Description
This dual-purpose course is designed to both prepare teachers for the TExES exam and meet the Texas 6-hour update requirement for existing G/T teachers. Lynette Breedlove, Ph.D. has been teaching this course for over a decade. In addition to covering foundational principles of gifted education, this course introduces you to some of the leading thinkers in the field of giftedness.
Here’s what else you’ll cover from TExES Prep:
- Four keys to giftedness
- History and models in the field of G/T
- Identification via qualitative and quantitative measures
- Learning frameworks for program & instruction
- Take a practice test as review
Visit the TAGT website to learn more about the Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented.
Presenter Bio
Dr. Lynette Breedlove is the Director of the Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science at Western Kentucky University. Previously, she served as the Director of Advanced Academic Studies and Secondary Counseling for Spring Branch ISD, the Coordinator of the Gifted and Talented Program in Fort Bend ISD, and a gifted specialist in Lamar CISD, all in the greater Houston area. Dr. Breedlove is currently the president elect of The Association for the Gifted, a division of the Council for Exceptional Children, and serves as the Education Committee Chair and Special Schools and Programs Network chair-elect of the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC). She is also a past president of the Texas Association for the Gifted & Talented (TAGT).
Ana – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
very informative
Mathew – PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD (verified owner) –
Long, but informational.
Bertha – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed the course. I struggled with the assessment. I need to pay attention to key words.
Leland – HILLSBORO ISD (verified owner) –
It was neat.
Sheryl – GALVESTON ISD (verified owner) –
Too many detailed test questions
Felipe – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
It is a very interested course that everyone should take
Jaime – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
very informative, and reinforcement.
Stephany – HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY & SCHOOL OF SCIENCE – HOUSTON SOUTH 101846 OR 101862 (verified owner) –
very helpful
Christopher – GALVESTON ISD (verified owner) –
Difficult test but good course
Reymundo – MERCEDES ISD (verified owner) –
It was good.