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.
Nora – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
very informative
Betty – MANSFIELD ISD (verified owner) –
This was interesting to see how the process of identifying GT students and their work is done.
Margarita – GALENA PARK ISD (verified owner) –
awesome
Stacey – GALVESTON ISD (verified owner) –
Only missing a STAAR because online needs to addressed.
Tanya – PLANO ISD (verified owner) –
I thought this course was very interesting, however I would have liked more information on how to determine what work samples to use and more practice evaluating and scoring them.
Paul – WORTHINGTON CITY (verified owner) –
More high school appropriate material
Chanel – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
The course was helpful and provided a lot of information
ELIZABETH – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Many new information that I had not considered.
SERGIO – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
This course is excellent as it demonstrates how not only individual teachers, but a team can collaborate in collecting and submitting artifacts that qualify to meet the GT criteria.
Andrea – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
Loved it!
Kai – SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD (verified owner) –
Great course with lots of information.
Llana – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
great
Ben – MARION LOCAL (verified owner) –
I think its very interesting.
Juana Paredes – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
It was very informative.
Gracie – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
Very informational.
Alma – Pilot (verified owner) –
This course provides clear expectations on what to focus on when creating a portfolio in order to identify and assess students for GT program.
Justin – FABENS ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent, clearly organized course about collecting, synthesizing, and evaluating student portfolios.
Esperanza – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative.
Peter – Private Pay (verified owner) –
Many of the examples are great for elementary age students.
Linda – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –
Very informative
LAURA – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
easy to follow and very helpful
DARLENE D – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Some items and info needs to be updated
Sandra – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
I like it, I just wish we had information about digital portfolios.
MELINDA M – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
I thought the course was informative and the information is easy to incorporate in any classroom.
Beatrice – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –
INformative
Yvonne – MERCEDES ISD (verified owner) –
I liked the different portfolios that were introduced to us and what to look for when evaluating student work,
Lorena – FABENS ISD (verified owner) –
Very informational, but would prefer if it only included grade levels pertinent to me.
laura – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed this course!
Victoria – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
The course had a lot of interesting information that was very clear and concise. It is a training that tells you what you need to look into GT Portfolio’s and to what extent.
Teresa – RIO GRANDE CITY CISD (verified owner) –
I feel the course was useful but it’s difficult to rate student’s because of the abilities they possess.
Irma – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
no feedback
Stacey – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –
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Corina Rodriguez – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –
Its extremely informative.
Jacklyn – FABENS ISD (verified owner) –
I learned a lot about portfolios and the different types of student samples that go into the portfolio to best show the student’s abilities.
Maria – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –
I like the in depth description of what should be included in a portfolio and the rubric to effectively evaluate a portfolio.
Max – MIAMI EAST LOCAL (verified owner) –
it was ok
Lori – FRONTIER LOCAL (verified owner) –
Very informative course.
Brianna Rae – Springfield City School District (verified owner) –
The reflective questions had images that were very small and difficult to respond to.
Joe – FABENS ISD (verified owner) –
This is a great course for understanding the procedure on how to identify gifted and talented students.
ELENA – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
The students work helped me understand what I should have in a portfolio.
ESTRELLA – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
It was very well organized.
Jessica – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
good
Susana – FABENS ISD (verified owner) –
very informative
Thomas – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
This is an excellent course regarding GT students
Evan – HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE – HOUSTON NORTH DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Great training!
Moira – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
I found this interesting and thought of a few ways that I could use portfolios in my own classroom in secondary.
Holly – DEL VALLE ISD (verified owner) –
Good presenter and the content was well organized and presented.
Karla – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
pretty informative and gave great video examples
Tara – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
The course was very informing and enlightening about portfolios. It’s definitely a powerful tool to use.
Janet – LOS FRESNOS CISD (verified owner) –
I plan to use portfolios in my class. This course was very helpful.