This session by Amy Lynne Shelton, PhD and Kathryn Thompson, PhD, from the Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth was a great reminder for gifted educators about the connection between a strong gifted identification system and the gifted program to which it is connected. In gifted education, identification is often misunderstood. Critics ask whetherContinue reading “NAGC25 Session Review- The Past, Present, and Future of Identification: Reframing for Purpose and Equity”
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#NAGC25 Session Review: How Blockbridge Increased Identification of Historically Underrepresented Groups by 16x
At this year’s NAGC25 Annual Convention, one of the sessions that stayed with me was Dr. Austina De Bonte’s presentation on how a single Washington school district dramatically increased identification of historically underrepresented gifted students. Many of us know the research. Marcia Gentry and colleagues (2019) documented that countless gifted students are never identified, oftenContinue reading “#NAGC25 Session Review: How Blockbridge Increased Identification of Historically Underrepresented Groups by 16x”
Teacher Rating Scales: Promises and Pitfalls — A Review from #NAGC25
One of the most eye-opening sessions I attended at NAGC25 was Teacher Rating Scales: Promises and Pitfalls presented by Dr. D. Betsy McCoach (Fordham University) and Dr. Karen Rambo-Hernandez (Texas A&M University). Their research, funded through multiple U.S. Department of Education Javits Grants, dives into a tool many of us rely on in gifted identification:Continue reading “Teacher Rating Scales: Promises and Pitfalls — A Review from #NAGC25”
Gifted Identification Series Post #4: The Impact of Single IQ Tests on Gifted Identification
It’s been a while since I’ve posted, and it’s been a longer while since I posted in my Identification Series, so you may need to scroll back to see installments 1-3 from way back when! My last post on identification was about the use of ONE IQ test and a cut-off score. What’s the bigContinue reading “Gifted Identification Series Post #4: The Impact of Single IQ Tests on Gifted Identification”
Underrepresentation and Inequity: The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same, Dr. Donna Ford
Learn about Dr. Donna Y. Ford’s “Dirty Dozen” with regard to underrepresentation in gifted programs.
Teaching for Talent 