Poster

Poster 49: Powers Unleashed

Thursday, November 13, 2025

5:15 PM - 6:30 PM ET

Location: Convention Center, Exhibit Hall B

Grade Level: 3-5, 6-8

Meredith G. Wisniewski, MEd in Administration, MEd in Curriculum and Instruction (she/her/hers)

Gifted Resource Teacher
Phelps Center for Gifted Education -- Springfield, Missouri
Springfield, Missouri, United States
E. Ariele Lee

Gifted Resource Teacher
Phelps Center for Gifted Education -- Springfield, MO
Springfield, Missouri, United States

Short Description: Superheroes walk among us, but how do we know? Behind masks and capes are stories of individuals who impact others. Learn about a unit that guides students through reflections on heroic character traits and connections between external and internal powers -- the perfect metaphor for supporting gifted learners. As with social and emotional learning: “With great power comes great responsibility.”

Learning Objectives:

Describe how superheroes and villains reflect societal values as a parallel of social and emotional skills.
Compare and contrast the impact of having a secret identity with the perceptions of giftedness by others.
Analyze how superheroes are represented in different cultures as a reflection of culturally responsive teaching.