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klyohoNAGC 2011: Thomas Hebert & Dan Peters
Supporting the Social and Emotional Development of Twice Exceptional Males
DATE: Friday, November 4, 2011 TIME: 1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
ROOM: Fountain
Brendan Leahy, Educational Consultant, University of Georgia
Thomas Hebert, Professor, University of Georgia, a teacher of 13 years, 10 of which were spent working with gifted students at the elementary, middle, and high school levels.
Many twice-exceptional young men face difficult issues including challenges with identity development, stress and frustration that impacts self-esteem, difficulties with peer relationships, a need to understand the twice-exceptional diagnosis, and living with a learning disability. This session presents a discussion of these issues through an interactive dialogue with a high achieving twice-exceptional male who overcame challenges and met success in college and in his professional life. Implications for counseling twice-exceptional males and effective strategies for teaching them are presented. Participants receive a bibliography of resources to support twice-exceptional males.
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Bullying of and by Gifted Children and Teens
DATE: Saturday, November 5, 2011 TIME: 8:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
ROOM: Jefferson
Michelle Haj-Broussard, Associate Professor, McNeese State University
Thomas Hebert, Professor, University of Georgia
Jean Peterson, Professor, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Dan Peters, Psychologist, Summit Center for the Gifted
Experts on the social and emotional development of gifted youth will present perspectives related to bullying of and by gifted children and teens. They will discuss unexpected findings in a qualitative national study of bullying experienced by gifted students, what teachers should be alert to and how they can address bullying, how therapists might approach working with either victims or perpetrators who are gifted, and vulnerabilities related to bullying. All panelists will share thoughts related to cyberbullying, family- and school-systemic strategies for countering bullying, current legislation related to bullying, assessment of risk for self-harm for victims, and why intervention for bullies may be as important as attention to their targets. Panelists will dialogue with each other and respond to audience questions.
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High Achieving Millennial Males and their Fathers
DATE: Saturday, November 5, 2011 TIME: 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
ROOM: Fountain
Thomas Hebert, Professor, University of Georgia
Fathers of gifted males play an important role in shaping the motivation and achievement of their sons. This is especially true with the millennial generation, given their unique characteristics and experiences. This session presents a study of 10 high achieving young men and their fathers. The study examines the powerful influence of fathers in developing the talents of their sons. Significant themes across the father-son relationships highlighting successful parenting practices are presented. Implications for parents hoping to better support the intellectual and emotional development of their sons are discussed.
