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
Martin – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent information.
Emily – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
It was very informative.
patricia – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
anecdotes, silly jokes, activities and useful tools keep the course interesting
Yesenia – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Amazing course!! It is full of useful information. I highly recommend this course.
Melissa – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
I like the resources that Lisa shares.
Raul – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
It was very informative and I learned a lot of things about assessment for our gifted students.
Luis – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Great resources.
Ashley – LUBBOCK ISD (verified owner) –
This was very insightful and allowed me to think differently.
Daisy – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
As always Lisa is very thorough with her materials and topics.
Neida – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Great course with a lot of information that is beneficial to teachers!
Kristen – NEDERLAND ISD (verified owner) –
Beneficial
Juanita – LUBBOCK ISD (verified owner) –
I have really enjoyed this course. It was extremely interesting and made me aware of so many components of a gifted student.
Hannah – LUBBOCK ISD (verified owner) –
Very engaging and detailed course. Highly enjoyable
Stephanie – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Valuable information, great to identify gifted students.
Sara – LUBBOCK ISD (verified owner) –
Very interesting!
Jesus – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative
Mariaelena – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Very productive
Bianca – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
very informative!
Nicholas – GALVESTON ISD (verified owner) –
Not that relevant to my specific situation.
Scott – GALVESTON ISD (verified owner) –
Very insightful
Marlee – NEDERLAND ISD (verified owner) –
Keeps your attention and discussing interesting topics.
Carol – NEDERLAND ISD (verified owner) –
I would give this a 5+. Excceptional
Denise – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
This was a very informative course. Learned new information and refreshed my knowledge already learned.
Claire – LUBBOCK ISD (verified owner) –
Very interesting with practical applications
Monica – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
very rewarding and great information presented.
Rocio – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
I learned a lot of new information on identifying and assessing gifted students that will be very helpful.
Laura – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
I really liked this course. The presenter made it interesting and easy to follow.
Stacy – CORPUS CHRISTI ISD (verified owner) –
Exceptional and concrete information.
Monica – NEDERLAND ISD (verified owner) –
Very thorough and interesting. Kept my attention the whole time.
Mirna – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
This course is very informative and fun and very insightful.
Ashley – NEDERLAND ISD (verified owner) –
The course was helpful.
VANESSA M – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
I loved this course. It was the best I have taken so far. I’m a fan of Lisa!!!
Albert – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
I think this course was okay. I just think that there is more to gifted children and education than testing and being analytical about students and education.
Cedric – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
This course really help educator understand the identification of the gt student especially test score and knowing how student are different individual. It important for educator to understand that we are to advocate for all student no matter their race, disability, and identity are.
Tylor – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
great
Paulina – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
This was an excellent course that helped me understand better my gifted and talented students.
Virginia – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Very good, well organized and detailed training.
Heather – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Great Course
Daniel – CANUTILLO ISD (verified owner) –
This course had some great information on the different types of gifted students. Knowing what types of students come to your classroom and having some knowledge on how to best work with those students is crucial! Awesome course!
Sandra – CORPUS CHRISTI ISD (verified owner) –
I can’t wait to be able to attend a live session!
Loretta – CORPUS CHRISTI ISD (verified owner) –
It was informative on identification and assessment of the gifted child.
Patricia – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
I really like learning about the IQ test and understanding how students are tested to be identify as gifted.
Zujai – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
I appreciated the portion where Lisa explains the bell curve and how it relates to testing.
Brianna – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Very informational. Great course
Kristi – CORPUS CHRISTI ISD (verified owner) –
I learned an incredible amount!
GUADALUPE – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Raises my level of awareness in the identification of gifted and talented students
Christy – CORPUS CHRISTI ISD (verified owner) –
Great opportunity to learn more about giftedness
Arely – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Lisa is an awesome presenter. I feel like I’m actually in the class learning with the other teachers. Very structured and informative.
Derek – SPRING BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed the modules and learned much about identifying and assessing GT students. I also enjoyed the pace. None of the modules seemed to drag on nor get stuck on minutiae.
Roberto – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
This course was insightful.