Dating! It's a major part of life that somehow feels left out of the conversations on mental health, self-care, and personal growth. This talk will focus on the aspects of neurodiversity that can make dating and relationships challenging and how to manage them, accommodate them,...
Many gifted children can struggle with the social and emotional skills necessary to create and maintain relationships. While many Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) programs exist in schools, they are often not adapted to the unique needs of the gifted population. This presentation will also...
Drawing is a very complex and emotional task for many gifted kids. It is something that seems easy to do (if you're good at it) and simultaneously impossible to learn. Regardless of your interest and skill level in drawing, it is far too easy to...
Balanced research and practice The field of Gifted Education is a universe that is still little known in Italy despite in many Countries of the European Community, as well as in the so-called emerging countries, the issues of giftedness and talent development are widely known and...
Balanced research and practice Despite increased discussions in academic discourse about the causes of inequality, especially through meritocracy, these debates rarely reach teachers in gifted education. In my qualitative case study, I explored gifted interventions from a teachers’ and students’ perspective to analyse the impact of...
Balanced research and practice Let’s start at the very beginning… a very good place to start!Practice shows that gifted potential in young children is poorly recognized by professionals. Wellisch (2017) writes about it too. Learning starts in the early years… or not. Especially, children in the...
Balanced research and practice Learning Disorders (LD) are under diagnosed in the gifted population. Mathematical learning disorder (dyscalculia) is the least researched and most underdiagnosed learning disorder. Concepts from our recent research article "Understanding Mathematical Learning Disorder in Regard to Executive and Cerebellar Functioning: a Failure...
Practice based Dropouts and their surroundings often feel desperate. They feel like they have an inadequate skillset to manage the complex learning situation (of the youngsters). In this talk, based on qualitative research in the Netherlands and personal contacts with (the network of) gifted students/dropouts, Akke...
Balanced research and practice Twice-exceptional students are students who are talented on the one hand, with learning, developmental, or behavioral difficulties on the other. Identifying these students and their educational needs can be difficult due to the large individual differences between and within these students. The...
Practice based Using case studies for professional development provides a meaningful context for considering many of the most complex issues in gifted education. Case studies encourage detailed analysis and critical reflection through which educators may consider a variety of multidimensional issues such as identification of at-risk...