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.
Karla – YOUNGSTOWN CITY SCHOOLS (verified owner) –
I like the information and could relate it to many students I have or had in class.
Rebecca – YOUNGSTOWN CITY SCHOOLS (verified owner) –
Comparing healthy vs. unhealthy gifted
Britteny – YOUNGSTOWN CITY SCHOOLS (verified owner) –
This course taught me a lot about the various characteristics that come into play with gifted students. I was able to see more about why they are behaving in certain ways and what I can do to foster more appropriate outlets for them in the classroom.
Saedah – YOUNGSTOWN CITY SCHOOLS (verified owner) –
Very informational. Practical and relevant.
Kevin – YOUNGSTOWN CITY SCHOOLS (verified owner) –
very informative
Nancy – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Highly recommend training
Maria Luisa – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
I got a lot of information from this workshop.
Sarah – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
So much information but really enjoyed how Dr. Boyle taught the class. I look forward to doing more training with her.
On another note, I found the system to have many errors. For example, I would answer a question or take the quiz and get to the end of the lesson and it wouldn’t save my responses. Therefore, multiple time I had to redo it. One of the times I took the quiz received a 100 but it didn’t save I had to retake it same answers and got a 75.
Rosa – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
interesting and very informative
Sandra – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Amazing training.