Description
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.
Presenter Bio
Dr. Colleen Boyle is the president of the Ohio Association for Gifted Children. She has been an educator for more than 20 years, nearly all in gifted education in schools in Ohio and Texas as well as with the Department of Defense Education Activity. Dr. Boyle holds a B.S. in elementary education, an M.Ed. in gifted education and educational administration, and a Ph.D. in educational psychology. She currently serves as a supervisor of gifted and talented programs with Columbus City Schools. Dr. Boyle is a past president of Gifted Coordinators of Central Ohio. She enjoys working with educators and families to plan appropriate interventions for gifted learners. Her research interests include the social-emotional aspects of gifted learners, educational and psychological assessment, and giftedness within families. Dr. Boyle enjoys traveling and doting on her twin niece and nephew whenever she gets the chance.
Kathryn – WESTERN BROWN LOCAL (verified owner) –
This course made me think about why gifted students might be underachieving and strategies to help these students.
Andrea – DAYTON CITY (verified owner) –
Some of the material was hard to read,
Adrianna – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
It was good.
Natalie – CHARDON LOCAL (verified owner) –
Very informative for me both as a teacher and a parent!
Lisa – CIRCLEVILLE CITY (verified owner) –
engaging and thought provoking, very useful
Max – WESTERN BROWN LOCAL (verified owner) –
I enjoyed this course a lot and would highly recommend it to others!
Justin – RIPLEY-UNION-LEWIS-HUNTINGTON LOCAL (verified owner) –
This was a good course. The instructor seemed very informed. However, completing short responses with the quiz seemed redundant.
Sandra – SHARYLAND ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very informative.
Jennifer – FAYETTEVILLE-PERRY LOCAL (verified owner) –
very nice
Angela – PIQUA CITY (verified owner) –
Highly relevant content was presented with take-aways I can apply immediately. Some of the take-aways can even be applied to typical kids.