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. Rachel – FAIRBANKS LOCAL (verified owner) –

    Good ideas and ways to think about a gifted child as a leader.

  2. Nan – MIDWAY ISD – WOODWAY (verified owner) –

    A great course to take for problem solving in the classroom.

  3. Katlyn – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –

    I thought it was a great course on leadership within students. I think that teaching leadership to students and seeing what they know about leadership is very important. We need to lead by example so that our students will follow and do the same.

  4. Judy – WESTFALL LOCAL (verified owner) –

    Excellent !!!!

  5. Amber – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –

    It was insightful and brought up great ideas.

  6. Gabriella – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    Informative and beneficial.

  7. Ashley – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –

    Good information that was well presented.

  8. Jordan – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –

    Straight-forward, relevant ideas presented in the course pertaining to fostering leadership/ownership of learning in students

  9. Linda – DEL VALLE ISD (verified owner) –

    I appreciated a fresh take on giftedness (AKA – not purely academic). I like the strategies presented to facilitate creativity and leadership qualities in my GT students.

  10. Rebecca – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    Good

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