Motivating the Gifted Underachiever

$20.00

Presenter: Lori Comallie-Caplan
Core Area: Differentiated Curriculum
Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary
Hours: 1

Gifted students are a lot like snowflakes; no two students are alike. While one student might need very little encouragement to excel, motivating the next might feel like trying to wring sap from a tree with bare hands. There’s no sweeping answer to motivation, but there are prescriptive strategies that can help to encourage the gifted underachiever.

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Description

When it comes to inspiring underachieving gifted students, a one-size-fits-all approach just won’t work. In this course, Lori Comallie-Caplan helps parents and teachers understand some of the root causes of underachievement. She offers suggestions on how to create a climate that fosters motivation, and then, how to sustain that motivation once students find it.

In this 1-hour course, you will learn:

  • Frequent reasons for a lack of motivation
  • Definitions of underachievement and selective achievement
  • How to recognize different types of underachievers
  • Specific recommendations for each type of underachiever

This course is aligned with 2016 ODE Teacher Competencies d, e, and NAGC Teacher Preparation Standards 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, and 5.5.

SKU COM-230 Category