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.
Patti – BEAUMONT ISD (verified owner) –
Interesting speaker.
Michelle – CORPUS CHRISTI ISD (verified owner) –
Eye opener when it comes to the reasons why children underachieve.
jaime – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Great Training little long but overall it was okay
Christopher – CLEBURNE ISD (verified owner) –
It was a great educational and thought provoking course.
Diane – BOERNE ISD (verified owner) –
The course provided a lot of useful and relevant informtaion for teaching gifted students.
Noel – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Good information.
Chavi – Pilot (verified owner) –
Very detailed, I love the reference to books to support topics discussed as well. Presenter was VERY knowledgeable.
BETTY – GOOSE CREEK CISD (verified owner) –
I found this a rewarding session.
Nicole – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
It’s worth the hour to to be reflective and the learning could be applied to ALL students
Laura – NEDERLAND ISD (verified owner) –
I felt the course was interesting but the quiz was quite tricky.