Description
In this course, educator Dr. Colleen Boyle dives into the reasons behind the lack of support for these students and gives practical ideas to bridge the gap that you can start using in your classroom today.
After taking this course, you will have the tools you need to:
- Describe the diverse nature of Ohio’s student population
- Recognize the unique challenges of gifted student identification
- Implement strategies for improving gifted student identification
- Address the needs of diverse gifted learners
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.
Sarah – WESTERN BROWN LOCAL (verified owner) –
This course was very informational.
Paula – WESTERN BROWN LOCAL (verified owner) –
Worth while
Andrea – WESTERN BROWN LOCAL (verified owner) –
This course gave some surprising information about the discrepancies in kind of students that are identified as gifted.
Jeremy – WESTERN BROWN LOCAL (verified owner) –
Great course and easy to relate too!
Kelly – NEWARK CITY (verified owner) –
Great information was provided in this course.
Ronald – YOUNGSTOWN CITY SCHOOLS (verified owner) –
It was eye opening. All teachers need to hear this!
Katherine – WESTERN BROWN LOCAL (verified owner) –
I thought this was very informative and brought things to the forefront of my mind that I hadn’t connected with regard to EL students and twice gifted students.
Julie – WESTERN BROWN LOCAL (verified owner) –
I found this class to be very informative.
Doreen – YOUNGSTOWN CITY SCHOOLS (verified owner) –
I thought this course was very informative. The presenter delivered it well and brought in her life experiences around the topic.
Becky – WESTERN BROWN LOCAL (verified owner) –
It was good, but a lot of the information seemed to be information that was already known as a teacher.