Guess what’s coming up next week? If you’re a gifted educator, you already know it’s one of the most exciting times of the year in gifted world — the National Association for Gifted Children’s Annual Convention (#NAGC25)!
I’m thrilled to share that I’ll be presenting a speed session at NAGC25 alongside two talented colleagues — Dr. Kimberly Beckerdite (Newport News Public Schools) and Ms. Esther Gencheva (Baltimore City Public Schools)!
Our session focuses on a challenge that continues to resonate across the field: the underrepresentation of gifted students from diverse populations in gifted programs. Together, we’ll share how our three school divisions — each with unique demographics — have implemented talent development strategies in primary classrooms to increase access and equity in gifted identification.
Here’s the official program description for our session:
“The underrepresentation of gifted students from diverse populations has been an intractable problem in gifted education for decades. Three school divisions with differing demographics have tackled this problem through the implementation of robust talent development programs in primary grade classrooms. Learn about common and uncommon strategies the divisions have used and the results of their work thus far.”
If you’ll be at #NAGC25, I hope you’ll join us! Let’s connect, exchange ideas, and continue working together to identify and nurture potential in all gifted learners — especially those from underrepresented student groups.
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