PPT-Understanding and supporting your gifted child

Leonie Nicholls Monday 17 March 2014 Topics in tonights 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 . . . Slides are available at. http://comallie-caplan.com/necgt.html. . Seminar Topics. Psychological and Emotional Dimensions of Gifted. Characteristics and Behavior Patterns that can lead to misdiagnosis. Presentation . created by Deanna . Crackel. , M. Ed. . . based on the book . Living . With Intensity . e. dited . by Susan Daniels, . Ph.D. & Michael M. . Piechowski. Why is my child so different?. 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).. Clatrina Lane and Shawna McCoy. Now it’s time to take a test!. You will have 5 minutes to complete this assignment.. Culturally Diverse & Gifted. What is L.E.P.?. How Linguistically. Diverse Is the United States?. Twice-Exceptional Students. Underrepresented in Gifted Programs. Frequently Struggle. Unique Talents Overlooked. In Danger of Dropping Out. Primarily Three Categories. Students enrolled in a Gifted Program but not identified with a learning disability . 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?. 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. i. n . USD 261. MINING. Who . a. re . g. ifted students?. The National Association for Gifted Children defines gifted as: .  . “. Students, children, or youth who give evidence of high achievement capability in areas such as intellectual, creative, artistic, or leadership capacity, or in specific academic fields, and who need services and activities not ordinarily provided by the school in order to fully develop those capabilities”.. 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. Identifying gifted and talented students in Design and Technology Adrian Twissell MA 2010 A Twissell 2010 Identification of gifted and talented students Aims Background to the study- definitions & models 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…….