Leveraging AVID, SPED, and ESL to Improve GT Identification and Support

$20.00

Presenter: Clint Rodriguez
Core Area: Identification & Assessment
Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary
Hours: 1

Are you looking for ways to better identify, support, and retain gifted students? In this course, Secondary GT Specialist Clint Rodriguez shares strategies that educators from GT, AVID, SPED, and ESL can use to partner together to support overlapping students. You’ll discover why collaboration is better than competition when it comes to providing resources to help gifted students thrive.

Visit the TAGT website to learn more about the Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented.

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SKU TAGT-565 Categories Administration / Leadership, Clint Rodriguez, ELL, Gifted, Identification & Assessment, Special Education, TAGT Tags Administration, assessment, AVID, ELL, ESL, Gifted, giftedness, GT, identification, Identification and Assessment, OAGC Characteristics, ODE competency d, ODE competency e, Special Education, SPED

Description

Identifying and retaining gifted students is important for helping them thrive, but some school districts have trouble identifying gifted students who come from diverse backgrounds. Clint Rodriguez, a Secondary GT Specialist in Richardson ISD, says that the key to making sure all gifted students are properly supported lies in partnering with educators in charge of AVID, SPED, and ESL

Since every student has unique needs, educators can’t use a one-size-fits-all approach to GT.

Rather than competing with each other for resources, Mr. Rodriguez says that the best way to support students is for all educators in charge of special groups to work together to provide services.

After taking this 1-hour course presented by TAGT, you’ll discover:

Common challenges of identifying gifted students
How to partner for equity
Strategies for identifying gifted students

Visit the TAGT website to learn more about the Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented.

Presenter Bio

Clint Rodriguez is the Gifted and Talented and Advanced Academics Specialist for Region 11 ESC. He previously served as the district-wide secondary gifted/advanced academics specialist in Richardson ISD and taught middle school Humanities at ASPIRE Academy for the Highly Gifted in Grapevine-Colleyville ISD. He holds a master’s degree in religious studies from the University of Kansas. His interests include building real equity and social justice in gifted education, evidence-based best practices, replacing the gimmickry in gifted learning environments with meaningful curriculum and experiences, and developing ethical leadership and genuine critical thinking capacity in gifted learners and their teachers.

Additional information

Core Area	Identification & Assessment
Hours	1 Hour
Organization	TAGT
Grade Level	Elementary, Secondary
Presenter	Clint Rodriguez
Course Content	Gifted, ELL, Special Education, Administration / Leadership

41 reviews for Leveraging AVID, SPED, and ESL to Improve GT Identification and Support

Rated 5 out of 5

Monica – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) – September 19, 2021

Great
Rated 4 out of 5

David – Private Pay (verified owner) – April 7, 2022

It was a good course. It was nice to see how AVID and GT fit together.
Rated 4 out of 5

Lynsie – BEAUMONT ISD (verified owner) – May 26, 2022

we do not have the “avid” program at my school, so this is not a term I am familiar with
Rated 5 out of 5

Cynthia – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) – July 6, 2022

Very informative, but try to focus on the positives of everyone. As a counselor, I was taken back by your comments of Counselors in general. Sometimes we encounter one person who leaves a negative perspective, but try not to have that persona of all Counselors’ not being knowledgeable when it comes to being an advocate for ALL students.
Rated 5 out of 5

Jennifer – HILLSBORO CITY (verified owner) – August 14, 2022

Interesting
Rated 5 out of 5

Tannesha – MANSFIELD ISD (verified owner) – August 27, 2022

Good information!
Rated 5 out of 5

Amanda – CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (verified owner) – September 20, 2022

Great info! Thanks!
Rated 4 out of 5

Brooklyn – CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (verified owner) – September 28, 2022

Interesting perspective.
Rated 4 out of 5

Maria – FT HANCOCK ISD (verified owner) – October 2, 2022

Great information!
Rated 4 out of 5

Elizabeth – ANTHONY ISD (verified owner) – October 18, 2022

Great course, offers a lot of stratagies to incorporate when identifying a GT student.