Mentoring Gifted Students
Being a gifted child can be difficult. Gifted children often feel misunderstood by their peers and possibly don’t even fully comprehend themselves and their abilities. This can lead to low […]
The Bright Side of Overexcitabilities in Gifted Children
Gifted children often experience overexcitabilities, also called intensities. These areas of heightened stimulation are categorized in five areas: psychomotor, sensual, imaginational, intellectual, and emotional. Though overexcitabilities are not, in and […]
Gifted 101
Whether you have a child or student who has recently been identified as gifted, know a child who may be gifted, or have encountered a child who is gifted and […]
Beneath the Surface: Twice-Exceptional Students
“The question is not what you look at, but what you see.” – Henry David Thoreau In The Little Prince, the narrator describes a picture he drew as a child. […]
More than a Test Score
By Jennifer Kennedy Do you remember your elementary school report cards? They were more than just a column of letters with all of your hard work reduced down to a […]
The Importance of Balance
By Jennifer de la Haye Jennifer is the Program Coordinator for Yunasa, IEA’s pioneering summer camps that unite gifted young people ages 10-15 with experts in highly able youth. In […]
When I Grow Up: Multipotentiality and Gifted Youth
By Zadra Rose Ibanez “When I grow up, I want to be an astronaut, a doctor, a movie star, a teacher, a fireman and president!” Many gifted students are faced […]
Diversity and Gifted Children: Are We Doing Enough?
By Alicia A. Ayala “Many of the gaps in my knowledge and understanding were simply limits of class and cultural background, not lack of aptitude or application as I feared.” […]
The Gift of Giving
By Louise Hindle, IEA Program Manager It’s that time of year when we rack our minds to recall, imagine, or anticipate the ‘perfect’ gift. Whether that perfect gift is for […]
College Expectations and Aspirations: From the Mouths of Gifted Students
By Min-Ling Li Min-Ling is a Program Coordinator at IEA and works most closely with our high school Apprenticeship Program, through which she meets and interacts with many gifted high […]