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Poster 22: Creating Psychological Safety to Promote Productive Failure

Thursday, November 13, 2025
5:15 PM - 6:30 PM ET
Location: Convention Center, Exhibit Hall B
Grade Level: Pre-K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Short Description: Gifted students often face challenges like asynchronous development, perfectionism, imposter syndrome, underachievement, and boredom, hindering their academic, intellectual, and creative growth. This session explores how intentional social-emotional learning supports foster psychological safety, encouraging students to embrace productive failure. Participants will gain practical strategies to build resilience, support emotional well-being, and create environments that promote both academic success and personal development.

Learning Objectives:

  • Attendees will learn techniques to support gifted students in embracing productive failure, re-framing mistakes as growth opportunities to overcome underachievement and boredom.
  • Educators, counselors, and administrators will gain tools to identify and support gifted students exhibiting perfectionistic tendencies, reducing anxiety while promoting self-awareness, emotional regulation, and motivation.
  • Educators will leave with actionable tools to build classrooms and counseling spaces that promote social connectedness while encouraging students to take risks and thrive academically.