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.
Jodie – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
The course was informative.
Raquel – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
I like why do children under achieve: Physical reasons, Social/Emotional reasons and School reasons. This tells that know only one factor causes underachievement, but several factors.
WALTER – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
great information
Becky – ALICE ISD (verified owner) –
This helped me understand a little better on where the lack of achievement and motivation comes in my students.
Suzan – SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CORPUS CH (verified owner) –
Very informative
Megan – HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY & SCHOOL OF SCIENCE – HOUSTON SOUTH 101846 OR 101862 (verified owner) –
It was good
Maria E – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –
It was an eye opener
Patrick – DELAWARE CITY (verified owner) –
It was a great class.
Riley – DELAWARE CITY (verified owner) –
I found it very informative.
Allen – DEL VALLE ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed the course