Dr. Eric Calvert, associate director at Center for Talent Development, discusses how using a strength based approach for students can be more beneficial than a proficiency based approach.

Using a Strength Based Approach

Amy Meuers, National Youth Leadership Council CEO, discusses developing future leaders.

Amy Meuers On Developing Civically Informed and Engaged Citizens

CTD's Danielle Holtz on meeting the needs of students from a social-emotional learning (SEL) perspective, with a focus on the CASEL competencies.

CTD's Danielle Holtz on Meeting the Needs of Students from a Social-Emotional Learning Perspective

CTD Summer Program Coordinator, Danielle Holtz's, message to parents on the importance of social-emotional learning (SEL) skills beyond school.

Danielle Holtz's Message to Parents on the Importance of Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Skills

Molly Gosline, SEL coordinator at Adlai E. Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, IL, on creating structures to support social skills & emotional intelligence, on a daily basis, within schools.

Molly Gosline on Creating Structures to Support Social Skills & Emotional Intelligence

Dr. Elizabeth Norton, Northwestern University professor and director of Northwestern's LEARN Lab, discusses how brain imaging will hopefully be used in the future to identify individual students' learning abilities. Read more at ctd.northwestern.edu/newsletters.

Dr. Elizabeth Norton on the Future of Brain Imaging

Aaron Cooper, Ph.D., discusses perfectionism and the signs that parents should look for in their children.

Aaron Cooper on Perfectionism in Children

Educational psychologist, Ken Kiewra, discusses the effect that environment has on talent development in children.

Ken Kiewra on Environment and Biology

Center for Talent Development (CTD) at Northwestern University is dedicated to serving the gifted community and ensuring that gifted students receive the education, encouragement and support they need to learn and grow into confident and accomplished adults whose love for learning grows stronger each year. CTD provides research-based assessment, advanced programs and resources to enhance a child’s schooling.

Using a Strength Based Approach

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