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Perfectionism and Giftedness: What We Know and What We Can Do SENGinar

  • November 10, 2016
  • 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Online webinar

Many gifted students set high standards for themselves, but what happens if these standards are set to perfection? How do characteristics of giftedness and mindsets about their own abilities influence perfectionism in gifted children? Perfectionistic beliefs can impact a child’s goals, achievement outcomes, and behaviors. Such behaviors are often displayed as procrastination, self-handicapping, avoidance-coping, and even underachievement. What can you as a practitioner, parent, or teacher do to nurture a love or learning vs. a fear of failure? Specific strategies will be shared to gear children towards a healthy pursuit of excellence.


About the Presenters

Emily Mofield, Ed.D., is the lead consulting teacher for gifted education for Sumner County Schools in Tennessee and is involved in supporting several projects with Vanderbilt Programs for Talented Youth. She has also taught as a gifted education language arts middle school teacher for 10 years. Her work is devoted to developing challenging differentiated curriculum for gifted learners and addressing their social/emotional needs. Emily regularly presents professional development on effective differentiation for advanced learners. She is a national board certified teacher in Language Arts and has been recognized as the Tennessee Association for Gifted Children Teacher of the Year. Two of her units coauthored with Tamra Stambaugh have been awarded the National Association of Gifted Children's Curriculum Award: Perspectives of Power (2015) and In the Mind's Eye: Truth Versus Perception (2012).

Dr. Emily Mofield


Megan Parker Peters, PhD holds a B.S. degree in psychology from Middle Tennessee State University. She obtained an M.S. in Applied Educational Psychology and a PhD in School Psychology from the University of Tennessee- Knoxville.  Dr. Peters has served as a school psychologist in public schools and as a specialty psychologist at Vanderbilt University, assessing and consulting with families of intellectually gifted and twice-exceptional learners. Dr. Peters has worked with families and schools from across the country who were seeking expertise in the areas of appropriately evaluating and serving gifted learners. Dr. Peters is involved with the gifted community at both local and national levels. Dr. Peters has served on the board of the Tennessee Association for the Gifted for 5 years, and she has held positions with the National Association for Gifted Children for the past 6 years. 

Dr. Megan Parker Peters



Fee: $30.00 for SENG Members;  

$40.00 for Non-Members


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The Chicago Gifted Community Center (CGCC) is a member-driven 501(c)(3) non-profit organization created by parents to support the intellectual and emotional growth of gifted children and their families. 

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