PPT-Gifted Underachievers: Who, what, why?

Rutgers University Gifted Education Conference 111915 Dr Elissa F Brown elissabrown21gmailcom Who are they How do we help Underachievers are students who exhibit a severe discrepancy between expected achievement and actual achievement The discrepancy must not be the result of a diagnosed learning disability and must persist over an extended period of time Gifted underachievers score high to superior on measures of expected achievement. 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 . Underachievement in Gifted Students. What is underachievement? . Underachievement is most often defined as a discrepancy between a student’s performance and __________________.. Underachievement is a ________________ and can change over time.. Informational Meeting for Educators. UVA Curry School Program Overview. Spring 2014. 1. Presenters. 2. Carolyn M. Callahan, Ph.D.. Commonwealth Professor. Department of Curriculum, Instruction, . and Special Education. 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?. Children:. A Special Variety. Justine Cauley, Miranda Manley, and Mark Berg . Based on a Presentation By:. Julie Williams. Who are the Gifted?. Someone who shows, or . has the potential . for showing, an exceptional level of performance in one or more areas of expression:. Clyde Hill. November 21, 2016. Gifted Program Overview. Gifted services provide instruction in the core content areas of language arts, social studies, science and math. Instruction is provided at an accelerated pace around an essential question that leads students to more complex levels of understanding.. 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. . DeSoto County Schools will offer a qualitatively different educational experience that is not available in the elementary or middle school general education classroom.  Each school will develop a differentiated program designed to address the needs of the students enrolled in the school in line with the districts instructional management plan.  These programs guarantee . Ann Matschiner. matschal@pacificu.edu. Beaverton School District. April 21, 2018. Overexcitabilities. and . Supersensitivities. Perfectionism. Introversion. Supersensitivities. Most researchers believe . 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. .