Description
Motivation and achievement are common characteristics of gifted children, but how do we help the G/T students who aren’t meeting to their full potential? In “Motivation and Underachievement”, a 1-hour course, James T. Webb, Ph.D. dispels the myth that every gifted child is excelling in every area. He also provides strategies for identifying core issues and motivating students to their full potential.
You will learn:
- What it means for a G/T child to be unmotivated
- Four main reasons why gifted children underachieve
- Factors that enhance and facilitate student growth
- Practical strategies you can use in the classroom
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. James T. Webb is a nationally-recognized psychologist, author and consultant on the social and emotional needs of gifted and talented children. Dr. Webb established SENG (Supporting Emotional Needs of Gifted Children, Inc.) in 1981 and he currently serves as the chair of their Professional Advisory Committee. He is also the president of Great Potential Press, Inc. Dr. Webb graduated from Rhodes College, and received his doctorate degree from the University of Alabama.
Danyale – CLEAR CREEK ISD (verified owner) –
Beneficial in multiple facets of an educators life (students, peers, administrators, family, children, and friends).
Melissa – Huber Heights City (verified owner) –
This course allows the teacher to understand gifted students better.
Reid – Prince George County Public Schools (verified owner) –
Made good points about why students struggle (motivation) and what effects this.
Kristina – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
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Korrie – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
I loved the training !
Maria – FABENS ISD (verified owner) –
It was very informative. Make sure you are in a quiet area, because here is a lot of content he speaks about and if you do it where there is a lot of noise you might miss something.
Christopher – DEL VALLE ISD (verified owner) –
not immediately useful or groundbreaking
Carla – CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
This is very informative
Sarah – WESTERVILLE CITY (verified owner) –
I think this is really important, but the presentation just meandered. I did not appreciate the generalizations about the “African American community” and the idea of “ditz effect” in women by the presenter. I found these offensive and irrelevant to the task and topic at hand.
Paul – BETHEL LOCAL (verified owner) –
Some good insights that hadn’t occurred to me before.