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.
Olivia – SHARYLAND ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very informative. I learned a lot regarding the selection of which content to use for student portfolios.
Vilma – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Great Information
Guadalupe – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Since I teach high school level, most of my students have already been identified. It was good to learn about the process in identifying the GT students.
Lucia – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative
Martha – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Excellent.
Adriana – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
I was very interesting
Lourdes – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Very helpful information
Amabeli – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
I like the fact that it is at your own pace time.
Jennifer – HUGHES SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
This is great for lower grades.
Anthony – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
Great ideas about assessing portfolios
Lori – MIDLOTHIAN ISD (verified owner) –
Very helpful with information on collection portfolios and how to score them.
Vilma – FLOUR BLUFF ISD (verified owner) –
very well presented
Marina – SHARYLAND ISD (verified owner) –
This will be of great help this year.
Jocelyn – MIDWAY ISD – WOODWAY (verified owner) –
This course was informative and helpful. I feel prepared and equipped to collect student’s work for a portfolio. One thing I wish it had was subtitles on the videos. They were at times hard to hear so those would have helped.
claudina – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Good information and review of what portfolios are and their purpose.
Thelma – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Great information!
Audrea – VIDOR ISD (verified owner) –
I now know what items I can include in a portfolio.
Paula – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
It was a little bland but there were good opportunities to practice examining student work.
Flor – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
good course
Nichole – WORTHINGTON CITY (verified owner) –
I found this course very specific to the way the district the presenters come from evaluate students for gifted services. I also found the presentation very dry. The presenters did not seem very engaged and were reading directly from their slides. I really hesitate to critique them because I would not want to be in their position. I did take away a couple of strategies for portfolios in my classroom.
Stephanie – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
I like the course because it details which items should be and should not be included in a student’s portfolio.
Melissa – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
While everything included is very clear and specific, samples are primarily (exclusively) from the elementary grade levels. The description said elementary and secondary.
emily – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
Information was a bit dated.
Lilia – LA FERIA ISD (verified owner) –
Very detailed and helpful
Kimberly – SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD (verified owner) –
The course was very thorough and gave me tips on how to organize my collective materials to place them in the portfolios.
Hilda – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Im inspired to have portfolios now more than ever.
Leslie – MIDLOTHIAN ISD (verified owner) –
I felt like the quiz questions had to many options and correct answers.
Carmen – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Great information about what should be included in the portfolio.
Erica – FABENS ISD (verified owner) –
It was geared more towards lower grade levels.
Roxanna – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
This is a great course that help me refresh my knowledge and standards of GT portfolios.
Maricela – SHARYLAND ISD (verified owner) –
It was very informative and helped me understand what portfolios should look like.
Rosalinda – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Loved it before this course I had no idea what it was.
Michelle – LA FERIA ISD (verified owner) –
This was course was interesting and thorough.
Prince – FT HANCOCK ISD (verified owner) –
Its very good.
robyn – BURLESON ISD (verified owner) –
I think this is a great training if you are asked to make portfolios.
Valerie – Angleton ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed it and it was helpful because I want to include portfolios next year in my science course.
Kimberly – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
The examples and explanations were clear and informative. The rubric is a nice resource for the future.
Alma – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
great information
Vanessa – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Great course!
Becky – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
A very complete course.
Gabriela – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
This course helped me learned of the importance of student portfolios.
Amrita – SHARYLAND ISD (verified owner) –
It was a good course to take. Lots of great information.
Judith – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Too much time was spent on a rubric that is not applicable across districts
Erika – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Good.
Brandi – BURLESON ISD (verified owner) –
Easy to understand and access.
Adolfo – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Committee needs to more clear.
Sharon – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent ideas and samples to help comprehend and apply.
Tomas – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
it was great
Adriana – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
I think that this course really gives you great ideas for portfolios.
Ana – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent loved the committee example and the rubrics