Description
It is a stunning and tragic statistic that as many as half of gifted students go unidentified in our schools every year. These students are being underserved and we, as a nation, are missing out on the talents and abilities they have to offer. In this course James Webb explains why so many of these students are slipping through the cracks and teaches how to recognize them and how to serve them. He gives guidance for recognizing the the characteristics of those gifted students who may not be performing well academically and helping them to reach their full potential as well as offering solutions to the painfully inadequate model for gifted programming in use in most schools currently. The insights available in this course will prove essential to any teacher or administrator seeking to better serve their gifted students
In this course you will learn:
- Why so many gifted students slip through the cracks every year
- How to identify gifted students even if they are underperforming academically
- How to serve the individual needs of unique students
- Why one-size-fits-all programs are not adequate for serving the gifted population
- Why the “upper 3%” definition of gifted is arbitrarily narrow
- Why the term “gifted’ may not be the best descriptor for this population
- Why being a “nerd” can be a positive experience
- Why there is more to giftedness than mere intellect.
- Strategies for programs that better serve gifted students.
- The importance of motivation
- How to recognize different learning styles
- The four factors that most influence giftedness
- The factors that can inhibit or enhance abilities
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.
Lisa – 588 Co-op (verified owner) –
The information was very informative and insightful.
Annette – PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD (verified owner) –
Good course-aligns with my experiences with gifted children.
Norma – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
This course was very informative.
Patrina – WYLIE ISD (verified owner) –
It was informative adn well laid out.
Marjorie – HOLLAND ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative! Makes you open your eyes to some characteristics that you may not have thought of as typical characteristics of gifted students.
Irisol – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Great information
Jaime – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Very Informative
kimberly – CEDARS INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY (verified owner) –
excellent
Lenette – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Great training
Eliza – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
very interesting
Laura – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
excellent information
Lori – Region 17 ESC (verified owner) –
Great presenter! Interesting!
Armida – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
It was very eye opening for me. Giftedness goes beyond what we think it is.
Arely – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
I loved this course, it was very insightful of the different types of GT students.
mary – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
This was a very good course.
Adriana – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Highly recommend in order to identify the gifted and help them with their talents.
Amber – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
Good information, but the course was a little dry
William – GEORGETOWN ISD (verified owner) –
good course. It was a review and was able to learn new things.
Ashley – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
Great information
Ashley – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
Very interesting and informative training.
Kelly – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
interesting
Richard – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Excellent presenter.
Jenna – MIDLOTHIAN ISD (verified owner) –
great
Araceli – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
great presenter
Maria – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
Very interesting, I wish they include “quotes” from other authors that they mentioned.
amalia – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
5 stars
Oneida – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
The course was very informative and easy to follow along.
Dea – MIDWAY ISD – WOODWAY (verified owner) –
Presentation was slow and monotonous.
Alejandra – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Good info, some characteristics I had missed and now learned.
Betsy – NEWARK CITY (verified owner) –
Very informative on all types of gifted learners.
Molly – WODEN ISD (verified owner) –
very informative
Juan – BASTROP ISD (verified owner) –
I liked the information presented here
Alex – NEWARK CITY (verified owner) –
Very important course on identifying giftedness in the classroom and reevaluating how we view giftedness as teachers.
Carl – WODEN ISD (verified owner) –
This reminds me of how it’s nearly impossible to meet the needs of individual students, and it is impossible to meet the needs of GT kids in a regular classroom – there – I said it.
Erica – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
It’s ok.
Sonia – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
Makes you really think how many gifted students go unnoticed.
Seferino – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative course.
Erika – MIDLOTHIAN ISD (verified owner) –
Great information!
Jennifer – MCKINNEY ISD (verified owner) –
I liked learning all the different characteristics, hadn’t heard them presented like this before.
Alejandra – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
I thought it brought to light some very interesting points that can help us in identifying our gifted students.
Kelly – Pilot (verified owner) –
Kind of boring. Sorry
Natasha – WYLIE ISD (verified owner) –
Expands the idea of what gifted students look like
Jennifer – WYLIE ISD (verified owner) –
It was interesting and gave me new information.
Holly – BETHEL LOCAL (verified owner) –
This course gave me a better understanding of gifted students in my classroom.
Debra – PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD (verified owner) –
This course was informative.
Amy – BURLESON ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed learning about the different characteristics of gifted individuals and how the definition and identification has changed over the years.
Sarah – MIDLOTHIAN ISD (verified owner) –
Great course!
PATRICIA – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
great information
LaShea – BEAUMONT ISD (verified owner) –
Great
Keetha – Region 17 ESC (verified owner) –
Informative