Description
It is impossible to serve the needs of gifted children without first identifying them. Unfortunately, many students aren’t identified until too late in their educational journey. In this 1-hour course, Debra Troxclair, Ph.D. defines what giftedness actually is and presents the reasons why it is important to identify gifted students as early as possible.
In this course you will learn:
- Different types of gifted students
- Traits of giftedness that are often mistaken for misbehavior
- How to identify young children with advanced abilities
Visit the TAGT website to learn more about the Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented.
This course is aligned with 2016 ODE Teacher Competencies d, e, and NAGC Teacher Preparation Standards 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, and 5.5.
Presenter Bio
Dr. Debra Troxclair, Associate Professor in the Teacher Education Department at Lamar University, received her doctoral degree in Special Education (Emphasis in Gifted Education) from the University of Southern Mississippi and has over 20 years of teaching experience in both elementary and university classroom settings. She is a member of several professional associations focusing on giftedness. Dr. Troxclair is currently serving on the Professional Standards Committee and the University Networking Committee of the National Association for Gifted Children. She also serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the Texas Association for the Gifted & Talented and is also a member of the Board of Directors for the Council for Exceptional Children-TAG Division.
Zelda – SOUTHWEST ISD (verified owner) –
Great information!
Kelli – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very informative and self-paced. Awesome!
Christina – YOUNGSTOWN CITY SCHOOLS (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed this one. Very informative.
Vicki – YOUNGSTOWN CITY SCHOOLS (verified owner) –
Very informative useful
Austen – YOUNGSTOWN CITY SCHOOLS (verified owner) –
Great resources!
Erika – KENT CITY (verified owner) –
This was a nice overview of the benefits of identifying gifted students at a young age. It also provided clear descriptions of six gifted profiles.
Ricardo – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
This was an excellent course.
Janet – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
Good
Sarah – Springfield City School District (verified owner) –
This was very interesting.
Demeris – SOUTHWEST ISD (verified owner) –
I feel direct questions versus fill in the blank could be more helpful in completion of the course. The discussion questions were not helpful in my learning and after reading the content the last thing I wanted to do was complete discussion questions. Maybe one or two but not four.