NAGC 57th Annual Convention & Exhibition
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Using Cinematherapy to address the social and emotional needs of gifted elementary students
Track
:
Counseling and Guidance
Program Code:
270
Date:
Friday, November 12, 2010
Time:
11:55 AM to 12:40 PM
EST
Room:
C205
PRESENTER
:
Bonny Skutch, teacher and student, University of Georgia
Description
Attend to your elementary gifted students varied social and emotional needs using movies that students love! This session presents participants with guidelines and information for using cinematherapy in the classroom even in the midst of high stakes testing! A videography as well as sample lesson plans are given and demonstrated that address social and emotional issues such as assuming leadership, fitting in with peers, perfectionism, coping with pressure, acceptance, underachievement, humility, overexcitibilities, and social and emotional issues faced by gifted boys, gifted girls, and diverse students.