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.
Emilee – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
I love that we are getting to see that just because a student is “gifted” doesn’t mean that they don’t need some sort of differentiation or variation on how they are taught.
Dorothy – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
This course helped me better understand the importance of GT education. It has allowed me to see the correlation between tiered instruction for struggling and gifted students, and the importance of providing interventions for these scholars in a similar way to promote continued academic growth and success.
Jimmie – TYLER ISD (verified owner) –
I has good information that I needed.
Johna – HALLSVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
The similarities between RTI and gifted education are very striking.
Jose – YSLETA ISD (verified owner) –
This course is excellent, it’s quite interesting that RTI and GT courses are closely related.
Lacy – ROSCOE ISD (verified owner) –
It was good.
Tiffany – HALLSVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very informative. I loved it!
Mary – HALLSVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
I liked this course, and I learned a lot about these kids.
Francisco – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Further data needed.
Jennifer – TEXARKANA ISD (verified owner) –
This was very informative and will help our school.