Description
What makes a gifted person happy? Dr. Sayler presents a lifespan model of happiness and thriving for gifted individuals. The session explores the personal and external influences related to talent development and thriving at home, in school, career success, personal well-being, life-satisfaction, and personal happiness.
In this course, participants will:
- Gain an understanding of another definition of G/T “gifted and thriving”
- Learn the key elements that allow gifted youth to thrive as they mature
- Understand the internal and external catalysts for growth
- Become more aware of the influential roles that parents and mentors have in the development of a gifted youth’s ability to be happy and thriving
Visit the TAGT website to learn more about the Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented.
Russell – HOLLAND ISD (verified owner) –
Interesting
Yolanda – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Good
Charles – CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
Too much information in one setting especially for beginning students
DiGabriel – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Interesting
Penny – MIDLOTHIAN ISD (verified owner) –
good training
Victor – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Good food for thought.
Carla – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative
Richard – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Helped me understand the GT student better.
Devon – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
TAke it
Molly – WODEN ISD (verified owner) –
great ideas and thoughts
Melanie – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
Very interesting!
Angel – BURLESON ISD (verified owner) –
There was some very interesting information that has helped me to better understand my students.
shelby – Region 17 ESC (verified owner) –
5 stars
Elda – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
It is great
Jason – BEAUMONT ISD (verified owner) –
Good training, loved the philosophy.
Lenchi – CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
There were a few relevant pieces of information, but most of this is common sense. It might be more useful if it was shortened and added to another training.
Heidi – CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative and interesting.
Carol – LUFKIN ISD (verified owner) –
I thought this coarse had many interesting and informational facts about helping all students to thrive.
Martha – MIDWAY ISD – WOODWAY (verified owner) –
I think this course was very interesting and gave me things to think about regarding my GT students. I like that he used the new idea of the T in GT to represent Thriving.
John – COLUMBUS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Very organized and thoughtful/thought provoking
Yolanda – LUFKIN ISD (verified owner) –
Good information
Rachel – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed the fact that the seminar provided questions/areas for me as a teacher to work on for my own students.
Lisa – Private Pay (verified owner) –
Interesting, but not that related to classroom teaching. Better for parents or GT.
Lori Nicole – CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
It was a good course that really left me thinking about what was taught.
Vanessa – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Good course
Yuliana – CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
It was informative.
Tangee – GOOSE CREEK CISD (verified owner) –
It was very detailed. I had to start over several times, to make sure I caught every important piece of information
Sandy – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
Great course!
Sylvia – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
It’s an excellent course that helps you better understand the catalysts that impact children.
Donna – LUMBERTON ISD (verified owner) –
Thought provoking
Camille – CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
A wonderful lesson on how to help students thrive as people.
Elizabeth – CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
Great course that defines how to guide gifted children into thriving adults.
Casey – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
It was interesting.
Patricia – BEAUMONT ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative
Eduardo – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
great course
Felicity – BURLESON ISD (verified owner) –
Helpful information for the social/emotional development of GT students.
Stephanie – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
He is on target
Julia – CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
Fabulous
Lisa – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
It helps you understand what needs to be focused on most when teaching GT students.
Olivia – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
This course demonstrated the importance of taking into account not just talent, but character and spirituality.
Elizabeth – BURLESON ISD (verified owner) –
I love that this focused on the WHOLE child and their long term life goals.
Cristina – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Loved it!
Adriana – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative.
Madeline – GEORGETOWN ISD (verified owner) –
Interesting concepts. Parents should be required to take trainings like this so they can understand their role in their child’s life.
Pura – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
It was a bit confusing at times
Mariana – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
It was very helpful and it gave me another view on intelligence.
Terrie – BEAUMONT ISD (verified owner) –
The courses are long, the quiz are random questions from the course. I take notes, but it is difficult. The information is very good and helpful when trying to learn how to better serve our gifted and talented students.
Shelly – GOOSE CREEK CISD (verified owner) –
Informative
Susan – EANES ISD (verified owner) –
I loved this. Very well rounded.
Lindsey – Springfield City School District (verified owner) –
Very long, could be condensed