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4.5.3 Underachievement Amongst Gifted Students: How to Diagnose and Treat It
This session will involve looking at profiles of gifted underachieving students and the causes for their underachievement. Included in these profiles will be multiple strategies that can be employed to help the student overcome the underachievement.
Author(s):
Todd Stanley
thegiftedguy@yahoo.com
Pickerington Local Schools
United States
Todd Stanley is a National Board teacher and the author of many teacher-education books including "Project-Based Learning for Gifted Students: A Handbook for the 21st Century Classroom", "When Smart Kids Underachieve in the Classroom: Practical Solutions for Teachers", and his latest "Authentic Learning: Real World Experiences that Build 21st Century Skills". He served as a classroom teacher for 18 years, working with parents to create two gifted programs for Reynoldsburg Schools as well as serving as gifted coordinator. He is currently the gifted services coordinator for Pickerington Local Schools where he lives with his wife and two daughters.