Description
Making sure gifted students have quality instruction and challenging assignments is widely popular in the education world. But do you know exactly what it means to be gifted and why it matters? This six-hour course, “Identification & Assessment of the Gifted,” addresses issues surrounding gifted students and practical ways to identify them.
Lisa Van Gemert, a leading voice in gifted education, shares an overview of the history of gifted education and its importance today. Educators will also learn how to tell whether or not a student is gifted by using different tests and assessments. Teachers who have a thorough understanding of how to identify and assess gifted students will be able to equip and challenge these students better.
In this informative course educators will learn:
- What it means to be gifted
- Characteristics of gifted children
- How to test intelligence
- The importance of CLD populations
- Traits of twice-exceptional students
Monique – HPS – WEST TX (verified owner) –
good.
Lawrence – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
very informative
Daniel – HPS – WEST TX (verified owner) –
Insightful
Esmirna – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Great, a lot of useful information
Damascus – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
I think the course gives you as good of feel as if you were in the class in person.
Alicia – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
Easy to follow
Great resources
Melissa – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
It’s a great course, very informative
Yamirka – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
Very informational and gave many things to think about.
Belinda – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
This is a very informational course and is user friendly.
KaTona – MANSFIELD ISD (verified owner) –
Great information
Donna – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative
Samuel – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
excellent presentation of concept
Amanda – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
This was insightful and informative.
Jennifer – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent course.
Anna – MANSFIELD ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very eye opening and informative. I learned a lot about how to be aware of the thinking processes that GT kids demonstrate and how I can differentiate in my classroom to challenge those kids as well.
Amy – MANSFIELD ISD (verified owner) –
I think this course was very helpful and informative.
Jason – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
great in providing ways to look for giftedness in students and be open to scouting all students and seeing if they are gifted.
Laura – Pilot (verified owner) –
I appreciate that it is online but some of the material seems to be aimed at educational diagnosticians or psychologists.
Maurely – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
I liked the information related to students with disabilities that could become gifted.
Cheryl – MANSFIELD ISD (verified owner) –
Very explicit and formative
Gladys – EVERMAN ISD (verified owner) –
loved it
Jaime – NEDERLAND ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very beneficial when identifying gifted students.
Bettea – EVERMAN ISD (verified owner) –
There was great materials and resources in this course.
Valerie – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
This was helpful in identifying the gifted.
Carolina – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
Great information to know about identifying GT.
Julie – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
really insightful
Rachel – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
I thoroughly enjoyed the course and learned a log.
Jeffrey – BASTROP ISD (verified owner) –
Great course and Lisa is an outstanding presenter. I took the course online and hate that I missed an interaction with her. I believe there are insights about GT students and kids in general the course offers.