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SENG, Middle School Espionage and Phineas and Ferb
Day: Friday  Time: 11:00 AM

Presenters: Kathy Lyda and Carol Raymond Strands: Guidance and Counseling Levels: Middle School

 How do you get gifted and talented middle schoolers to address their own social and emotional needs? This presentation focuses on a Project Based Learning initiative designed to get middle schoolers actively addressing issues such as intensity, perfectionism, idealism and more in a fun, impactful, non-threatening way.

Other Ideas
If you don't have enough time to implement this entire PBL, a quick way to look at some gifted characteristics and their positive and negative impact is through a short character analysis. 

List of numerous characters from books, movies and tv to consider for the above activity, or just for talking points with your students. This list was compiled by a college student with a passion for literature involving gifted protagonists. This list is not exhaustive, but a nice representation created by a teen! 