Presenter: Lori Comallie-Caplan
Core Area: Nature and Needs
Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary
Hours: 1
This course is intended for parents of gifted students.
Nearly all gifted children will experience at least one period of depression. This can arise from their tendency toward perfectionism, creativity, idealism, and passion. These same qualities can be harnessed as strengths to direct a gifted child toward personal growth and success.
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Presenter: Birdie Chesanek
Core Area: Creativity & Instructional Strategies
Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary
Hours: 1
This course is intended for parents of gifted students.
Negative stereotypes are often associated with those raised in generational poverty. Of all these stereotypes, one of the most damaging in education today is that students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds are less likely to be gifted. Low verbal skills often mask true giftedness. It’s time to get past the stereotypes and begin uncovering giftedness in our low-SES students.
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Presenter:Theresa Biggs M.Ed.
Core Area: Nature & Needs
Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary
Hours: 1
Intense, loner, wallflower, focused… these are just a few ways introverts are frequently described. Whether its in the classroom, at home, or on the playground, these reserved individuals often get lost in the shuffle. Although we predominantly live in an extrovert world, it is important to remember that introverted gifted students have so much to offer.
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Visit the TAGT website to learn more about the Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented.
© Texas Association for the Gifted & Talented, Austin, Texas 2020
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Presenter: Lori Comallie-Caplan
Core Area: Differentiated Curriculum
Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary
Hours: 1
This course is intended for parents of gifted students.
Gifted students are a lot like snowflakes; no two students are alike. While one student might need very little encouragement to excel, motivating the next might feel like trying to wring sap from a tree with bare hands. There’s no sweeping answer to motivation, but there are prescriptive strategies that can help to encourage the gifted underachiever.
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Visit the TAGT website to learn more about the Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented.
© Texas Association for the Gifted & Talented, Austin, Texas 2020