How to implement Texas law and the State Board of Education rule concerning assessment and identification of gifted/talented students.
Learn methods of assessment that help accurately identify needs of the gifted students in a district.
Contribute ideas to the discussion board, share experiences, and research related information.
Objectives met through internet investigations, investigation of district information and practices, and threaded discussions.
Ten-question end-of-course knowledge test included.
Workshop meets Texas requirements for G/T basic training in assessing student needs.

G/T Online: Designing Curriculum for Gifted/Talented Students

• Innovative and practical ways to design appropriately challenging curricula for gifted students and

about the Texas Performance Standards Project for gifted students.

• Contribute ideas to the discussion board, share experiences, and research related information.

• Objectives met through internet investigations, investigation of district information and practices,

and threaded discussions.

• Ten-question end-of-course knowledge test included.

• Workshop meets Texas requirements for G/T basic training in curriculum and instruction for

gifted students.

G/T Online: Differentiating Instruction for Gifted/Talented Students

• Learn traditional methods of reaching gifted students as well as newly developed methods.

• What differentiation truly means and what it should look like for gifted students.

• Texas law requirements for the design of curricula for gifted students and which best instructional

practices should be followed.

• Contribute ideas to the discussion board, share experiences, and research related information.

• Objectives met through internet investigations, investigation of district information and practices,

and threaded discussions.

• Ten-question end-of-course knowledge test included.

• Workshop meets Texas requirements for G/T basic training in curriculum and instruction for

gifted students.

G/T Online: Nature and Needs of Gifted/Talented Students

• Cognitive, social, and emotional characteristics of gifted students.

• Contribute ideas to the discussion board, share experiences, and research related information.

• Objectives met through internet investigations, investigation of district information and practices, and threaded discussions.

• Workshop meets Texas requirements for G/T basic training in curriculum and instruction for

gifted students.

G/T Online: Setting Standards for Success of Gifted/Talented Students

• Assessment used to measure student growth and quality of a district's services for the gifted.

• Texas Performance Standards Project - how districts use it to ensure gifted students are achieving all they're capable of, and district services are helping gifted students reach goals established in the Texas State Plan for the Education of Gifted/Talented Students.

• Contribute ideas to the discussion board, share experiences, and research related information.

• Objectives met through internet investigations, investigation of district information and practices, and threaded discussions.

• Ten-question end-of-course knowledge test included.

• Workshop meets Texas requirements for G/T basic training in assessing student needs or curriculum and instruction for gifted students

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•·        Each course must meet the 10 teacher minimum. 

•·        Courses will not go over 20 participants

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