I observed that the class broke the assignment into small groups and we were able to thoroughly research and share the knowledge with our peers in an effective and engaging way that benefited all of the class participants. The seminar included eight different groups who taught us to identify intersecting AIG groups of students. The presentations were informative and intriguing and presented in such a way that we can immediately use the information and resources they provided us to identify the following underachieving gifted students: (1) Low Socio/Economic Gifted Middle School; (2) Low Socio/Economic Gifted Elementary School; (3) Latino/Gifted; (4) LGBTQ; (5) Gifted girls; (6) Gifted Immigrant; (7) Gifted African Americans; (8) Gifted Boys.…show more content… Quite frequently, the regular classroom teacher who may not be trained to identify AIG students overlooks the talents of gifted students. We were given information from each of the referenced identity groups that will help us to identify the characteristics of these students as they may be hidden by other situations caused in their living environment or by physical conditions that hide their talents. We were given ideas of interventions we could use, or offer their parents to use, to help a variety of identified students adapt to their giftedness, and strategies to help that them balance the emotional, academic, and social aspects of being a gifted learner. Being a gifted learner is not always a pleasure. Social pressures and the simple developmental difficulties at each age present problems enough for many learners. In addition to struggles at normal developmental stages in a child’s life, there are special traits that make life more tedious for the gifted
