Description
Motivation and achievement are common characteristics of gifted children, but how do we help the G/T students who aren’t meeting to their full potential? In “Motivation and Underachievement”, a 1-hour course, James T. Webb, Ph.D. dispels the myth that every gifted child is excelling in every area. He also provides strategies for identifying core issues and motivating students to their full potential.
You will learn:
- What it means for a G/T child to be unmotivated
- Four main reasons why gifted children underachieve
- Factors that enhance and facilitate student growth
- Practical strategies you can use in the classroom
Visit the TAGT website to learn more about the Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented.
This course is aligned with 2016 ODE Teacher Competencies d, e, and NAGC Teacher Preparation Standards 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, and 5.5.
KIMBERLY – HALLSVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
Great. Very informative.
Alberto – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
very interesting
Veronica – FABENS ISD (verified owner) –
I thought it took more than an hour to complete because it was a dense subject. However, I did learn about the social emotional needs that a student needs to be successful .
Fernando – FABENS ISD (verified owner) –
Good course
Erin – CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
Good information and examples given by the speaker.
Rebecca – CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
It was interesting. I learned a lot about how to get students motivated to learn.
Shriya – CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
informative and engaging
Shyamali – CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
This course is very informative and I am going to apply in my real life classroom.
Erika – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –
It was very helpful.
Robert – CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
This training gave a lot of good info for my classroom
Katelyne – VANGUARD ACADEMY (verified owner) –
Immediately applicable and clearly organized for user-friendliness
Kanan – CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
Great Information.
Jacquelyn – Private Pay (verified owner) –
Love this speaker!
Carla – CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative!
Alyssa – CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
I feel this course gave you a new eyesight of what helps and harms students in the classroom.
Jacqualine – Napoleon Area City Schools (verified owner) –
It was very interesting to hear about the characteristics of underachievement in the gifted student.
Stacie – CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
nope
Hope – WORTHINGTON CITY (verified owner) –
Very informative!
Lilly – CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
Easy to follow
Lisa – BEAUMONT ISD (verified owner) –
This course is very informative.
Elaine – WORTHINGTON CITY (verified owner) –
The course outlined the many factors that affect a gifted child’s motivation in the classroom.
Blanca – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
It was informative.
Rana – ALVARADO ISD (verified owner) –
This course had a good objective but did not reach the goal of full explanation or ideas to reach an underachieving gifted child. There are still more questions that need to be answered.
Cynthia – CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
It went in great detail.
Mona – CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
It was informative.
Lauren – Private Pay (verified owner) –
Insightful!
Shelly – CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
Insightful ideas
Jasmine – CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
It was insightful to listen and learn about our gifted and talented students motivation
Brian – CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
Great presenter
Mashalla – CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
Pretty good overall.
Arlene – FORT STOCKTON ISD (verified owner) –
Overall it was a great experince.
Alejandra – CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
This was great!
Casey – WYLIE ISD (verified owner) –
I found it very helpful for understanding gifted students and their motivation.
Margaret – CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
I enjkoyed it.
Jennifer – CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
Great course.
Veronica – CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
I found this course very helpful as a first year teacher.
Kendall – ALICE ISD (verified owner) –
It touches on the point of view of the kids and how we can sympathize with them more and reach their needs.
Maria – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
it was interesting