Real World Professionals Model What Twice
Exceptional Adolescents Need the Most
Twice
exceptional adolescents have this in common with many gifted real world professionals:
the need for an assist in getting daily tasks done so that they can focus on
their favorite information and ideas. It
is these professionals, who hold the key to what 2e adolescents need the most: tech strategies for time
management and organization that support their weaker executive functions.
Twice exceptional adolescents usually experience the relentless tasks of high
school homework, as drudgery, if not torture. But fortunately they can achieve
immediate mastery the of variety of tech tools known as Apps. Apps are, of
course, the lingua franca of social networking, a primal area of adolescent
expertise. So it is effortless for a variety of 2e adolescents to use these
same tech skills to get other important things done!
Innovative
business professionals are now using time management and productivity Apps to organize
not only their own agendas, but those of whole project teams. A twice exceptional tenth grader,
independently figured out all the bells and whistles of Trello.com, billed for
laymen as a "Planner for Procrastinators" and now used widely by
professional business work teams. This
2e student reported that Trello made homework planning so much fun that it was
easier to pay attention to her assignments!
An 11th grade 2e student self-selected"
Microsoft To Do: Lists, Tasks and Reminders", to keep track of homework
tasks and to create a study plan for an upcoming AP Calculus test. There are a
variety of free Productivity Apps, that provide real world practice at time
management for 2e students who need an executive thought assist. A 2e's use of adult time management tools is
not only a motivator for high school work but preparation for work in the real
world.
Deborah Katz, Ed.D.
For more info about the wide variety of professional productivity Apps
for 2e students and to learn more about how real world professionals can
motivate them, visit Yourbestworkinhighschool.com. There
you can also subscribe to a blog about homework management.
