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.
Courtney – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative and paced well.
Isidro – SHARYLAND ISD (verified owner) –
A must for new teachers.
Rubi – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Very interesting topic
Brenda – SHARYLAND ISD (verified owner) –
Great for identifying Gifted children
Leticia – SHARYLAND ISD (verified owner) –
This course was interesting and I have a better understanding of identifying gifted children.
Julie – WESTERN BROWN LOCAL (verified owner) –
This course was really helpful and explained about gifted students and why they sometimes underachieve. All skills learned could be used for gifted and typical students.
Juliana – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
I learned so much, especially about the overexcitabilities. Makes so much more sense when I see the different GT students in my classes.
Julie – PLANO ISD (verified owner) –
no
Yanira – SHARYLAND ISD (verified owner) –
easy to understand
Margaret – Fredericktown Local (verified owner) –
I really liked this course. I had a lot moments were some of the students and even my own child’s behaviors made much more sense having gone through this course.