Dr. Shelagh Gallagher
Dr. Shelagh Gallagher works with teachers, schools, and policymakers worldwide to advance gifted education. For 13 years she directed gifted education programs at UNC Charlotte, teaching and leading federal grants which produced a series of award-winning Problem-Based Learning curriculum units. She was Director of Research at the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, Project Manager at William and Mary’s Center for Gifted Education, and research associate at the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics and Duke TIP.
Shelagh is in her fourth term on the Board of Directors of the North Carolina Association for the Gifted and Talented (NCAGT), where she directs the Talent Unleashed initiative. She is in her third term as a US delegate to the World Council for Gifted and Talented Children and was a contributing editor of the WCGTC Global Principles for Professional Learning. She is a fellow at the Institute for Educational Advancement and co-authored their policy report Americans Agree: Public Attitudes Towards Gifted Education. Shelagh received the Distinguished Service Award and the James J. Gallagher Advocacy Award from NCAGT, the Provost’s Award for Teaching Excellence from UNC Charlotte, and Article of the Year from Gifted Child Quarterly. Shelagh mentors in a fourth-grade reading club and works with gifted youth each summer at Camp Yunasa. Shelagh is currently in her second year as President-elect of the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC). Facebook: @DrShelaghGallagher LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shelagh-gallagher-666a88101/ Engaged Education: https://www.engagededuc.com/ |
Lisa Van Gemert
Using a combination of neuropsychology, pedagogy, experience, humor, technology and sheer fun, Lisa Van Gemert shares best practices in education with audiences around the world. She is an expert consult to television shows including Lifetime’s "Child Genius," and a writer of award-winning lesson plans, as well as numerous published articles on social psychology and pedagogy and four books, including the Legacy Award winning Perfectionism: A Practical Guide to Managing Never Good Enough. A former teacher, school administrator, and Youth & Education Ambassador for Mensa, she shares resources for educators and parents on her websites GiftedGuru.com & VocabularyLuau.com. She holds an undergraduate degree in English and an M.Ed.T. from the University of Texas at Arlington. When she’s not trying to teach random kids she meets in the grocery store, she is a volunteer genealogist for the Daughters of the American Revolution and will happily search old newspapers for your family. Lisa and her husband Steve are the parents of a lot of sons and live in Arlington, Texas.
Twitter: @gifted_guru explore: giftedguru.com | giftedguild.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/lisavangemert Facebook: @GiftedGuru |
