Manager, Gifted & Advanced Academics Deer Valley Unified School District Glendale, Arizona, United States
Short Description: Early gifted education matters. Learn how one large school district created a Gifted Pre-K Academy to meet the holistic needs of young gifted and talented learners. From planning to action, this interactive session will provide educators with a blueprint to start their own gifted preschool program.
Learning Objectives:
Gifted coordinators and administrators will learn how to leverage a portfolio of assessments to promote equitable identification and placement in a gifted preschool program.
Gifted coordinators and administrators will identify play-based structures used in a Gifted Pre-K Academy to promote student interests within a developmentally appropriate environment.
Gifted coordinators and administrators will walk away with a blueprint to start their own gifted preschool program.
