Description
What makes gifted students different from the rest of your students? Aside from the legal definition of gifted, your gifted students tend to behave and think differently than others. For each gifted student, there are cultural, racial, and economic factors that all affect them academically and relationally. Their gifted traits can have both positive and negative aspects.
In this 3-hour course, Dr. Colleen Boyle gives an overview of common characteristics of gifted children and discusses their strengths, weaknesses, and potential hangups. You will learn how to help gifted students work through common struggles and use evidence-based data to create solutions to help them succeed.
After taking this course, educators will walk away knowing:
- Key characteristics of gifted students
- Theories of asynchronous development
- Types of overexcitabilities and their influence on classroom performance
- The impact of giftedness on relationships
- How outside factors affect giftedness
- Strategies for managing perfectionism and underachievement
ODE teacher competencies: d, e
NAGC teacher preparation standards: 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 5.5
Click here for a leader’s guide created by the Ohio Association for the Gifted and Talented.
Catherine – Region 17 (verified owner) –
I felt like this was helpful. I especially enjoyed the first 2 modules.
Kristi – WESTERN BROWN LOCAL (verified owner) –
At times it is very long and repeditive
yvette – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
I very much enjoyed the presenter and her connecitons. This course was very informative and I would like to seek more courses such as these.
Paula – WESTERN BROWN LOCAL (verified owner) –
The information is useful, I took a lot of notes, but I don’t feel that this way of learning is helpful. Computer-learning feels so impersonal for a topic that needs deep understanding.
Pamela – MIDLAND ISD (verified owner) –
I think the information was valuable in understanding students and the roadblocks they face in the classroom and dealing with being a gifted and talented student.
Heather – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
This course provided extensive knowledge on the different types of categories GT students can fall under. Gave strategies for each type.
Maria – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Awesome course
Jenny – CARLISLE LOCAL (verified owner) –
good
Syretta – DAYTON CITY (verified owner) –
I learned how to help my gifted students that want to show perfectionism and help those that feel underachievement.
Brett – WESTERN BROWN LOCAL (verified owner) –
this one was better, could see the benefit for class.
Kelly – WESTERN BROWN LOCAL (verified owner) –
I liked this course. It helped me relate some of the behaviors I’m seeing with some of the kids that I have.
Lisa – WESTERN BROWN LOCAL (verified owner) –
Concise, easy to understand
Dustin – WESTERN BROWN LOCAL (verified owner) –
Engaging and well-designed course that provides beneficial insight in regards to gifted individuals.
Gerardo – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
I really liked the information and made me aware of GT students .
Ashley – WESTERN BROWN LOCAL (verified owner) –
I didn´t like that the video modules were just the recording of one person talking/presenting to a group.
Anna – WESTERN BROWN LOCAL (verified owner) –
I have heard much of this in course I took years ago. I do not see this used in any other classroom in the district.
Terri – WESTERN BROWN LOCAL (verified owner) –
The length of the presentation is unnecessary. Content could be delivered in a more concise manner.
Karen – LEANDER ISD (verified owner) –
A good course. It was worth the time.
Jennifer – Private Pay (verified owner) –
This course has an in-depth amount of information about all types of gifted learners.
Rocio – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
This course is great because one can interact with the presenter: answering the course questions and reflecting on the comments she makes.
Amy – YOUNGSTOWN CITY SCHOOLS (verified owner) –
This instructor was actually really amazing; engaging and the three hours flew by. I like the set up of the course with the variety of her on screen, examples of realistic situations, and quizzes in between modules so as to bite small chunks rather than put the whole sandwich in mouth at once.
Norma – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
I liked it
Leah – EAST KNOX LOCAL (verified owner) –
It is an informative course
mike – WESTERN BROWN LOCAL (verified owner) –
Could be useful in a limited capacity for regular education classrooms. Good strategy to consider.
Jon – WESTERN BROWN LOCAL (verified owner) –
Waste of time.
Juan – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
very good
Stephanie – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
It was an interesting and enlightening.
Norma – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
The course is very thought provoking and informative. It brings to light gifted characteristics that I was not aware , and creates awareness of the varied gifted students in the classroom.
Cindy – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Like all the others I’e taken really learned a lot. Will help me with my students and my own children.
Antonio – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Proficient
Jane – CINCINNATI CITY (verified owner) –
I thought it was set at a very good pace and very easy to understand.
lilibeth – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Found the course helpful.
Abby – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
Spot on
Lori – BELLBROOK-SUGARCREEK LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
This was so informative. I loved the fact that I can apply some of the strategies to typical education students as well as gifted to improve engagement. Great information.
Mirna – SHARYLAND ISD (verified owner) –
This course was eye-opening on some things that I did not know. It was very informative.
Timothy – CORPUS CHRISTI ISD (verified owner) –
wonderful
Richard – WESTERN BROWN LOCAL (verified owner) –
It laid out the various types of gifted students through different lenses
Megan – HPS – HOUSTON SOUTH/WEST (verified owner) –
I thought this course was very insiteful.
Carlos – SHARYLAND ISD (verified owner) –
Educational
Luis – SHARYLAND ISD (verified owner) –
This course is great.
VAN – HPS – HOUSTON SOUTH/WEST (verified owner) –
It’s really helpful to understand about gifted students to support and help them to maximize their knowledge.
Imrana – HPS – HOUSTON SOUTH/WEST (verified owner) –
Great information!
Kimberly – CINCINNATI CITY (verified owner) –
Extremely informative
Dephane – BEAUMONT ISD (verified owner) –
It helps to get an understanding of the varying differences in gifted students.
Enebeth – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Understanding Gifted learners.
Veronica – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Had good information that made me think back to kids I’ve had and what I can do with kids I will have in the future.
Kelly – Region 17 (verified owner) –
Pace was just right.
Lots of first hand examples given by presenter, making it easier to understand that type of child/student.
Martin – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
excellent
Veronica – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
I really appreciated all the characteristics and specific strategies educators could use to help gifted students.
Ashley – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
This was a very informative course.