.

In this course, Mr. Seale moves the conversation toward practical solutions, focusing on three main strategies for addressing this critical issue:

  • Using active engagement to fight against gaps in social capital
  • Shifting the culture by bridging the gaps for students and their families
  • Laying out the rules of the game and helping students see their unique contributions to the world
According to Mr. Seale, when it comes to opportunities for our “cool kids,” it’s all about designing spaces that tap into the things that move them. He challenges course participants to make sure opportunities like this aren’t limited to a select few while providing the strategies necessary to make it possible to answer the call.

Presenter Bio

Colin Seale, Esq. is an education advocate and critical thinking expert who has merged his passion and experience for education, law, and social justice into thinkLaw, an award-winning program that helps educators teach critical thinking through standardsaligned, real-life legal cases and powerful and personalized professional development to help teachers implement engaging Socratic strategies across all grades and subject areas. Colin has been recognized as the 2016 Nevada Governor’s Conference Pitch Competition First Place & People’s Choice Winner, the 2016 Las Vegas National Bar Association Community Service Award Winner, and as a recipient of the ACLU of Nevada’s Community Juvenile Justice Award for thinkLaw’s work in ensuring that critical thinking is no longer a luxury good.  

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110 reviews for Educational Achievement for the Cool Kids

  1. Joy – PLANO ISD (verified owner) –

    Interesting and insightful on reasons students might be or not be motivated to be in gifted programs. Enjoyed the suggestions for higher level questions or projects.

  2. Mary – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –

    very informative and straight to the point

  3. Jessica – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    Awesome and relevant to our classrooms today!

  4. Esther – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    Good ideas for critical thinking for all students.

  5. Diana – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    It was a real eye opener!

  6. Stephen – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    He did a good job of showing things from a different perspective

  7. Deborah – BOERNE ISD (verified owner) –

    Very good information

  8. Aliza Jackie – DEL VALLE ISD (verified owner) –

    I think this training is relevant for teachers of GT and low income students. I would like to have seen them continue going deeper into strategies and breaking down the part about co-developing critical thinking skills and dispositions in our often very apathetic and academically struggling middle school students.

  9. Belinda – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    Excellent

  10. Jodie – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –

    The course is interesting and provides strategies that can be used to help gifted students.

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