Description
In this 1-hour course, Lori Comallie-Caplan will explain the biology behind overexcitabilities in gifted children, and give practical strategies to identify them and manage them within the classroom or home. Ms. Comallie-Caplan also focuses on giving gifted children understanding and tools to manage their own overexcitabilities for a lifetime.
You will learn how to:
- Name five characteristics of the biology of the gifted brain
- Describe each of five types of overexcitability
- Describe both the strengths and the problems that are associated with the five overexcitabilities
- Name at least three strategies for working with each overexcitability
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.
Margarita – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
This course was full of new information for me. It helped me understand the mental state of the the gifted child
Robert – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Great subject matter, very interesting.
Minerva – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
The information provided was easy to understand with the examples provided. It gives a great deal of understanding of GT students and how they perform.
Sergio – FORT STOCKTON ISD (verified owner) –
Great Course
Omar – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Great course!
Gloria – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
The questions were hard because you could not get one item wrong
Lisa – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Inteteresting
Eliza – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
it was great
Monica – SPRING BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
Really helpful to understand the ways that a gifted learner might exhibit. Interesting to find out there is a physical difference even in the brain.
Ann – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Not bad. Gave me some idea on what some students go through l
Susan – YSLETA ISD (verified owner) –
great info.
Heather – SILSBEE ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative
Allison – HALLSVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
Interesting
Susana – YSLETA ISD (verified owner) –
thank you
Jo – SPRING BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed this because I teach AP Biology and we deal with transport of messages through neurons. I now have more information that students, in particular, my gifted ones, will find interesting.
I can share with many students what is happening in the gifted brain.
Jesus – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Great course that describes in detail the 5 overexcitabilities
Richard – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
Very good refresher
Erica – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Good
jesus – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
thhis was extemely interesting
Yvette – YSLETA ISD (verified owner) –
It was informational.
Jamie – HILLSBORO ISD (verified owner) –
Great
Diana – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Great Session
Fernando – FABENS ISD (verified owner) –
Good course
Irene – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
very informative, really describes what gifted students feel and go through with actual labels and definitions.
Debra – CARROLL ISD (verified owner) –
It was interesting to learn about the neurology of the GT child.
Noemi – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Great! Very informative
Jeremy – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative
Laura – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Very helpful training.
Arcadia – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
very informative
Renea – CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent presenter and extremely knowledgeable. Provides great examples and anecdotal information.
Anne – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
This helped me not only understand my gifted students, but also myself and my sons.
Michelle – YSLETA ISD (verified owner) –
I liked it.
Patrick – HILLSBORO ISD (verified owner) –
Lori needs to drink Sanka.
Jessica – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Love the training, could relate in all aspects, even with myself. We are all gifted!
Mary – CUERO ISD (verified owner) –
Very interesting course.
Priscilla – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Great course!
Michelle – YSLETA ISD (verified owner) –
Great course
Orfelinda – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Very educational
Sabrina – SAN FELIPE-DEL RIO CISD (verified owner) –
I thought it was great to understand the overexcitabilitied that gifted students face.
Veronica – FABENS ISD (verified owner) –
I thought it was redundant since we had many presenters concentrate on the overexcitabilities of the gifted.
Amy – YSLETA ISD (verified owner) –
great topic and excellent explanations on how to support these students!
Tomas – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Great course
Mary Lou – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
This was interesting.
Angelica – YSLETA ISD (verified owner) –
Great information.
Esperanza – YSLETA ISD (verified owner) –
Very helpful
Carmen – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Great information
Marie – YSLETA ISD (verified owner) –
Interesting
Jasmine – COLLEGE STATION ISD (verified owner) –
Great
Tommy – COLLEGE STATION ISD (verified owner) –
Informational
Alejandro – SPRING BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
This was a very useful course in recognizing overexcitabilities in gifted students.