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.
Jodi – St Marys City Schools (verified owner) –
Fast-paced, informative
Katina – River View Local Schools (verified owner) –
This course moves along at a quick pace, and I appreciated the speaker’s ability to relate the ideas presented to actual students.
Nan – St Marys City Schools (verified owner) –
Some of the information in this course I knew and was reminded of and other information was new and informative.
William – Springfield City School District (verified owner) –
Very thorough and informative! Thank you!
Kim – St Marys City Schools (verified owner) –
It is a great course that is very well organized
Sandra – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
Filled with lots of great information with identifying and strategies for our gifted students.
Sonia – SOUTH TEXAS ISD (verified owner) –
Gerea course
Kim – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
I learned a lot about the different types of gifted learners that could be in my classroom.
Denisse – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –
great course
Anastasia – COLUMBUS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Great course, especially for those who are newer to gifted education.