AIRED: July 14, 2014– 11 am PST
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TITLE: “TWICE-EXCEPTIONAL KIDS: Finding and Nurturing Gifted, Talented Students with Challenges or Disabilities”
SPECIAL GUEST: Lois Baldwin
Students who are gifted with learning challenges or physical disabilities are at-risk because many times their emotional struggles go unnoticed, resulting in learning gaps and undeveloped potentials. One of the most common characteristics these children have in common is low self-esteem that results in behaviors such as: anger, self-criticism, crying, disruptiveness, withdrawal, apathy and more.
According to Baldwin, a shift in perspective is needed from, “What is it about the student that is causing the problem?” to “How can we alter the curriculum or the environment to solve the problem?” The result of a successful perspective shift is a problem-solving culture where everyone “owns” all of the kids and collaborates together on an on-going basis for their benefit.
ABOUT LOIS BALDWIN
Lois Baldwin, was a supervisor and Principal of Special Education for the Board of Cooperative Educational Services of Southern Westchester in White Plains, New York. She directed, supervised, and provided comprehensive educational and support services for students in grades 1-12 who have average or above average/gifted intelligence and are learning disabled and/or emotionally disturbed.
In addition, she supervised a wide variety of special education services, coordinated staff development for the Special Services Center, and coordinated mainstream efforts with public school administrators and staff. Lois received her doctorate in gifted, special education, and educational administration from Teachers College at Columbia University.
Lois is the current president and one of the founders of AEGUS – The Association for the Education of Gifted Underachieving Students).
She is a member of NAGC, AGATE, CEC, and ASCD and currently consults nationally.
