Understanding Gifted Children with Advanced Abilities

$20.00

Presenter: Debra Troxclair, Ph.D
Core Area: Nature & Needs
Grade Level: Elementary
Hours: 1

Identifying giftedness can help ensure proper social, emotional, and cognitive development in children with high abilities, allowing them to achieve their maximum potential. This 1-hour course offers foundational knowledge about giftedness for early childhood professionals and educators so that can identify giftedness in children of all ages.

Visit the TAGT website to learn more about the Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented.

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SKU TAGT-152 Categories Debra Troxclair, Gifted, Instructional Strategies, Nature & Needs, Ph.D., TAGT Tags Gifted, giftedness, GT, Nature and Needs, OAGC Characteristics, ODE competency d

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.

Additional information

Core Area	Nature & Needs
Hours	1 Hour
Organization	TAGT
Grade Level	Elementary
Presenter	Debra Troxclair, Ph.D.
Course Content	Gifted, Instructional Strategies

1700 reviews for Understanding Gifted Children with Advanced Abilities

Rated 5 out of 5

Pedro – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) – February 25, 2020

This course is very helpful
Rated 5 out of 5

Jeff – WASHINGTON LOCAL (verified owner) – February 25, 2020

great course for teachers of young children
Rated 5 out of 5

Feliciana – LOS FRESNOS CISD (verified owner) – February 26, 2020

Very informative.
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Gicela – LOS FRESNOS CISD (verified owner) – February 27, 2020

Great information
Rated 5 out of 5

Sten – LOS FRESNOS CISD (verified owner) – February 28, 2020

Much of this I have already learned from prior GT training. I did gain some new insights though.
Rated 5 out of 5

Claudia – LOS FRESNOS CISD (verified owner) – February 28, 2020

good info
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Adrianna – LOS FRESNOS CISD (verified owner) – February 29, 2020

helpful
Rated 4 out of 5

CONSUELO – COLUMBUS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) – March 1, 2020

I THINK IT IS REALLY USEFULL FOR TEACHERS TO PUT IT INTO PRACTICE IN THE CLASSROOM.
Rated 3 out of 5

Brooke – PLANO ISD (verified owner) – March 1, 2020

This course gives you a better understanding of different kinds of gifted and talented students you may have in your classroom.
Rated 4 out of 5

HUGO – LOS FRESNOS CISD (verified owner) – March 1, 2020

Good refresher on the gifted student