Description
Making sure gifted students have quality instruction and challenging assignments is widely popular in the education world. But do you know exactly what it means to be gifted and why it matters? This six-hour course, “Identification & Assessment of the Gifted,” addresses issues surrounding gifted students and practical ways to identify them.
Lisa Van Gemert, a leading voice in gifted education, shares an overview of the history of gifted education and its importance today. Educators will also learn how to tell whether or not a student is gifted by using different tests and assessments. Teachers who have a thorough understanding of how to identify and assess gifted students will be able to equip and challenge these students better.
In this informative course educators will learn:
- What it means to be gifted
- Characteristics of gifted children
- How to test intelligence
- The importance of CLD populations
- Traits of twice-exceptional students
Arturo – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
It’s great!
Michelle – LEANDER ISD (verified owner) –
Very interesting.
ryan – SOUTHWEST ISD (verified owner) –
Very interesting to someone new to this field.
Sylvia – HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY & SCHOOL OF SCIENCE – HOUSTON SOUTH 101846 OR 101862 (verified owner) –
I believe the course was very helpful.
Stephanie – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
This course will premit deeper understanding for working with students that are GT even if they haven’t been idetified yet.
Victoria – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
This course was helpful
Shawn – FORT STOCKTON ISD (verified owner) –
Useful information.
Karla – Colegio Nueva Granada (verified owner) –
It was so informative as a homeroom teacher to learn about the ways that students are assessed and to understand what scores mean. I feel like I know and understand my GT and 2E students much better and can be a better teacher for them.
Jennifer – CLEBURNE ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very informative.
Mary – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very informative and gave me great insight into teaching GT students.
Sara – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
Some of the videos are a little blurry. I could read very little of the animal school video.
Amy ELizabeth – NEDERLAND ISD (verified owner) –
very informative
Tiana – HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY & SCHOOL OF SCIENCE – HOUSTON SOUTH 101846 OR 101862 (verified owner) –
Great course!!
Kaylee – FORT STOCKTON ISD (verified owner) –
this section was enjoyable.
Brandi – LUBBOCK ISD (verified owner) –
It is informational.
Andrew – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Informative.
Charles – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Although this course was very interesting, I believe it was too long.
Sharon – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent Training!
Gabriel – FORT STOCKTON ISD (verified owner) –
This course is awesome.
robert – FORT STOCKTON ISD (verified owner) –
Every training is great learning .
Emma – FORT STOCKTON ISD (verified owner) –
It was great.
dee – CORPUS CHRISTI ISD (verified owner) –
very interesting facts!
Abby – LEANDER ISD (verified owner) –
Great course that solidified how we do Identification & Assessment in my district. It gave me some good reminders.
Elizabeth – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
good course
Kecia – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
It is well worth the time spent on taking this course in order to benefit my students in the end. Wish the school district offered them to all teachers.
Sarah – WORTHINGTON CITY (verified owner) –
It was extremely informative!
Mayra – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed this course it really helped me see different perspectives of a gifted student.
Diana – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
I like it!
MOHANA KRISHNA – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
It is a very useful course to identify and nurture gifted and talented students. We have learned so many strategies to identify GT students and how to train them in the best possible way.
Margaret – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
The content was excellent – I think the pace could have been a little quicker – esp in regards to the extended description of standard deviation and the testing. But overall, excellent content and I am thinking it will make a difference how I approach gifted students in the classroom.
ANA L – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Very well informed presenter
Michell – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
Information is good but I’m not a fan of how it is presentedonline.
Deanna – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –
I learned how to identify the different ways a student is Gifted.
Alyssa – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Good course, I am glad student’s backgrounds and twice exceptionality were discussed.
Maria – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
It was a very helpful course because we learned different things about gifted talent kids.
Janet – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
It is very informative.
Clemente – SOUTH TEXAS ISD (verified owner) –
I will tell all my fellow teachers that everyone needs to be aware of all the “know hows” to better perform and serve all students.
Jennifer – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
This course was extremely insightful and something I think everyone who teaches should learn more about.
Sarah – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
Very educational.
Curtis – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
Exceptional presentation that highlights traits teachers can look for in aiding GT student identification
Wenseslao – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
Great course. I would like to have the notes that Lisa refers to.
Sarah – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
I liked this course as I could get into the head of the gifted student and better understand them.
Alejandra – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
It is informative.
Cynthia – CORPUS CHRISTI ISD (verified owner) –
Highly informational
Celina – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
it was great
Kris – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
This course is very informative and if you ever have to work with GT students this is very beneficial.
Danielle – CORPUS CHRISTI ISD (verified owner) –
Informative
Melanie – CORPUS CHRISTI ISD (verified owner) –
Information is interesting.
Laura – CORPUS CHRISTI ISD (verified owner) –
This course gives you good informatiom of what to look for in a GT Student.
Jennifer – HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE – HOUSTON NORTH DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Very informative and enjoyed the course set up