Understanding the Neurology and Overexcitabilities of the Gifted

$20.00

Presenter: Lori Comallie-Caplan
Core Area: Social and Emotional
Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary
Hours: 1

Why do gifted children sometimes have sensitivities or tendencies that challenge teachers and parents? Overexcitabilities are common occurrences in GT children due to their hyper-efficient brains. There are specific skills and strategies to help identify and equip gifted children with overexcitabilities.

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SKU COM-222 Categories Classroom Management, Comallie, Gifted, Instructional Strategies, Lori Comallie-Caplan, Social & Emotional Tags Classroom Management, elementary, Gifted, giftedness, GT, OAGC Characteristics, ODE competency d, secondary, Social and Emotional

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.

Presenter Bio

Lori Comallie-Caplan is a New Mexico Licensed Master Social Worker and a Licensed Educational Diagnostician with a Masters Degree in Psychological Counseling. Additionally, she holds Advanced Certification for Mediation from the University of New Mexico School of Law. Ms. Comallie-Caplan has 30 plus years of experience in the field of counseling, coaching evaluation, mediation and educational consultation. She is best known for her work with gifted individuals through the lifespan and frequently provides professional development for school districts and mental health professionals in the social emotional needs of the gifted.

Additional information

Core Area	Social & Emotional
Hours	1 Hour
Organization	Comallie
Grade Level	Elementary, Secondary
Presenter	Lori Comallie-Caplan
Course Content	Gifted, Instructional Strategies, Classroom Management

576 reviews for Understanding the Neurology and Overexcitabilities of the Gifted

Rated 5 out of 5

Aubrey – MIDLOTHIAN ISD (verified owner) – January 26, 2023

Very informative!
Rated 4 out of 5

Holly – LUMBERTON ISD (verified owner) – January 27, 2023

Excellent training!
Rated 5 out of 5

Laura – SOUTH TEXAS ISD (verified owner) – January 29, 2023

It was great.
Rated 5 out of 5

Julie – Private Pay (verified owner) – February 6, 2023

This is a great course for parents and teachers of gifted children. Lori is a great communicator and explains the overexcitabilities of Gifted kids perfectly. It is more of an overview course. I wish I had a longer training on this to understand how to help my kids with these overexcitabilities.
Rated 4 out of 5

Brian – FLOUR BLUFF ISD (verified owner) – February 17, 2023

Great video
Rated 5 out of 5

Crishna – YSLETA ISD (verified owner) – February 17, 2023

Great description of each of the overexcitabilities.
Rated 3 out of 5

lauri – BURLESON ISD (verified owner) – February 17, 2023

it was ok- talks about different levels
Rated 4 out of 5

Jina – HALLSVILLE ISD (verified owner) – February 24, 2023

Its good.
Rated 4 out of 5

Sarah – GRAPEVINE-COLLEYVILLE ISD (verified owner) – February 27, 2023

More student examples would have been nice.
Rated 5 out of 5

Erica – HALLSVILLE ISD (verified owner) – March 6, 2023

Very informative as this is a topic I am unfamiliar with.