Supporting Gender and Cultural Differences in the Gifted

$20.00

Presenter: Heather Clark
Core Area: Learner Development and Individual Learning Differences 1.1, 1.2; Learning Environments 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4; ODE Teacher Competency d, e; OAGC Characteristics
Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary
Hours: 1

When educators treat gifted students like individuals rather than one homogeneous group, they can better support their students. In this course, educator Heather Clark helps teachers gain an understanding of gender roles and the main conflicts gifted students experience when it comes to societal expectations.

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SKU OAGC-551 Categories Gifted, Heather Clark, Instructional Strategies, OAGC Tags elementary, Gifted, giftedness, GT, Instructional Strategies, OAGC Characteristics, ODE competency d, ODE competency e, secondary

Description

Gifted students all come from different backgrounds and have different influences that affect the ways they think and learn. Even though all gifted students may have some traits in common, we must be careful to treat them each as individuals and honor each one’s own unique background.

In this one-hour course, educators will explore:

Gender roles, their effects on students, and the main conflicts students have when it comes to societal expectations
Cultural differences encountered by minority gifted students
Ways to support all gifted students in the classroom and general school setting

ODE Competencies: D, E
NAGC Teacher Preparation Standards: 1, 2

Click here for a leader’s guide created by the Ohio Association for the Gifted and Talented.

Presenter Bio

Heather Clark has packed a wealth of experience into her 12 years as a professional educator, serving a variety of roles as a teacher and also as a leader through curricular administration. With a masters in STEM education, Heather has worked with and championed for gifted students from the very beginning. She now serves as a Gifted Coordinator for the Licking County Educational Service Center, splitting her time and expertise between two Central Ohio districts. Heather’s experience with urban, suburban, and rural populations make for a well tested knowledge base and a sensitive application of the best educational practices, ones that are both student centered and practical. She lives in Blacklick, Ohio with her supportive husband and two young sons that constantly keep her moving.?

Additional information

Core Area	Learner Development and Individual Learning Differences 1.1, Learner Development and Individual Learning Differences 1.2, Learning Environments 2.1, Learning Environments 2.2, Learning Environments 2.3, Learning Environments 2.4, OAGC Characteristics, ODE Teacher Competency d, ODE Teacher Competency e
Hours	1 Hour
Organization	OAGC
Grade Level	Elementary, Secondary
Presenter	Heather Clark
Course Content	Gifted, Instructional Strategies

56 reviews for Supporting Gender and Cultural Differences in the Gifted

Rated 5 out of 5

Herlinda – UNITED ISD (verified owner) – July 16, 2020

Lots of very useful insights into gender and cultural differences in the gifted student.
Rated 5 out of 5

Raul – UNITED ISD (verified owner) – August 8, 2020

This was interesting.
Rated 5 out of 5

Miguel – UNITED ISD (verified owner) – August 29, 2020

Awesome!
Rated 4 out of 5

Rebecca – GALVESTON ISD (verified owner) – November 5, 2020

it was good
Rated 4 out of 5

Katherine – DELAWARE CITY (verified owner) – December 22, 2020

More geared towards secondary than elementary.
Rated 5 out of 5

Lisa – HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE – HOUSTON NORTH DISTRICT (verified owner) – January 29, 2021

very insightful
Rated 4 out of 5

TERRYL – Private Pay (verified owner) – March 25, 2021

Nice overview, was hoping for more depth with regard to pedagogy.
Rated 5 out of 5

Maria – UNITED ISD (verified owner) – July 24, 2021

great
Rated 4 out of 5

Angela – DALLAS ISD (verified owner) – August 4, 2021

Nothing earth-shatteringly new, but great refresher with lots of research-based ideas.
Rated 2 out of 5

Amanda – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) – August 27, 2021

This only scratches the surface of gender and culturally diversity. I had hoped for a deeper dive into what teachers are doing and hearing from diverse voices in the presentation. When offered in the future, there should be more voices speaking personally so we can be accurate in our information.