Founder & CEO Nurturarc LLC Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Short Description: A novel study reveals how hope, purpose, and curiosity significantly shape identity development in highly able students, while environmental factors show surprisingly limited impact. This session translates these surprising findings into actionable strategies, equipping educators with evidence-based SEL strategies to nurture these internal strengths. Transform your practice approaches that revolutionize how we foster highly able students’ identity formation and well-being.
Learning Objectives:
Analyze the critical role of intrapersonal factors (hope, purpose, and curiosity) in identity development among highly able students, leading towards life success.
Implement targeted SEL strategies and interventions using the school-based psychosocial curriculum model to foster hope, purpose, and curiosity in turn influencing identity development among highly able students.
Design assessment frameworks and evidence-based approaches to strengthen intrapersonal factors among highly able students.
