Presentation for Anne Mirtschin’s Tech Talk Tuesdays webinar series about persona dolls and profiles of the gifted and talented. Part 2 Sprite the Twice Exceptional

1. Personas, profiles and portraits
of giftedness Part 2:
Sprite the Twice Exceptional
Jo Freitag

4. You can listen to the recording of the Part 1 webinar at
https://au-sas.bbcollab.com/p.jnlp?psid=2015-03-
16.2202.M.C78B7FB144B7CD5D77D4A5B3228670.vcr&sid=2007026

5. PERSONA DOLLS
http://www.persona-doll-training.org/ukhome.html
https://extranet.education.unimelb.edu.au/ceiec/DiversityDolls/links.html
https://jofreitag.wordpress.com/2015/01/24/persona-dolls/

6. Neihart and Betts Revised Profiles of
the Gifted and Talented.
http://www.ingeniosus.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/PROFILES-BEST-REVISED-
MATRIX-2010.pdf

7. https://jofreitag.wordpress.com/2015/01/26/could-sprite-
be-a-persona-doll-2/

9. All students deserve an
excellent education
Gifted students need
an appropriate education
Appropriate in
Level Pace Depth Breadth

10. What does SPRITE
THE TWICE EXCEPTIONAL
need?

11. Sprite needs different educational provisions
for both her giftedness and her disability
simultaneously.
Sprite is always depicted as having an injured
left ankle and needing to wear different shoes
on each foot to illustrate the concept that she
needs different educational provisions for both
her giftedness and her disability.

12. 2E is
Like Roman riding on
a cheetah and a tortoise

13. 2E is
One of the myths surrounding giftedness
http://www.giftedresources.org/gr/columbuscheetah.htm

14. 2E is
A possible cause of underachievement
http://spritessite.wordpress.com/2013/05/26/gifted-under-
achievers/

16. SPRITE THE TWICE EXCEPTIONAL
Sprite has the most detailed story of my
Persona dolls.
For the full details of Sprite’s story see
https://jofreitag.wordpress.com/2015/01/26/
could-sprite-be-a-persona-doll-2/

18. 2E is
Sometimes only giftedness recognized and accommodated
Sometimes only difficulty recognized and accommodated
Sometimes neither giftedness nor difficulty recognized and
accommodated

19. 2E is
Needing programs that suit both giftedness and LD
at the same time – like needing to wear different
shoes

23. 2E is
Something that can make learning
exhausting

24. 2E is
Sometimes needing some extra help

26. 2E is
Possibility of heightened sensitivities,
overexcitabilities, anxiety, perfectionism and
depression

27. What does SPRITE THE TWICE EXCEPTIONAL need?

28. 2E is
Needing sources of information, resources
and support

29. You can listen to the recording of the previous webinar at
https://au-sas.bbcollab.com/p.jnlp?psid=2015-03-
16.2202.M.C78B7FB144B7CD5D77D4A5B3228670.vcr&sid=2007026
Diversity dolls
http://www.persona-doll-training.org/ukhome.html
https://extranet.education.unimelb.edu.au/ceiec/DiversityDolls/links.html
https://jofreitag.wordpress.com/2015/01/24/persona-dolls
http://www.vic.gov.au/news/cultural-diversity-week-2015.html
http://www.harmony.gov.au/
Sprite’s persona story
https://jofreitag.wordpress.com/2015/01/26/could-sprite-be-a-persona-doll-2/
Columbus Cheetah myth buster
http://www.giftedresources.org/gr/columbuscheetah.htm

30. Neihart and Betts Rev. Profiles of the Gifted and Talented
http://www.ingeniosus.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/PROFILES-BEST-
REVISED-MATRIX-2010.pdf
2E Students
If Gifted = Asynchronous Development, then Gifted/Special Needs = Asynchrony
Squared by Lee Singer
http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/asynchrony_squared.htm
Cherry Creek Schools Twice exceptional Distinguishing characteristics
http://www.cherrycreekschools.org/StudentAchievement/Documents/2EDistingui
shingCharacteristics.pdf
Radio National
http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/backgroundbriefing/educating-
jake-and-cooper/6462638
Gifted Underachievers
http://spritessite.wordpress.com/2013/05/26/gifted-under-achievers/

31. Feetspeak 2E shoes
http://www.giftedresources.org/gr/feetspeakforweb01a.htm
De Bono’s 6 Action shoes
https://johart1.edublogs.org/2012/10/23/webinar-overviews-edublogs-
serendipity-de-bono-action-shoes-for-2e-students/
The De Bono’s Six Action Shoes posts can be found here
Orange gumboots http://spritessite.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/orange-
gumboots/
Pink slippers http://spritessite.wordpress.com/2012/09/19/pink-slippers/
Grey sneakers http://spritessite.wordpress.com/2012/09/28/grey-sneakers/
Blue formal shoes http://spritessite.wordpress.com/2012/10/02/blue-formal-
shoes/
Purple riding boots http://spritessite.wordpress.com/2012/10/04/purple-riding-
boots/
Brown brogues http://spritessite.wordpress.com/2012/10/07/brown-brogues/
More shoes http://spritessite.wordpress.com/2012/10/12/more-shoes/
Plaster cast http://spritessite.wordpress.com/2011/02/12/casting-sprites-
education-in-a-new-form-part-1/
Accommodations https://spritessite.wordpress.com/2015/04/18/pleading-the-
pink-slipper/
Mentors https://spritessite.wordpress.com/2012/10/04/purple-riding-boots/

32. Modifications for 2E students
https://spritessite.wordpress.com/2014/11/15/new-shoes/
http://www.cherrycreekschools.org/StudentAchievement/Pages/TwiceExceptional.aspx
http://www.callscotland.org.uk/Common-Assets/ckfinder/userfiles/files/iPad-Apps-for-
Learners-with-Dyslexia.pdf
http://www.cast.org/
Talking Special Needs Radio
http://talkingspecialneeds.com/radio
Social / Emotional issues
https://spritessite.wordpress.com/2014/10/29/doggy-classroom-dynamics/
Resources
http://www.2enewsletter.com/
http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/2e_exceptional.htm
http://giftedhomeschoolers.org/resources/twice-exceptional/

33. @jofrei
jo@giftedresources.org
Any questions or comments?
Stay in touch….
http://www.giftedresources.org/