Giftedness, Creativity and Leadership

$20.00

Presenter: Benny Hickerson 
Core Area: Creativity & Instructional Strategies 
Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary 
Hours: 1


Given the challenges facing society today, we need our G/T students stepping into leadership roles and offering creative solutions more than ever before. When we provide the right instruction and an atmosphere that encourages creativity, our students don’t have to wait for the future to begin making a difference; they can help change the world today!

 

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Description

Gifted leaders, especially creative thinkers, are the hope of our future. Many of the characteristics of the creatively gifted also imply potential for leadership development: preference for complexity, original solutions to problems, refusal to accept the status quo, and extreme sensitivity and idealism. However, this potential is often neither recognized, nor fully developed.

In this course you will learn:

  • The connection between characteristics of creativity and of leadership
  • How creativity and leadership intersect with the characteristics of gifted individuals
  • Ways to develop skills that can enhance both creativity and leadership potential

Presenter Bio

Dr. Benny Hickerson is an adjunct professor of gifted/talented education at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. She is also a private consultant and a frequent presenter and speaker for staff development. Dr. Hickerson has served as a K-12 district and campus administrator, a classroom teacher in both public and private schools, as well as an undergraduate and graduate level teacher. As a K-12 administrator, she was instrumental in developing and coordinating curriculum and program services for G/T students in the Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD. Dr. Hickerson served on the Board of the Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented (TAGT) from 1993-1999, serving as TAGT Board President in 1998.

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602 reviews for Giftedness, Creativity and Leadership

  1. Lisa – MCKINNEY ISD (verified owner) –

    This course has some great take aways regarding strategies that can be used in the classroom.

  2. Earnest – Angleton ISD (verified owner) –

    A different perspective on what Gifted means, i.e. goes beyond the academic aspects of gifted.

  3. Michelle – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –

    Great way of allowing us to teach gifted students not only for school, but for life.

  4. Rebecca – DELAWARE CITY (verified owner) –

    This was class was interesting.

  5. Audrey – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –

    It had some good information, but it was a little slow.

  6. Erin – MONROEVILLE LOCAL (verified owner) –

    Good course.

  7. Amanda – BENJAMIN LOGAN LOCAL (verified owner) –

    This course allowed me to understand the need for developing the leadership skills for my students and how to help do that.

  8. Diana – COLUMBUS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –

    The course is easy to follow and had solid points. Although many of the examples seem more fitting for elementary students, they can be adapted to high school.

  9. Kimberly – PLANO ISD (verified owner) –

    Interesting perspectives.

  10. Fontaine – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –

    Informative

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