Description
Many highly gifted children have a high potential but do not yet show a high performance in test scores or grades. Because of this, we ought not to rely only on test results and grades to identify and differentiate gifted students in our schools. So what are we to use to spot these children and provide them with the services they need and deserve to thrive? In this course, the Power of Portfolios, Tina Flatt and Sarah Eton will walk you through the steps of creating portfolios for your students that will provide the missing piece in the data puzzle to prevent gifted students from being overlooked by data driven identification. These powerful tools can revolutionize how your schools identify gifted students as well as provide concrete examples to use in ARE meetings and parent conferences.
In this course you will learn:
- The state definition of gifted
- Why potential matters as much as ability
- Why data collection is not enough for identification
- How to create a portfolio
- Which kinds of examples to include in each student portfolio (including detailed examples!)
- How to include your own notes in addition to work samples
- How to use a portfolio to help identify a gifted students
Visit the TAGT website to learn more about the Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented.
ELVIA L – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
I loved the ideas to create portfolios.
MARY K – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
I agree the way this module was put together.
Kelly – CARLISLE LOCAL (verified owner) –
It was helpful. I realized that portfolios would be difficult to use in the classes that I teach
Caitlyn – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
This course was great!
Lauren – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
Informative
Heather – MIAMI EAST LOCAL (verified owner) –
I learned a lot about how to utilize portfolios to access student growth.
Sandra – SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD (verified owner) –
It was interesting.
ELDA P – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very helpful because it provided detailed examples of portfolios and what should be included in them. It also provided a list of what to look for when including work in portfolios and a rubric to follow.
Alma – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –
I liked it because it was nice and easy to understand and I have a better understanding about the rubic scoring as well. It was not in a rushed training.
Tomeka – BEAUMONT ISD (verified owner) –
Great information
Elizabeth – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
Very well presented and informative.
Karla – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –
I like this course.
Amber – MIDLOTHIAN ISD (verified owner) –
This course was fascinating!
GRISELDA – RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD (verified owner) –
I was not aware of the process of scoring portfolios so this was very informative for me.
Jacqueline – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Great Course!
Jonisty – Private Pay (verified owner) –
well organized
Michelle – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Great!
Barbara – Aldine ISD (verified owner) –
It was a very well organized training session on portfolios.
I liked how we got modeled how to score a portfolio and we also had an opportunity to score one ourselves.
Esther – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative. Thank you!
JeNell – COLUMBUS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Good
Maricela – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Very useful when planning portfolios for your students.
Maria – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
It is very informative, but not fun enough.
Charlene – FABENS ISD (verified owner) –
It was a good course about portfolios.
Delia – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –
I loved the portion of the real meeting discussion
CLAUDIA – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Clear and defined the course topics
Hilary – Pilot (verified owner) –
Good course for understanding how and why to have portfolios and how to collect work to include as well as how to score them.
Jenna – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
Helpful in understanding what responsibilities are for the ARE committee and how to score GT portfolios
Evangelina – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Great information.
Jose – LOS FRESNOS CISD (verified owner) –
Good
Leticia – MERCEDES ISD (verified owner) –
Great information
Lilia – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –
Good information and handouts.
Claudia – HPS – WEST TX (verified owner) –
It was informative and provided great resources.
G.W. – BOLING ISD (verified owner) –
great
Mathew – PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD (verified owner) –
The presentation was performed well, but some of the examples were very hard to read
Luz – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
This course is highly informational and helpful about GT processes.
EDNA L – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
The course was well organized.
Gabriela – Aldine ISD (verified owner) –
Very thorough explanation of what a portfolio is and how to evaluate students using this tool.
Juanita – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative!
Angela – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Lots of information that I learned about the process.
Jeremy – HPS – HOUSTON SOUTH/WEST (verified owner) –
This course was very informative on portfolios and their uses.
Abigail – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
I will tell others to take this training to better understand the importance of portfolios for all students.
Rosa – HPS – WEST TX (verified owner) –
Presenters lost my interest.
Geneva – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –
This course was very beneficial.
Lapidario – SHARYLAND ISD (verified owner) –
It is helpful
criselda – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –
good information on portfolios
Claudia – VALLEY VIEW ISD PHARR – REGION 01 (verified owner) –
Informative
Ernesto – MERCEDES ISD (verified owner) –
good
lydia – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
It is good to see progress students are making
Muneeb – HPS – HOUSTON SOUTH/WEST (verified owner) –
It is really helpful in order to teach and mange the classroom.
Cynthia – FABENS ISD (verified owner) –
It was too long.