NAGT 4.1 Personal Competence Curriculum Unit Gifted and Talented
Description
This unit was designed to support the affective needs of gifted learners. It focuses on
The National Association for Gifted Children Programming Standard 4.1 Personal Competence:
4.1 Personal Competence. Students with gifts and talents demonstrate growth in personal competence and dispositions for exceptional academic and creative productivity. These include self-awareness, self-advocacy, self-efficacy, confidence, motivation, resilience, independence, curiosity, and risk-taking (National Association for Gifted Children, 2019).
Critical dispositions outlined in this standard are used as a framework for instruction in the unit. Lesson 1 focuses on self-awareness, emphasizing the importance of recognizing and regulating emotions. Lesson 2 addresses self-advocacy, looking at assertive communication styles and how to respectfully affect change. Lesson 3 looks at self-efficacy, understanding strengths, believing in one’s capacity, and accomplishing goals. Lesson 4 explores motivation, defining values, and reflecting on how values affect motivation. Lesson 5 centers on resilience, considering how courageously trying new things, embracing mistakes, and demonstrating a growth mindset can contribute to academic and creative productivity and emotional well-being.
This product contains a unit outline and slides.
