Identifying and developing talent in gifted students is the topic of a free public lecture Nov. 18 at 7 p.m. by gifted children expert Donna Ford at the Nashville Public Library. The library is located at 615 Church St. in downtown Nashville.
Ford will share current research on how to identify and develop talent in gifted students, particularly those living in poverty.
Ford, professor of special education at Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College of education and human development, was named as the 2008 Scholar of the Year by the National Association of Gifted Children. She has written over 100 articles and chapters focusing on gifted education in urban, multicultural environments and has made over 200 presentations at professional conferences and school districts. She is the author of Reversing Underachievement Among Gifted Black Students and has co-authored several other books on the subject of designing and providing gifted education for minority students.
Video of Ford discussing her research is available on VUCast, http://tinyurl.com/3hjnnw.
The event is part of the Julian Stanley Lecture series, launched by Vanderbilt Programs for Talented Youth in partnership with the Nashville Public Library in October 2007 to address how parents and teachers can help gifted children thrive, emotionally and academically.
Vanderbilt Programs for Talented Youth offers a variety of opportunities for gifted youth. To learn more about PTY, visit pty.vanderbilt.edu.
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