 | | Dr. Paula Wilkes, Gifted Education Consultant |
Focus on Educational Consulting with Dr. Paula Wilkes
Summit Center's Gifted Advocate Offers New Services
After 25 years teaching in the public schools in Eugene, Oregon, I spent the next 10 years developing and coordinating a center for gifted education at Pacific University. Now that I am an educational consultant at Summit Center, I am able to put to good use all the experiences I have had as a mom, teacher, professor, and consultant in gifted education. Here are some of the services I provide through Summit Center:
Cognitive Coaching. I have created a new option for gifted children in grades K-5 called Cognitive Coaching: Intellectual Challenge for Gifted Brains. Educational therapy has long been an important option for gifted kids who are struggling academically. Cognitive Coaching is different in that it provides intellectual and academic challenge for gifted kids who aren't necessarily struggling in school. Any child signed up for Cognitive Coaching will work with me using games and activities designed specifically for that child in order to engage the brain at the optimal level of challenge and enjoyment. We will use activities such as Sudoku, logic puzzles, visual spatial problem-solving, math challenge problems, and manipulative games. I will also introduce habits of mind designed to help each student be a more successful and engaged learner. 30-60 minutes depending on the age of the student; Saturday sessions available.
Coaching and Mentoring for Gifted Adults. Some gifted and creative adults are looking for someone to help them with issues related to job and/or relationship dissatisfaction, and some are sensitives who are looking for an ally who understands the challenges of being a highly sensitive person. I am not a psychotherapist, but I am a great ally and coach.
Parent Consultations. I am able to interpret a neuro-psych evaluation as it relates to a child's education, and I have also supported parents with in-school advocacy to help teachers understand your child's strengths and challenges.
Workshops. I have more than 30 years of experience in providing workshops for educators in the area of gifted education. My experience as both an educator and as a curriculum designer of resources for gifted children enables me to provide workshops specifically designed to meet the needs of individual schools.
I look forward to meeting many new kids and parents this year. Call (310) 478-6505 to schedule an appointment. Please contact me ([email protected]) if you have a question about your own giftedness or that of your child.
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