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Sticky Business Grades(5-8)

Sticky Business is a workshop designed to teach a unit over business and entrepreneurship.  Teachers will learn how to make duct tape products, create a market plan, work with advertising methods, and learn how to use a simple accounting method in order to teach students the principles of business. This unit was taught and proved to be a very successful experience for the students.  

Teaching Research Skills Using the Five Step Process  Grades (K-5), (6-8)

Teachers are reluctant to teach students how to research; however, using the five step process makes research skills easier to teach and learn.  These workshops offer teachers ways to implement research skills into their curriculum using motivating activities that will excite students about research.  Each of the following topics involves separate workshops that address research skills:  Weather ( Grades K-2), Dinosaurs (Grades K-2), Animals (Grades K-3), Famous People (Grades 1-3), Our Solar System (Grades 1-3), Inventors and Their Inventions (Grades 3-5), Going into Business (Grades 3-5), Enigmas (Grades 3-5), Famous Explorers (Grades 3-5), and Ancient Civilizations (Grades 5-8).

Creative Ways to Teach (Different topic choices listed below in description)  (Grades 3-5)

Motivating students to learn sometimes requires great creativity on the teacher’s part.  The following topics include ways to excite students about learning.  Many research-based strategies are used in these workshops.  Creative Experiences in Science…Insects (Grades 3-5), Oceans (Grades 3-5), Marine Life (Grades 3-5), Our Earth (Grades 3-5), The American Indian (Grades 3-5), Roman Mythology (Grades 5-8), Egyptian Mythology (Grades 5-8), and Greek Mythology (Grades 5-8).

Motivating Students in Social Studies (Grades 4-5) (Grades 6-8)

Social Studies made exciting through many teaching strategies and activities that excite the students.  The following topics are addressed in these individual workshops:  Texas History for Elementary Students (Grades 3-5), Texas History for Middle School Students (Grades 6-8), and U.S. History for Middle School Students (Grades 6-8).

Differentiation for the Gifted Student  (Grades K-8) (High School)

Differentiation for the gifted student in a regular classroom setting is a challenge.  This workshops shows the audience how to differentiate using best practices strategies such as RTI for the gifted student, Texas Performance Standards Project, research skills, products/presentations, and many other as well as examples of successfully completed projects by students at all grade levels.

 
The Ins and Outs of Products #1  (Grades K-8)

Explore the world of student products.  Learn how to achieve high quality products from students.  Evaluate products and see how they fit into the Texas Performance Standards Project.  This workshop presents many ways for teachers to differentiate for the gifted child, also.  Participants will make product examples that can be taken back to the classroom and shared with the students.  

The Ins and Outs of Products #2 (Grades K-8)

This workshop builds upon Products #1 by adding more product ideas mixed with various teaching strategies that address classroom needs.  It provides more ways to differentiate for the gifted student.

Using Research-Based Strategies to Raise TAKS Scores and Make Learning Exciting  (Grades K-8)

It has been proven time and again that using research-based strategies will improve TAKS scores and make learning exciting.  Many models of research-based strategies will be taught and practiced.  Cooperative Learning is implemented during the learning and practice stages of this workshop.

30 Hours of G/T Training, Days 3, 4, & 5 of Curriculum

Day 3 addresses the Texas Performance Standards Project, a possible accountability measure for gifted programs.

Day 4 addresses depth and complexity and how to implement it in the classroom with the gifted child.

Day 5 addresses differentiation strategies for the gifted child in a regular classroom.

  Bronwen Choate & Ellen Morris Workshops