Motivation and Underachievement

Motivation and Underachievement

$20.00

Presenter: James Webb, Ph.D., SENG Founder
Core Area: Social & Emotional
Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary
Hours: 1

Many gifted children underachieve and have problems with motivation. Motivation, far more than intellectual ability or creativity, can be influenced, shaped, and developed. Learn the most common reasons for motivational problems.

Visit the TAGT website to learn more about the Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented.

© Texas Association for the Gifted & Talented, Austin, Texas 2020

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Description

Motivation and achievement are common characteristics of gifted children, but how do we help the G/T students who aren’t meeting to their full potential? In “Motivation and Underachievement”, a 1-hour course, James T. Webb, Ph.D. dispels the myth that every gifted child is excelling in every area. He also provides strategies for identifying core issues and motivating students to their full potential.

You will learn:

  • What it means for a G/T child to be unmotivated
  • Four main reasons why gifted children underachieve
  • Factors that enhance and facilitate student growth
  • Practical strategies you can use in the classroom

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.

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1788 reviews for Motivation and Underachievement

  1. Sahade – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –

    This course is excellent.

  2. Justin – FABENS ISD (verified owner) –

    Great course. Dr. Webb’s explanations were clear and concise, very helpful.

  3. Juli – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –

    This course gave me new understanding of some students.

  4. Michael – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –

    It was good.

  5. Jeanie – CLEAR CREEK ISD (verified owner) –

    Very interesting course and speaker!

  6. Bethanie – CLEAR CREEK ISD (verified owner) –

    Good information, but it does seem more targeted for elementary than secondary.

  7. Erin – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –

    I thought this course was great!

  8. Bobbie – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –

    This course provided useful information on motivating gifted learners.

  9. Jessica – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –

    This course was very insightful, both as a teacher and as a parent.

  10. Jennifer – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –

    This was very informative on how to get gets motivated to do well and the reasons for the lack of motivation.

  11. Alex – Springfield City School District (verified owner) –

    This course did a good job describing the average needs of a gifted learner when it comes to ensuring they are motivated to learn new information.

  12. Peter – Private Pay (verified owner) –

    It is a good for understanding where the student is coming from.

  13. Stacey – SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD (verified owner) –

    Very informative!

  14. Roselyn – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –

    It was interesting

  15. Tim – GROVEPORT MADISON LOCAL (verified owner) –

    It was amazing.

  16. Rhonda – SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD (verified owner) –

    It was a good overview of unmotivated students and the reasons it.

  17. Dawn – SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD (verified owner) –

    Great information that I did not realize why my students are not motivated.

  18. IRASEMA – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –

    Very interesting and helpful.

  19. Deborah – BEAVERCREEK CITY (verified owner) –

    Encourages teachers to engage unmotivated students where they are.

  20. Rhonda – VAN WERT CITY (verified owner) –

    The information was easy to absorb and was very applicable to students in my classroom.

  21. Jennifer – PLANO ISD (verified owner) –

    The videos were very informative and kept my attention. The speaker was very knowledgeable and easy to listen to. The quiz was too specific for students not taking very detailed notes on every little aspect.

  22. Elizabeth – DELAWARE CITY (verified owner) –

    I was not engaged for most of this course. The lecture style did not suit me and I would have liked to see more slide on the different methods.

  23. Jennifer – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –

    I learned a few new ways to look at low motivation.

  24. Gail – PLANO ISD (verified owner) –

    Interesting ideas about motivation and under motivation for gifted students. This course made me think about students who are undermotivated and why.

  25. Camia – CLEAR CREEK ISD (verified owner) –

    I truly enjoyed this training and learned useful strategies I can begin using right away.

  26. MONTE W – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –

    Boring

  27. Tiffany – Fort Frye Local (verified owner) –

    Great information on the issues that may be hindering motivation in students.

  28. Elva – ALICE ISD (verified owner) –

    good information

  29. James – COLUMBUS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –

    I really enjoyed his manner of speaking and solid information

  30. ANTONIO – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –

    I feel this course was very good in explaining why some GT students underachieve

  31. Debbie – WESTERVILLE CITY (verified owner) –

    Useful strategies to immediately implement

  32. Micah – CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –

    great course

  33. Maria M. – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –

    Its good.

  34. Patricia – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –

    Excellent!!!

  35. Luis – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –

    Great insight in teaching all students.

  36. Erica – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –

    It was interesting.

  37. Kendra – CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –

    Very helpful. Gave specific strategies to use in the classroom.

  38. Edith – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –

    I have an understanding what we as teachers can do to keep the motivation the students come in with and not let them down and have them become underachievers. WE really do play an important part in their life’s and their learning.

  39. Paula – HUNTINGTON LOCAL (verified owner) –

    This is an excellent course that is set up in a user-friendly way.

  40. Tammie – East Muskingum Local Schools (verified owner) –

    Great presenter – gave some insightful information

  41. Patricia – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –

    not app

  42. Cheryl – RIDGEDALE LOCAL (verified owner) –

    Very informative and interesting. The presenter was personable and humorous.

  43. Teresa – RIO GRANDE CITY CISD (verified owner) –

    I found the presenter to be one of the best I have heard in all these courses. He enlighten me, not only to understand that I have gifted kids of my own and I nurtured them too much instead of allowing them to be self reliance. I took away a lot of interesting ideas that I can not say I did from the other courses.

  44. Dolores – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –

    Helped me understand that even gifted children can lack motivation in 1 or more areas.

  45. Krystal – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –

    Enjoyed it

  46. Patricia – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –

    Very interesting and helpful.

  47. Marie – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –

    Loved this class.

  48. Lee – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –

    It was interesting and informative.

  49. Cynthia – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –

    Okay

  50. Jesenia – HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE – HOUSTON NORTH DISTRICT (verified owner) –

    Great course.

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