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. LUIS – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    Teaching students to prepare for life not just school is a good quote

  2. Monica – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    This course was a great help in ways to help gifted students reach their full potential.

  3. Michele – BEAUMONT ISD (verified owner) –

    very interesting

  4. Bonnie – PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD (verified owner) –

    Good information to see leadership qualities in gifted students, and to also help develop these.

  5. Lisa – FLOUR BLUFF ISD (verified owner) –

    This course provided a good overview and food for thought on creating opportunities to prompt leadership.

  6. Sherri – BOERNE ISD (verified owner) –

    I really like the idea of giving my students more creative problem solver models to look at and model themselves after. I also love the idea of giving them a task of making a difference – maybe as a class assignment.

  7. Alexandra – GREGORY-PORTLAND ISD (verified owner) –

    It was good.

  8. Veronica – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    Very informative.

  9. Marta – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    It was informative.

  10. Merri – LITTLE CYPRESS-MAURICEVILLE CISD (verified owner) –

    Very good course with some great ideas on how to help our GT students become better leaders and better problem-solvers.

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