Thank you for choosing to complete this one-hour online course.  The "PICK SIX" options began late spring/early summer and offers you even more variety and choice in completing your annual six-hour GT Update. Each of these "Pick Six" one-hour courses counts as one hour of credit/PD toward you six-hour state mandated hours.  PLEASE remember to print your certificates after completing the course. You will find your certificate ready to print in your Region 8 ESC teacher account. You can complete the short survey and then print your certificate.

This one-hour course focuses on the concepts of gifted and talented students being at risk. "The issue of underachievement among the gifted has captured the interest of educators sporadically over the past thirty years. In the most basic definition, an underachiever is a student who does not achieve in the academic areas at a level consistent with his or her capability. When underachievement is applied to the gifted, it becomes a more complex issue which calls for a new conceptualization."

From: Seeley, Ken, "Focus on Exceptional Children: Gifted and Talented Students at Risk", 2004. (Article you will use for your assignment)

If you have any questions as you work through this course, please contact your instructor.