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4.5.1 Engaging the Gifted but Reluctant Learner

Not all gifted and talented learners are productive students. Not all are “A” students. Some perform exceedingly well in a single curriculum area but appear to be average in others. Some talented students establish a perplexing pattern of either doing well or doing nothing. Some are reluctant, even resistant, learners refusing to play the school game. This session explores well-documented research on underlying causes of low performance and creates distinctions between non-producers, selective producers, and underachievers among gifted populations. Participants are guided through a process for diagnosing specific performance issues and provided targeted courses of action.

Author(s):

Diane Heacox
dgheacox@gmail.com
St. Catherine University
United States

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Dr. Diane Heacox is an author, consultant and professional learning facilitator focusing on strategies to increase learning success for all students. Dr. Heacox is Professor Emerita at St. Catherine University in St. Paul, Minnesota. She served as the curriculum designer for Minnesota’s Project Northstar Javits Grant. She taught at both elementary and secondary school levels and served as a gifted education teacher and administrator, as well as an instructional specialist in public education. Dr. Heacox is the author of four books, two of which are national book award winners. She can be reached at dianeheacox.com.

 


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