Los Penasquitos Elementary G.A.T.E.

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Los Penasquitos ElementaryG.A.T.E.
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Introductions

• Coordinator - Anthony Bayro
• School counselor - Fran Hjalmarson

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Agenda

• Welcome new families
• Update of G.A.T.E. Clubs
• Social emotional needs of the gifted

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Welcome
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Los Pen G.A.T.E.

• Differentiation-
• integrated learning experience within the
  regular school day
• Some assignments for gifted students are modified
  to meet their needs.
• Focus is encouragement of deeper and more complex
  thought processes, problem solving, critical
  thinking, research and independent study

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G.A.T.E. Clubs

• Art
• Math
• Environmental Studies
• Yearbook

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Emotional Needs of the Gifted Child
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Challenges

• Perfectionism
• Feelings of isolation and loneliness
• Unrealistic expectations and pressures on oneself
• Adult expectation of emotional maturity
• Inability to cope with perceived failures

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Problems from Outside Sources

• Lack of Understanding Support creates
  significant problems.
• Many people have unfair expectations of us. They
  even say, If youre gifted you should know this,
  or you should have gotten an A. (11 year old
  girl)
• How can parents help gifted students? By
  lowering their expectations. That way they are
  always surprised. (12 year old boy)

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Stress Management

• When students can learn to manage their stress,
  they actually perform at a higher level
  academically

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Stress Unique to Gifted Children

• Feeling out of place with family and friends
• Learning to tolerate frustration
• Social consciousness
• Emotional verses intellectual maturity
• Negative Self talk
• Others not identifying the childs need for help

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Calming Techniques

• Count to 10
• Exercise
• Humor
• Active Ignoring

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Stress and the gifted child

• Unique ways of relieving stress

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Teach your child decision making skills

• Define the problem
• List all possible solutions
• Evaluate the solutions
• Is it safe?
• How will people feel?
• Is it fair?
• Will it work?
• Make a decision

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Perfectionism
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Negative Affects of Perfectionism

• Failing grades
• Depression
• Anxiety

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How to Help Your Child Cope With Perfectionism

• Appreciate their desire for excellence
• Make sure their desire for excellence doesnt
  invade all aspects of their life
• Help them understand that failure can be used to
  achieve success in the future

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Examples

• John Grishams first novel, A Time To Kill was
  rejected by 28 publishers.
• Jack Canfieldss, Chicken Soup for the Soul was
  rejected by 36 publishers.

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The ability to control perfectionist tendencies
is what separates the person who enjoys and
cherishes their gifts from the one who feels
burdened or cursed by them Mark Vellucci
author of The Emotional Needs of the Gifted Child
Perfectionism
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Peer Acceptance Is Important in Developing a
Healthy Self Image. Children Want to Feel
Included, Respected, and Cared About by Friends
Friendship
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Friendship

• The gifted childs interests, intellectual
  maturity and play activities are in some ways
  more sophisticated than those of other children

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Peer Difficulties

• Lack of common interests
• Highly focus in one area
• Jump around from interest to interest

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Peer Relations

• Gifted kids need several peer groups.
• Often thought of as loners.
• The conflict between fitting in and being an
  individual may be quite stressful.

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Allow Your Child to Have a Variety of Friends
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Anticipation Through Fantasy Teaching by asking
questions

• What do you think would happen if you?
• And then what might happen?
• What do you suppose he/she would do (think,
  feel)etc.) then?
• How could you respond to that?
• What else might you try?

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Using PraiseversusEncouragement
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GATE Club
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Great Internet Resources for Parents

• Hoagies Gifted Education Page great site which
  even includes contests and resources
  http//www.hoagiesgifted.org
• Gifted and Talented World Page Links to
  hundreds of helpful resources http//www.gtworld.
  org/links.html
• California Association for the Gifted
  http//cagifted.org
• Supporting Emotional Needs of Gifted (SENG)
  http//www.sengifted.org/ SENG is dedicated to
  fostering environments in which gifted adults and
  children, in all their diversity, understand and
  accept themselves and are understood, valued,
  nurtured, and supported by their families,
  schools, workplaces and communities.

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Great Book/Periodical Resources for Children and
Parents

• Adderholt-Elliot, M. (1989). Perfectionism
  Whats So Bad About Being Good? Minneapolis Free
  Spirit
• Cohen, L.M. (1996). Coping for Capable Kids.
  Waco, TX Prufrock Press.
• Galbraith, J. (1984). The Gifted Kids Survival
  Guide For Ages 10 Under. Minneapolis Free
  Spirit
• Galbraith, J. (1996). The Gifted Kids Survival
  Guide A Teen Handbook. Minneapolis Free Spirit
• Halsted, J.W. (1994). Some of My Best Friends are
  Books Guiding gifted readers. Dayton, OH
  Gifted Psychology Press

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More Great Book/Periodical Resources for Children
and Parents

• Smutny, J.F. (2001). Stand Up for Your Gifted
  Child. Minneapolis Free Spirit
• Streznewski, M. (1999) Gifted GrownUps. New
  York John Wiley Sons
• Webb, J.T. (1994). Guiding the Gifted Child.
  Scottsdale, AZ Gifted Psychology Press
• Walker, S.Y. (1991). The Survival Guide for
  Parents of Gifted Kids. Minneapolis Free Spirit
• Parenting for High Potential (a publication of
  the National Association for Gifted Children.
  For information, contact them at
  http//www.nagc.org)

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Thank you!http//powayusd.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/PUSDLP
ES/GATE/gate.htmlG.A.T.E. Coordinator- Anthony
Bayro abayro_at_powayusd.com