Social Emotional Needs of Gifted Students

Gifted Students have unique social and emotional needs. Please read these short articles and come virtually to discuss some of these traits and how to help students manage them. 

What is Giftedness

Overexcitability and the Gifted

Traits that go Hand in Hand with a High IQ

Asynchronous Development

Virtual Session: Thursday, September 21 from 6-7:30 pm. Google Meet Link will be sent out Wednesday, September 20.

How to Effectively Advocate for Your Student – Join us as representatives from Jeffco’s Gifted & Talented Department and Jefferson County Association for Gifted Children (JAGC), a parent advocacy group for gifted children in Jeffco, discuss how to effectively advocate for your student. This session will include what advocacy looks like and what it shouldn’t look like, how to know when to step in and when to let your child work through something, and how to collaborate with the educators in your child(ren)’s lives. We will also discuss where you can go and what resources are available if your issue isn’t being resolved at the school level.

There will be both an in-person session and the same session done virtually to meet the scheduling needs of parents. You are also welcome to attend both sessions.

In Person:

Tuesday, September 26, 2023

6:00 pm - 7:30 pm at the Jeffco Ed Center, 1829 Denver West Drive, Golden

Room 4E

Virtually:

Thursday, October 5, 2023

6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Google Meet - Link will be sent out on Wednesday, October 4th

Click the date/s below:

Young children who are gifted and who have overexcitabilities

This session will focus on the 5 Overexcitabilites (OEs) and talk about the blessings and challenges of each one. Strategies to help young students manage them will also be discussed

Recognizing Social and Emotional Traits of Young Gifted Students

Five Traits of Gifted Students

Overexcitability questionnaire

Virtual Session: Thursday, November 9th from 6:00-7:30 pm. Google Meet Link will be sent out Wednesday, November 8th.

Twice Exceptional with Anxiety

Do you have a twice exceptional child with anxiety? If so, please join us as we watch a session of Conversations with CAGT (Colorado Association of Gifted and Talented) together and then discuss it and the strategies that can be helpful. We are including the link in case you would prefer to watch it alone and just join for the discussion.

Anxiety and the G:2E Child

Thursday, December 14

Watch - 6:00-6:50

Discuss 6:50-7:30

Google Meet Link will be sent out on Wednesday, December 13.

Let’s Talk 2E

“Twice-exceptional students are difficult to identify and support because they possess the characteristics of gifted students and the characteristics of students with disabilities. Gifted characteristics may mask disabilities, or disabilities may mask gifted potential; either students’ strengths, disabilities, or both may not be identified.  This difficulty in identifying and supporting twice-exceptional students can put them at risk of having their academic or social-emotional needs misunderstood or go unnoticed.” (Colorado Department of Education website)

Please join Jeffco’s 2e specialist Tina Glass and GT SELC Casey Gardner for a discussion on how to identify and support the unique needs of our 2e students

Wednesday, January 10, 2024 from 6-7:30 pm

Google link will be sent out Tuesday, January 9th.

A Gifted 2e Journey: A Parent Perspective 

Please join representatives from Jeffco Schools and JAGC (Jefferson Association of Gifted Children) to watch this Conversation with CAGT (Colorado Association of Gifted and Talented). Dr. Karen Arnstein is the presenter

“The Gifted/2e Journey - The Parent's Perspective Parents experience multiple stages of grieving when their child is identified as gifted or twice-exceptional (2e) questioning future friendships, relationships, and finding the right educational fit. Recent findings and real examples are explored.”

Tuesday, February 27, 2024 from 6-7:30 pm

We will watch the video from 6-6:45 and discuss from 6:45-7:30

Here is the link to the video if you would prefer to watch independently and join for conversation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkx86yyblMM&t=684s

Gifted Students and Underachievement

Do you have a child who performs lower than their capabilities in school? Please read these articles and come discuss strategies for addressing underachievement

Combating Underachievement in Gifted Students Through Social-Emotional Training and Development

Underachievement in Gifted Students

Avoiding, Reversing & Handling Underachievement in Gifted Students

Thursday, March 14, 2024 from 6-7:30 pm

Google link will be sent out on Wednesday, March 13