Short description: “I may not be as great as people think I am!” (Viola Davis). Many accomplished individuals wrestle with impostor phenomenon, or self-doubt and fraudulent feelings. While impostorism can lead to social-emotional problems, it may also increase effort and humility. This interactive session offers ways to build confidence and efficacy in gifted students to overcome self-doubt.
Learning Outcomes: Participants will:
Understand imposter phenomenon/syndrome and its impact on social-emotional development and learning
Interact in conversations about our own impostorism
Develop strategies for modeling how we, as adults, deal with our own feelings of self-doubt
Receive a menu of activities to use with students in managing the negative and positive sides of imposter syndrome