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.
Presenter Bio
Bio Coming Soon
Sarah Eaton has had the privilege of serving as a gifted and talented specialist in the Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD since 2011. She has her Bachelor of Science degree from the Ohio State University and a Masters of Education degree from Texas Woman’s University. She has taught fifth grade, kindergarten, and first grade and has served as a teacher in the special education inclusion classroom, general education class, and in a classroom with highly gifted students. She has been serving as a GT Specialist working with students, teachers, administrators, and parents to best serve gifted children. Sarah has had the opportunity to present at the Texas Association for Gifted and Talented annual conference both as a teacher and as a specialist. She is a passionate advocate for maximizing the potential of every student.
Nolan – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
This was a great course to take, especially for anyone that does not know how to work with portfolios. Now, I have a better understanding.
Veronica – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
excellent
Edith – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed it. It explained portfolios really well.
Tara – WESTERVILLE CITY (verified owner) –
This is a quality course and explains student portfolios. It explains what should go in, how they can be stored, and also how to assess the information.
Alma – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very informative.
Mackensey – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
Great information!
Katherine – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
It’s informative but not very interesting.
Stacey – GALVESTON ISD (verified owner) –
With the video, and the reflections and the quizzes and some activities, these took longer than an hour – IF you really took the time like I did and cared about the topic. I could have been done much quicker and with much less work on other trainings. Not dinging you – just telling you maybe you should change the hours offered. I enjoyed learning this and remember learning it in the original 30, but will admit I teach high school and have no idea who is in charge of this or how I would ever get a student labeled or in the accelerated programs, etc.
Jesus – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
Better understanding of why portfolios are an important tool in the recommendation process.
Blanca M – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed learning about portfolios in this course. I have a much better understanding of what a portfolio should and shouldn’t be.