PPT-Myths about Gifted Students

Lynette Baldwin Executive Director Kentucky Association for Gifted Education KAGE For decades misconceptions about gifted and talented students and their learning needs have persisted These myths have often become barriers to learning for these students. Leonie Nicholls. Monday 17 March 2014. Topics in tonight’s presentation. Definitions of gifted and talented. Characteristics of gifted learners. Overexcitabilities. Introverts and extraverts. Perfectionism. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter once said…. “There’s . nothing so unequal as the equal treatment of . unequals. .”. Question 1:. Should We Use Different Measures To Identify Gifted Students Of Poverty? If So, What Should Those Measures Look Like?. FACT OR MYTH: . GIFTED STUDENTS HAVE HIGHER INCIDENCES OF DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, AND SUICIDE.. MYTH. Gifted . students . DO NOT . show higher . prevalence rates of depression, suicide, or anxiety. .. (. By: Margaret Garrett, Alicia Payne, and Chris . Rhinehart. Hispanic Gifted . Students. Introduction. For over 25 years, blame has been extended to gifted programs for favoring children from advantaged backgrounds. Minority groups or gifted learners are highly underrepresented in gifted programs in the United States. Statistics report that this underrepresentation may vary for 30% to 70%. The average is common at around 50%. (Ford & Thomas, 1997). Gifted students exist in all levels of society, every culture, and every ethnic group (Frasier, Garcia, Passow, 1995). In order to include underrepresented minority groups in gifted programs, it is mandatory to establish “equal footing” for all students no matter what their race, culture, or socioeconomic status is . Cory Meehan & Josh Cameron. Define “Gifted Learner”. What makes a child a gifted learner?. Students who are advanced in one area or in many areas and exceed the expectations of parents or of the school curriculum in specific areas of development (Hutchinson, 2014).. Supporting gifted, accelerated, and advanced content students. Working together . . What is GAGE?. G. winnett. . A. lliance. . for. G. ifted. E. ducation - is a non-profit volunteer . group . Goals for this session:. Gain a better understanding of the social and emotional issues and concerns facing gifted children today. . Discuss different strategies that parents and educators can use to address these issues with gifted children. . D. isabilities. Bridgette Krueger. Outline. Learning Disability Defined. Types of Learning Disabilities. GLD (Gifted with Learning Disabilities). Effects of GLD for girls and boys. Training Areas. 4 . Deanna . Crackel. My Qualifications. T.A.G. student. Sixteen years working as a teacher for the Hillsboro School District with a focus on providing students differentiated materials and . skill specific instruction. Board of Education Presentation . September 6, 2016. Gifted students possess some common characteristics. Recognizing these general traits and understanding how they may reveal themselves in the classroom is an important step toward working effectively with this unique group of children. . Identification. Bright vs. Gifted. How do I know?. Bright Children.... Enjoy learning. Know the answers . Good memory. Absorb information. Top of group-test well. Gifted Children.... Curious. Ask questions. Created by Nicolette Edenburn. OSU EPSY . 5213 ADVANCED EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY. Response to “Cognitive Sex Differences” . Wk. 11 Ch. 27. GIFTED GIRLS. PROBLEM. Girls tend to outperform boys in the fifth grade in math and science classes. However, there are significantly more men going into math and science professions. . Education. Parent. Meeting. 2018-2019. What is GATE?. “Gifted and Talented Education”. The term “gifted and talented” in general means a child or youth who performs at or shows the potential for performing at a remarkably high level of accomplishment in areas such as intellectual, creative, artistic, or leadership capacity……. Aims of the Programme. To identify academic strengths and specific talent in our students. To differentiate upwards for MASt students in all lessons and for Gifted & Talented students in their nominated subjects.