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Course Description
Finding G/T students is just the beginning. From the informal methods to the formal methods, teachers need the tools to identify gifted students in their classroom. This course provides assessment measures, identification procedures, and current practices that are being applied throughout the field. This is the second foundational course of the 30-Hour Gifted and Talented Training. This course provides assessment measures, identification procedures, and current practices, from the informal to the formal methods, that are being applied throughout the field. The culminating assignment will ask participants to determine the ideal identification system that a school or district should utilize.
Participants
This course is designed for any K-12 educator or mentor who serves in roles as teachers, instructional coaches, administrators, or other professional positions working with students or potentially working with students who receive Gifted and Talented services.
Course Objectives
Upon completing this course, you will meet Domain II: Competency 003 of the TExES Gifted and Talented Supplemental state certification exam components —
- Demonstrate an understanding of principles of assessment and the characteristics and appropriate use of various types of formal and informal assessments (e.g., standardized assessment, observational assessment, authentic assessment, portfolio assessment, environmental assessment, performance assessment, case studies, interest surveys, student interviews, total talent portfolios).
- Demonstrate knowledge of screening and identification procedures, including selecting tools and techniques based on program goals, student population, program design, and program options; gathering data; synthesizing information; making placement decisions; and reassessing gifted and talented students.
- Apply knowledge of procedures and regulations for identifying gifted and talented students according to Texas state guidelines, including students from culturally diverse backgrounds, students who are highly gifted or highly creative, students who are English language learners, and students who have multiple exceptionalities.
- Know how to interpret assessment results relating to gifted program eligibility (e.g., identifying gifted and talented students; making recommendations regarding placement, programming, and service delivery) and how to communicate assessment results to students, teachers, and parents/guardians (e.g., ceiling effects, out-of-level testing).
Scope and Sequence
- Introduction to GTC 002: Identification and Assessment
- Unit 1: Foundations of Identification
- Unit 2: Identification Research
- Unit 3: Identification Timeline & Processes
- Unit 4: Identification Assessments
- Unit 5: Identification Policies & Procedures
- Unit 6: Identification & Assessment Application
Required Course Materials
Please visit the Computer Requirements page to view minimum device, internet, and application requirements for all UT High School courses. Generally, a desktop or laptop device five (5) years or newer with access to an office suite, such as Microsoft Office or Google Workspace, will be adequate to participate in most UTHS courses.
Course Structure
The course consists of 6 modules/units:
- A good way to help break up the course and to manage your time is to set aside 1 hour for each module totaling 6 hours of work per course.
- Each module includes 2-6 lessons, 1 major graded assignment, and 1 or more minor assignments (self-assessments/discussions).
- You MUST complete all assignments before moving on to the next assignment. Assignments can take many forms. Assignments can be in the form of a quiz, a text entry, a discussion, or a file upload.
- The course has an interactive notebook for you to process your knowledge. The completion of the interactive notebook is OPTIONAL and for your use only.
Course Grade
For successful completion of the course:
- You MUST complete all lessons including surveys, quizzes, and graded-assignments and successfully pass 5 of 6 graded assignments to earn your certificate of completion for the course.
- Graded assignments begin with a number (01 to 06) and are followed by the phrase —Graded Quiz or Graded Assignment.
- Graded assignments will specify a maximum number of attempts (between 1-3).
- Re-dos may be required to earn your certificate of completion.