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.
Jennifer – BURLESON ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed the reminder of all the ways Students can be gifted and recognizing why we should identify them.
Virginia Marye – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
Great information
Denise – BASTROP ISD (verified owner) –
Interesting. This course helps identify types of gifted children and strategies to use to work with them.
Floricel – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Very informational
yvonne – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Great very informative course on understanding gifted children.
Ashley – BEAUMONT ISD (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed learning about the different types of giftedness. Examples were very thoroughly explained.
Stephen – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
I like the intense and emotional definition
Leslie – SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD (verified owner) –
I liked this course to be able to review the types of Giftedness in children.
Brittney – Angleton ISD (verified owner) –
This course is great at highlighting some of the challenging personality traits gifted children can have.
Jennifer – WYLIE ISD (verified owner) –
It was highly informative.