This unit was designed to support the affective needs of gifted learners. It focuses onThe National Association for Gifted Children Programming Standard 4.1 Personal Competence:4.1 Personal Competence. Students with gifts and talents demonstrate growth in personal competence and dispositions for exceptional academic and creative productivity. These include self-awareness, self-advocacy, self-efficacy, confidence, motivation, resilience, independence, curiosity, and risk-taking (National Associat