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.
Jeannie – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
Interesting course that brings up some ideas that will be useful in the classroom when dealing with gifted students and their peers.
John – DAYTON CITY (verified owner) –
I feel that this course was very informative and thought provoking.
Ashley – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
Great course. Very easy to follow. Would recommend!
Ashley – CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
I thought the course was very informative.
Karen – MIDLOTHIAN ISD (verified owner) –
It was good
Martha – HUGHES SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
Instructor was knowledgeable and easy to follow.
Ellen – SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD (verified owner) –
It was very informative.
Nan – MIDWAY ISD – WOODWAY (verified owner) –
It’s a great course for understanding motivation and how it affects children in the classroom.
Juli – BELTON ISD (verified owner) –
This was good. Several of these speakers seem down on public school, the sad thing is… it isn’t public school. It is parents, school boards, state, and federal leaders not listening to what teachers need.
Linda – DAYTON CITY (verified owner) –
Dr. Webb Made valid points with lots of real life examples.
Kelli – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
Great course and information that reminded me to not put GT students in a box – ie: they all excel at every subject.
Summer – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
This course had some good information about how to students who may seem like underachievers may actually not be.
Tracy – COLDWATER EXEMPTED VILLAGE (verified owner) –
This course had a lot of great information.
Mindy – LANCASTER CITY (verified owner) –
Great content and ideas.
Jordan – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
All material was relevant. I believe it could be split into a two-part course or be given two credit hours.
Judith – BELLVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
This was a great course. It peaked my interest and gave me some strategies that I can use with my unmotivated and underachieving students.
Lexie – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
It was helpful!
Michelle – BELTON ISD (verified owner) –
It was ok.
Rebecca – BELTON ISD (verified owner) –
good
Sandra – WORTHINGTON CITY (verified owner) –
I enjoyed this course and thought the information was important and presented in a way that was not overwhelming and easy to understand. I can see the relevance of this information to my practice.
Pam – MIDLOTHIAN ISD (verified owner) –
I liked the part about how diet effects learning.
Gayle – MIDLOTHIAN ISD (verified owner) –
Felt the information was dated
Charles – CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent!
Jurae – MIDLOTHIAN ISD (verified owner) –
Good course
Elizabeth – CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
This course was informational & well organized.
Lyndsey – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
This was a very good course!
Don – SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD (verified owner) –
There were a lot of good points in this course. While taking it I could reflect on many things that I did experience through my life on my own and as with unmotivated or gifted children.
Eduardo – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Well explained and good organization.
Gopal – CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
It had a lot of good information.
Delia – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
It helped me to understand that millennials need a lot of encouragement.
Maria – SWEENY ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative, interesting, and easy to follow.
Kim – CLEAR CREEK ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative
Yessica – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
It contains practical techniques that could be used to motivate gifted students
Stacy – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
Eye opening! Definitely filled with explanations and suggestions. LOVED this class!
Maria – MERCEDES ISD (verified owner) –
Amazing…offers clear descriptors and solutions. Relevant!
Dixi – HALLSVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
Great information to help me motivate the struggling GT.
Analise – MIDWAY ISD – WOODWAY (verified owner) –
Amazing and so true! He shares many insights I have witnessed in my classroom.
Kristi – NAVARRO ISD (verified owner) –
The course was just as described.
April – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Great information!
Hannah – GREENWOOD ISD (verified owner) –
It was great!
Debbie – WYLIE ISD (verified owner) –
Good information. Just a little boring.
Whitney – HUNTINGTON LOCAL (verified owner) –
Very informative
Nathan – BETHEL LOCAL (verified owner) –
Lots of great information.
Ernestina – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –
Interesting to know underachievement characteristics.
Amanda – SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD (verified owner) –
Love the base in research.
Nancy – Private Pay (verified owner) –
Knowledgeable instructor with lots of good information. I learned some new information and left motivated to touch the lives of my students.
Dora – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Gave me a better understanding of some of what influence motivation.
Sara – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
informative
Patricia – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Interesting
Wendy – Logan-Hocking Local Schools (verified owner) –
Required to licensure renewal.