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.
Juliana – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
Great course and really opened my eyes to recognition of the gifted student.
Maria Elena – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Great in order to identify Gifted students behavior.
Maria L. – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Interesting
kelly – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Very informative!
abby – LITTLE CYPRESS-MAURICEVILLE CISD (verified owner) –
I found he had a wide variety of resources he could pull from rather than just his own personal experiences, and he also gave you good resources to read into further if you chose to.
Susana – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
well presented
Annabel – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
5 Very informative
Michael – LITTLE CYPRESS-MAURICEVILLE CISD (verified owner) –
Well organized easy to follow
Sarah – Private Pay (verified owner) –
This was the most interesting and best speaker of any of the hours I have completed. Thought provoking and easy to understand. Much enjoyed!
Patricia – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Interesting
Victoria – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Great information
Lucia – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Dr Webb is very good.
Kathleen – MIDWAY ISD – WOODWAY (verified owner) –
This course really explains giftedness.
Juan – Pilot (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed his thoughts on gifted students.
Haley – PAWNEE ISD (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed this course and learned a lot from it!
Michele – LITTLE CYPRESS-MAURICEVILLE CISD (verified owner) –
This was a good course that gave good definitions of gifted individuals. It was very practical.
Cordelia C. – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
I liked learning about the different individuals that are considered gifted.
Vanessa – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Great course!
Ashley – MIDLOTHIAN ISD (verified owner) –
It was helpful.
Amanda – BURLESON ISD (verified owner) –
I really liked how the presenter explained that a child could have asynchronous development and what we needed to do as a school district or school in order to meet the needs of that student.
Susan – ALAMO HEIGHTS ISD (verified owner) –
Like this presenter and he was interesting to listen on this topic of Characteristics of Gifted . Very interesting points shared.
Roberta – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Timely and relevant training. Information presented will be helpful in identifying gifted students.
Alan – SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD (verified owner) –
Ok course, offers a some new perspective.
Mary – DRISCOLL ISD (verified owner) –
Interesting
Maria – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Well paced
Genia – Angleton ISD (verified owner) –
very enlightening
Laurie – MIDLOTHIAN ISD (verified owner) –
Lots of info and current definitions of GT
Diana – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
It is very informative.
curtis – PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD (verified owner) –
ok
Merri – LITTLE CYPRESS-MAURICEVILLE CISD (verified owner) –
Extremely eye-opening! Showed me that there is SO much more to identifying and serving GT students than I ever thought.
Arianna – WYLIE ISD (verified owner) –
It was interesting to learn the different characteristics of a gifted child.
Victor – GREENWOOD ISD (verified owner) –
Great course that teaches a new way of identifying gifted students.
Bonnie – PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative and present current ideology on being gifted.
Whitney – WYLIE ISD (verified owner) –
interesting information
Melanie – BURLESON ISD (verified owner) –
I thought it was very informative.
Lisa – PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD (verified owner) –
It was well executed
Jennifer – ALAMO HEIGHTS ISD (verified owner) –
Very eye opening stats and facts about gifted students.
Marta – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Good Information
SanJuanita – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
New ideas and visions of gifted children.
Ashley – Angleton ISD (verified owner) –
Great
rachel – CORPUS CHRISTI ISD (verified owner) –
This was very interesting.
Geri – MIDLOTHIAN ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative!
Katlyn – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
This course gave me great insight on what it means for a student to be gifted. We know that each student is different and learned differently, and this also applies that not all gifted students are the same. They have different characteristics that make them a gifted student.
Amber – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
It was interesting with some of the studies but a little drawn out.
Tamra – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
A wealth of information!
David – ALAMO HEIGHTS ISD (verified owner) –
Very good info to understand, esp achievement and motivation in our students. The new definition of GT is more comprehensive and helpful
Maria Elena – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
It was very interesting.
Stephanie – WYLIE ISD (verified owner) –
It was really interesting to learn about the four faces of gifted students, asynchronous development, and the new definition of gifted.
Diana – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative
Karen – BURLESON ISD (verified owner) –
Great explanations.