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
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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.
Matthew – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
This was a wonderful course in setting up portfolios for students. I will be implementing this knowledge at the start of next school year when I set up my student binders. I will also be tracking my other special pops in a similar way, just adapting the content here to apply.
Sharon – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
Interesting information about portfolios that some districts use. My district uses Standardized scores in combination with teacher and parent questionaires
Isela – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Very easy to follow and well organized
Silvia – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
I truly enjoyed it and feel good about the information provided. I feel confident to evaluate student portfolios.
Sylva – CLEBURNE ISD (verified owner) –
This is good for understanding what to put into a portfolio for a GT nominee.
Heather – RIDGEDALE LOCAL (verified owner) –
The course was easy to follow and understand. It gives you good information on setting up portfolios and what is important to consider when building or evaluating a portfolio.
Nan – MIDWAY ISD – WOODWAY (verified owner) –
This course gave clear cut guidelines on what to expect when using and evaluating portfolios in the classroom.
Byron – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
Very organized and concise and well presented
Christine – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
This course was easy to follow and very informative. I am excited about implementing in my Kindergarten classroom in the Fall.
Ana – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative on how to create student portfolios.