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.
Anancia – BEAUMONT ISD (verified owner) –
Good
Brianne – BEAUMONT ISD (verified owner) –
This course is great
Claudia – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Informative, well organized
Alissa – SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD (verified owner) –
New information about how to think about giftedness; provides additional criteria to consider when identifying students.
Tyler – Private Pay (verified owner) –
Great to identify gifted students
Monica – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
Good
Liza – LA FERIA ISD (verified owner) –
This course showed other characteristics that I may not have consider for gifted students.
Priscilla – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
The big takeaway from this course for me was that students that are labeled gifted and talented might not perform well in all areas. Sometimes these students are high achievers in only one area or domain and that’s ok.
Rodney – HILLSBORO CITY (verified owner) –
Very informative
Kimberly – HILLSBORO CITY (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed the presentation.
Veronica – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
5 star
Arianna – SAN FELIPE-DEL RIO CISD (verified owner) –
I hope districts take into account our gifted population and give them and teachers more opportunities to develop their skills and not just learn to pass a “test”
Eduardo – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Great paced and informative.
Nereyda – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Great course!
Rocio – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Great!
Roxana – SAN FELIPE-DEL RIO CISD (verified owner) –
This was a highly interesting course.
Patricia – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Good
Veronica – FABENS ISD (verified owner) –
Dr. James Webb is very knowledgeable about gifted students. I just think he should apologize less and tell us more about what he see’s and knows to be true.
Wendy – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
Very logical flow, easy to understand
Sarah – SANDUSKY CITY (verified owner) –
This course taught me a lot about looking to encourage gifted students to learn in their own way at their own time.
Virginia – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
It was pretty interesting learning about the 4 faces of gifted students.
Jakeira – BEAUMONT ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very informative, and I enjoyed learning about the different types of gifted students.
Kaitlin – EAST MUSKINGUM LOCAL (verified owner) –
The course offered a different view on giftedness. It offered a thorough explanation of giftedness and its implications.
Fernando – FABENS ISD (verified owner) –
Good course
Susan – MIDLOTHIAN ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very educational
Jessica – DELAWARE CITY (verified owner) –
This was all great and useful information.
Krystal – CHARDON LOCAL (verified owner) –
It was very informational.
Mary – ELYRIA CITY SCHOOLS (verified owner) –
Very good speaker
Monica – SOUTHWEST ISD (verified owner) –
It is very interesting and informative.
Kyle – RIDGEWOOD LOCAL (verified owner) –
This course allowed me to better identify gifted kids and allowed me to see the characteristics that most gifted kids have.
San Juana – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
very informational
Debra – Yellow Springs Exempted Village (verified owner) –
Informative presenter
Joseph – SOUTHWEST ISD (verified owner) –
very informative
Michael – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
Although the information is important, the presentation can get a little dry.
Katelyne – VANGUARD ACADEMY (verified owner) –
The course is engaging and informative while being well-organized and easy to follow.
Ethan – SPRINGFIELD CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
This had a lot of great information that I wish the State of Ohio would adapt, as we only accept the top 5%.
Maria Junna – BEAUMONT ISD (verified owner) –
very informative
Amy – BEAUMONT ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative
Leticia – MERCEDES ISD (verified owner) –
Learned new terminology used with gifted children.
Corie – BEAUMONT ISD (verified owner) –
This was a great course with valuable information.
Kellie – COLUMBIA-BRAZORIA ISD (verified owner) –
fine
Carolina – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Very Helpful
Dephane – BEAUMONT ISD (verified owner) –
Gave a clearer understanding of how to understand that giftedness comes in many forms.
Michael – ELYRIA CITY SCHOOLS (verified owner) –
It’s ok
Lauren – Private Pay (verified owner) –
Informative!
Allison – RIVER VIEW LOCAL (verified owner) –
Informative
Tylor – SOUTHWEST ISD (verified owner) –
The content was informative and really broke down the definition, types, and characteristics of what it means to be gifted.
Arlene – FORT STOCKTON ISD (verified owner) –
Overall I thought it was great.
Adriana – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Informative and highly beneficial information for teachers to identify students.
Tessa – CRESTVIEW LOCAL – VAN WERT COUNTY (verified owner) –
Interesting topic.