Gifted and Talented Specialist Allen ISD TX, Texas
Short description: Do we identify gifted students based on high achievement or based on social-emotional characteristics? Where do overexcitabilities come into the discussion? In this session, we review the latest research on both sides of the controversy and discuss how to support our gifted students through these innate aspects of a heightened nervous system.
Learning Outcomes: Participants will:
Be better equipped to advocate for the social-emotional needs of their gifted students, armed with the latest research and best practices
Be able to recognize, understand, and support their students who present with a greater neural capacity to respond to stimuli