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12 Fostering Career Success and Satisfaction for Gifted and Talented Students
P-20 education focuses on developing student potential, but gifted and talented students sometimes struggle to prepare and select a career path that will allow the demonstration of extraordinary skills, support their life satisfaction, and align with their values. This poster will share a review of the literature and share opportunities for career and talent development, affective strategies that support worker productivity and well-being, and programming options that can be implemented to foster the future career success for gifted children.
Author(s):
Joi Lin
joi.lin@du.edu
University of Denver
United States
Joi received her B.S. in Mathematics and secondary education from the University of Northern Colorado and M.S. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from Northcentral University. She is a former middle school math teacher and advocate for equitable education. She is currently in the first-year of the Ed.D. program for Gifted Education Leadership at the University of Denver.