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.
Phillip – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Enjoyed the course.
Amber – CLEAR CREEK ISD (verified owner) –
Love the self pace.
Ginger – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed this course. There were a lot of good descriptions of the different styles of GT learners and also ways to engage and encourage them as well
Anthony – WESTERVILLE CITY (verified owner) –
Great course for teachers of GT students.
Leslie – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
This course was easy to follow and she did a good job of really keying in on the important information without all the fluff.
Molly – River View Local Schools (verified owner) –
I learned a lot from and related a great deal to this presentation.
Elizabeth – Laurel Springs School (verified owner) –
The assessments aligned with the content well.
Andrea – WESTERVILLE CITY (verified owner) –
It was good and informative
Christine – BEAUMONT ISD (verified owner) –
It’s a great overview.
Jessica – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very informative. It have us a different perspective and an array of examples of what gifted and talented students are.