Teachers all across the country have great ideas and are implementing these ideas in live classrooms with great success.
Why not share these ideas with other teachers? G.I.F.Ts.—Great Ideas for Teachers is a course designed with real teachers in mind to share creative ideas that are proven to work well in a live classroom. By sharing these creative ideas, it may inspire you to share some of your own ideas with teachers at your school and beyond. Teachers can take these specific examples and modify them to fit most classrooms and subjects. Great ideas are meant to be shared and this class has tons of them just waiting for you learn about and implement immediately.
In this course you will…
- Demonstrate how to implement several in-class activities on a variety of topics
- Assess current class activities and what could be changed to improve them
- Use research-based, hands-on techniques from experienced teachers and educational professionals who have actually used them – with great results!
- Be exposed to quick and easy strategies to engage your students throughout the lesson
- Identify factors that may prohibit you from using certain activities in your classroom
- Understand the importance of using a variety of learning tools based on student needs
- Utilize practical ways to help students understand the course material using these activities
- Rediscover the passion and excitement that made you want to become a teacher
BAGT –
I have thoroughly enjoyed taking the course GIFTS. I especially involved diving into the book “50 Strategies to Boost Cognitive Engagement”. It was nice to see some of the things that I do within my classroom identified in the book. It was also nice to learn about some new strategies that I can incorporate into my classroom. Timothy W., IA.
BAGT –
I enjoyed all the ideas for teachers to try in each video! The books were easy to read and was fun to revisit blooms taxonomy. Ann H., MN
BAGT –
This class helped me look at my teaching and do some deep self-reflection on how well I am doing as a teacher in incorporating student-centered activities. Ashley J., NE.
BAGT –
Another great course from Be A Great Teacher! I really loved the lesson by Addison Sadler called Creating Competent Communicators. She was an enthusiastic presenter and gave me lots of easy to apply strategies for my classroom. The book for the course, 50 Strategies to Boost Cognitive Engagement, is an excellent source for ideas I can implement immediately. It expanded my thinking about how to reach the higher levels of thinking that is required of student for full engagement. Amy K., IA.
BAGT –
I enjoyed this class very much. It has been a lot time since I’ve thought about Bloom’s taxonomy vis a vis my teaching practice. It’s been a very healthy experience. Christopher T., IL
BAGT –
Wonderful class that has quick easy things to implement within the classroom to enhance all learning opportunities. Jessica B., OH.