Administrator Strand

Wednesday will feature a strand specifically designed for administrators (Principals, Superintendents, Directors, Gifted Coordinators, and others responsible for overseeing gifted programming). Join Us!

Topic: Leading a Differentiated and Enriched School

Part I: Faculty Meetings & Professional Development to Support Staff as they become Facile with Components of Enrichment and Differentiation
 

Part II: Combating Test-Prep Madness through the Analysis of Data & the Implementation of Enrichment Strategies to Raise Students’ Proficiency Levels

 

Introduction

Dr. Nora Friedman just retired from many years as the principal of a school in NY, which is considered to be the very best reflection of work on high enrichment and engagement for all children.  Her school was featured in a front page story in Education Week, the premier educational newspaper in the United States.

She has written articles and a guidebook for principals on how to run a school committed to providing the highest quality education possible. She also co-authored a book that provides practical ideas for teachers and administrators to put schoolwide enrichment strategies into action in schools and classrooms.  She is among the nation's school leaders, specializing in her work with principals focused on positive change. To earn her doctorate, she completed a policy study on the implementation of the Schoolwide Enrichment Model from an administrator's perspective. She consults with school systems across the country, teaches at Confratute at the University of Connecticut and sits on the Board of Directors of Talents Unlimited.

There will be additional keynote speakers on Wednesday:

Françoys Gagné, Ph.D.

Professor Françoys Gagné is a French Canadian from Montreal, Quebec. He is better known for his Differentiated Model of Giftedness and Talent (DMGT), which has been endorsed by educational authorities in many countries. Dr. Gagné has won major awards in the field of gifted education, among them NAGC’s Distinguished Scholar Award (1996).

Richart Courtright, Ph.D.

Dr. Courtright is the Gifted Education Research Specialist at Duke University's Talent Identification Program (TIP), which is a program that identifies gifted children and provides resources for their development.