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.
Michelle – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
Informative
Elizabeth – ANGLETON ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative and helpful information.
Delorean – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
Good
Lillia – SOUTH TEXAS ISD (verified owner) –
great course
Lynsie – BEAUMONT ISD (verified owner) –
hard to retain
DeAnna – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
Great course and efficient!
Molly – GRAPEVINE-COLLEYVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
Great training!
Cindy – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative
Melissa – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
Good
Pearl – FABENS ISD (verified owner) –
Detailed
Karen – WESTERVILLE CITY (verified owner) –
Very helpful in identifying some of the behaviors of the different gifted students and provides strategies to help them succeed.
karla – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Very good course
Jan – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
It was very informative but I would like more specific examples of how to handle students demonstrating these traits.
Araceli – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Great
Maria – SOUTH TEXAS ISD (verified owner) –
Great…
Jose – SOUTH TEXAS ISD (verified owner) –
good
Casey – BELLVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
excellent
Letrece – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
Great job!
Graciela – FABENS ISD (verified owner) –
Good information but I didn’t like the drop down choices in the quiz.
Violeta – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
This course was great!
Gerald – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
great
David – Private Pay (verified owner) –
Good overview of the overexcitabilities.
Valeria – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
This was very informative and helpful
Fizza – Aldine ISD (verified owner) –
It was great.
Jennifer – ANDREWS ISD (verified owner) –
This course has good explanations of overexcitabilities.
Cynthya – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
This course helps you understand the neurological ways of a gifted person, and some ways how you can help them.
Heather – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
This was a very informative lecture. I was unaware of the 5 overexcitabilities. Most interesting to me was the neurological piece – so interesting!
Sarah – WESTERVILLE CITY (verified owner) –
Interesting look at overexcitabilities and how they can lead to misdiagnoses.
Rosa – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
informative, good/relevantexamples are provided
Kristi – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
very informative!
Kelly – GALVESTON ISD (verified owner) –
So incredibly rad. Really loved it! Gave me a deeper appreciation for the gifted.
Natisha – TIPP CITY EXEMPTED VILLAGE (verified owner) –
This course did an excellent job of describing each overexcitability and provided strategies for coping with each.
Dena – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
This course was helpful in defining overexcitabilities in gifted students.
Mireya – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative
claudia – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
Very helpful to support GT students
Marcus – BELLVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
Great information, very detailed. Can use this info on a daily basis.
danny – FT HANCOCK ISD (verified owner) –
ok
Lydia – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
It was very insightful and informative.
Sonji – FORT BEND ISD (verified owner) –
too long
Veronica – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Useful in understanding the behaviors of our gifted students
Shelley – MARION CITY (verified owner) –
Enjoyed the speaker. I now have a better understanding of the overexcitabilities.
Anette – BOLING ISD (verified owner) –
It was good.
Heidi – HPS – HOUSTON NORTH (verified owner) –
This is a great in depth look at the different areas of over excitabilities in gifted kids. There are many connections that are understandable that truly show how misunderstood and misdiagnosed gifted kids can be.
Robby – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
I like that this course’s resources were completely aligned with the course itself. It made it tremendously easy to follow along and get the most out of the session.
Jeffrey – COLUMBUS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Excellent descriptions of the 5 overexcitabilities.
Kassandra – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Very Informational
Danielle – FORT BEND ISD (verified owner) –
Very interesting!
Monica – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –
It provides a lot of information about the emotional needs of a GT student.
Janeth – CORPUS CHRISTI ISD (verified owner) –
Great information
Shawn – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent