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.
Sonia – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative
Nancy – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
very useful
Daisy – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Great course
Esmeralda – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Great presentation
Irene – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
This course really helped to look at all the possibilities of giftedness. I was not aware of all the categorizations of giftedness. My mind keeps thinking about how many possible gifted students are out there that are not known to be gifted because of all other factors.
Monica – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
It is a very helpful course. I now understand my gifted students much more.
Elvira – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
This course was excellent. It was well organized and very informative.
Susan – MIDWAY ISD – WOODWAY (verified owner) –
The information was good. Some of the slides did not have dialogue.
victor – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
A very informative course about the GT student and their needs.
Joy – WESTFALL LOCAL (verified owner) –
Great course.