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
Jessica – LUBBOCK ISD (verified owner) –
I wish I had been trained early in my career. I hate that I waited so long. Super beneficial
Richard – CANUTILLO ISD (verified owner) –
Great insight into the mind of the gifted.
Denise – LUBBOCK ISD (verified owner) –
-good information
Whitney – SPRING BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
This course has a lot of detailed information, however she makes it easy to remember the details.
rachel – CORPUS CHRISTI ISD (verified owner) –
It is very interesting. I received new information that will help with identification and assessing gifted students.
Gwen – LUBBOCK ISD (verified owner) –
Another excellent and thought-provoking course! I am interested to hear Lisa’s thoughts on bias moving forward from the current protests and racial tensions that are occurring. (6/14/2020).
Kayla – SPRING BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
Great training!
Lana – HARMONY SCIENCE ACAD (EL PASO) (verified owner) –
Great course on history of testing and traits of the gifted!
Norbert – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Really enjoyed it!
Imelda – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative course.
Collin – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Good course, helps with the fine details of determining gifted students not just through academics.
Linda – CANUTILLO ISD (verified owner) –
Great insight,
Lauren – SPRING BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
I thought it was very informative. As someone who has never taught GT students, I learned a lot in preparation to have them in my class this upcoming year.
Stephen – BELTON ISD (verified owner) –
its fine
GABRIELA C – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative and definitely an eye opener as an educator!
Lesa – LUBBOCK ISD (verified owner) –
This course prepares you to see your students in a new way. Even if you already understood the gifted child, the theories and insights into the gifted child offered here are absolutely powerful tools to keep in your arsenal.
Briana – LUBBOCK ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very informative and eye opening! I would defiantly take another course with this presenter.
Laura – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Very good and all useful infomation.
Yvonne – CANUTILLO ISD (verified owner) –
Exceptionally well presented.
Jenny – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
I thought the course was interesting and informative.
Edda – LUBBOCK ISD (verified owner) –
Great course with great information!
Kathryn – LUBBOCK ISD (verified owner) –
It was great. She is nice to listen to. I understand more about identifying students who may need to be tested for Gifted and Telanted Services.
Meagan – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
This course is very insightful. It is easy to question why we need to better understand giftedness or to question it but I have personally learned so much and grown a much better understanding than I ever thought possible. It makes me feel prepared and ready to apply this in my classroom.
Karlas – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
Very thought provoking.
Yvette – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
I liked the course I only wish I could’ve taken it in person.
Nourelsabah – HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE – HOUSTON NORTH DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Love it
Jasmine – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
It is a very insightful course that can benefit all GT Teachers.
linda – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Great insights into gifted students.
Christian – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
There is plenty to learn here that I found helpful. I really learned how gifted students think.
Francisco – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
I think this course is very helpful to help the GT and not to overlook the twice exceptional students.
Bertha – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Loved it, thank you for all your information.
Jeannette – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
I have learned so much specific information on the identification of gifted students. I appreciate the specificity that is given when studying the different indicators and traits of students.
Brenda – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Yes
Rosario – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
It was really good.
Monique – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Great course!
Edgar – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
this course if packful of information, all of it is relevant and important to the understanding of gifted children
Joshua – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Course was helpful and resources are also relevant
Jarrod – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative!
Rocio – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Exellent!
Aleshia – ALICE ISD (verified owner) –
Love this course; however, the animal school video was blurry and hard to see completely and I think it is vital to have within this course and discuss.
Veronica – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Awesome course. It was filled with so much information; however, I learned so much in these 5 hours.
Mark – GALVESTON ISD (verified owner) –
Helps identify gifted students.
Patricia – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Course information is very valuable, but overly extended in my opinion. The course could be done in less time.
Franklin – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative
Edmund – GALVESTON ISD (verified owner) –
So far so good
Allison – LUBBOCK ISD (verified owner) –
great!
Daniel – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
It is great!
Kristy – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
It covered a lot of information. It also explained the testing used to qualify a student as gifted.
Selina – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Great informative course. Explains very well everything teachers should know about the testing processes taken to qualify students as GT.
Joanna – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
It is very informative.