Description
In this 1-hour course you will learn:
- Who gifted students are
- What the service or program options available to gifted students are
- Why having a diverse selection of services and program options is important
- How to address services and program options in your district
Presenter Bio
Janet Newton has become a leading voice in the field of gifted in the state of Texas. She received her
Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Texas at Austin and her Master of Education degree
from Texas A&M University in Texarkana.
After starting her career as an art educator, Janet became a Gifted and Talented Specialist for Region 8
Education Service Center in Mount Pleasant, Texas and then for Region 13 Education Service Center in
Austin, Texas.
Janet was instrumental in developing the Advanced Academics program for Georgetown Independent
School District before enhancing GT Ignite across the country with Responsive Learning.
Francisco – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
awesome
Maria – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Informative
Antonio – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
It’s interesting to see how the gifted students should receive differentiated instructions just like the other special group of students.
Brittany – JACKSONVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
The content was quality, I had major technoligical issues that made it less effecient.
Nancy – VIDOR ISD (verified owner) –
This course was thorough and informative.
Dora – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Very Informative
Aissa – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Decent course
Jennifer – JACKSONVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
Very difficult to navigate/keep going. The videos would pause and never resume. I had to log out and log in several times just to get the videos viewed.
Jesus – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
This course was an eye opener as far as how important it is to meet the needs of GT students as well. The comparison to RTI helped see the importance.
Robert Garcia – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative.