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.
Cristina – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
I feel this course was very informative and positive. Gifted children are wonderful individuals so it is important to understand them rather than judge their extreme behaviors.
Heather – GALVESTON ISD (verified owner) –
I like the way its broken down and helps you understand the GT in a different lens.
Kimberly – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Great course 🙂
Stella – NORTHSIDE ISD – SAN ANTONIO – REGION 20 (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed learning about the different types of gifted children. This course was very insightful.
Michael – SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD (verified owner) –
Good information.
Laurie – Mobile County School District (verified owner) –
I enjoyed this course and I believe it will help me in understanding the gifted children I teach and in identifying gifted children.
Thomas – DUNCANVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
I was not impressed on some of the findings of some of the experts.
Wendy – VAN WERT CITY (verified owner) –
I thinkthe traits the course talked about were spot on.
Agar – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
This course explain the definition of giftedness and gave many examples based on research and literature.
GIOVANNI – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative and straight to the point, listing the behaviors and characteristics of different kinds of gifted children and how to help them to be successful.