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





Amelia – CORPUS CHRISTI ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative and easy to understand.
Xenia – HIDALGO ISD (verified owner) –
these courses are too long and boring
Daniela – CORPUS CHRISTI ISD (verified owner) –
It was good.
ARACELY – PEARSALL ISD (verified owner) –
n/s
Abigail – CORPUS CHRISTI ISD (verified owner) –
This course provides crucial insight into how to identify a gifted student and to how they perceive the world.
Jesus – RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD (verified owner) –
Great course and fantastic information with samples!
Justin – HPS – HOUSTON SOUTH/WEST (verified owner) –
great
Isabella – SOUTH TEXAS ISD (verified owner) –
The speaker is really good and makes the content interesting.
Stacia – HPS – HOUSTON NORTH (verified owner) –
Very good
Jyothi – HPS – HOUSTON SOUTH/WEST (verified owner) –
This course was clear, informative, and well structured. It provided practical insights into identifying and supporting gifted and twice exceptional students. Very useful for educators and examples were clear.
Elizabeth – VANGUARD ACADEMY (verified owner) –
very informative
Amy – CORPUS CHRISTI ISD (verified owner) –
I loved it.
Chloe – CORPUS CHRISTI ISD (verified owner) –
It’s alright. I am learning some stuff but it is way too long.
Ricardo – RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD (verified owner) –
great course
Carly – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
It was good and informative.
MaryMay – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
This course is valuable to me because I get to add another skills to my teacher toolbox
Yessica – RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD (verified owner) –
This course is very informative and has helped me learn new things regarding gifted and talented students.
Mirtha – RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD (verified owner) –
How to meet the need of children with disabilities but that show givenness as well.
Tiffany – CORPUS CHRISTI ISD (verified owner) –
Long but helpful in understanding intellect.
Rey – CORPUS CHRISTI ISD (verified owner) –
not bad
Selina – CORPUS CHRISTI ISD (verified owner) –
i don’t think it is right that our district makes all kinder teachers take this course without paying us for our time and effort!!!!!
Yesenia – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
It was helpful
Rupi – HPS – HOUSTON SOUTH/WEST (verified owner) –
I loved the videos shown in this module.
Vafa – HPS – HOUSTON SOUTH/WEST (verified owner) –
It is a good course.
Leslie – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
This course gives insight into testing topics that can be overwhelming and hard to understand. These are broken down into small, easy to understand parts which makes understanding and applying them more cohesive and comprehensive for those of use that are not diagnosticians.
Daisy – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
great
Tyjai – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
It was cool.
Maria – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
I love seeing how the GT thinks and how to reach them.
Alma – SPRING BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
interesting
Cynthia – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
This course has been very helpful and has helped me to reflect on my students and consider that some may be gifted. I especially appreciated the section on twice exceptional students.
Amanda – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
It was very informative.
Pricila – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
I liked the examples of traits gifted students portrait
Katrina – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
The test was informative and engaging.
Josshue – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
Course promotes personal reflection and deep thinking about topics of GT
Marisol – RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD (verified owner) –
It was a great insight of what characteristics a student demonstrated to be considered gifted.
Abraham – HPS – HOUSTON NORTH (verified owner) –
I think this course creates a great perspective for what an educator should be looking for when recognizing gifted and talented students.
SanJuanita – HPS – HOUSTON SOUTH/WEST (verified owner) –
Helpful.
Cody – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –
Good course.
Bianka – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –
very informative
Kelley – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
It is informative and well scripted.
Samuel – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
I found this course to be informative and thought-provoking, especially in how it challenged common assumptions about intelligence and testing. The content helped me better understand giftedness as a complex, developmental concept rather than a fixed label. Lisa Van Gemert’s insights were practical and applicable to real classroom situations. Overall, the course strengthened my ability to identify and support diverse learners more equitably.
Muhammetmyrat – HPS – HOUSTON SOUTH/WEST (verified owner) –
Of course
Codie – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
Great course.
Michael – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
Insightful.
Sahebzada – HPS – HOUSTON NORTH (verified owner) –
it was very informative
Israa – HPS – HOUSTON SOUTH/WEST (verified owner) –
I think this course has been very informative and practical. It helped me better understand the characteristics of gifted students, especially the different ways they show their abilities. I also learned how important it is to recognize diverse learners, including twice-exceptional students. Overall, the course gave me strategies I can apply immediately in my classroom to better support and challenge all students.
Claudia – VANGUARD ACADEMY (verified owner) –
This course was very interesting.
John – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –
great course with a lot of topics that apply to my students.
Jennife – NEDERLAND ISD (verified owner) –
very informative
Mia – FORT STOCKTON ISD (verified owner) –
It’s good.