Signature Session: The Talent Search Model: Where Are We Now?

Friday, November 10, 2023

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM East Coast USA Time

Location: Coronado H

Tyler Clark

Assistant Director of Operations
The Center for Gifted Studies at Western Kentucky University, Kentucky
Julia L. Roberts, EdD

Professor
Western Kentucky University, Kentucky
Susan Corwith, PhD (she/her/hers)

Associate Director
Northwestern University Center for Talent Development, Illinois
Melissa B. Hinshaw

Assessment Coordinator
Northwestern University, Illinois
Ann Lupkowski-Shoplik, PhD

Administrator, Acceleration Institute & Research
University of Iowa Belin-Blank Center, Iowa

Programs for gifted students—inside and outside of school—must be accessible and aligned to their learning needs. For more than 50 years, Talent Search assessment and programs have helped students nationwide identify strengths and access challenging, “right-sized” opportunities. In this session, leaders of Talent Search-based organizations discuss differentiated, above-grade-level assessment, the research that supports it, and resources to expand access to programming.

Learning Objectives:

Describe the benefits of the talent search model to parents, students, and other educators.
Detail opportunities for talent search organizations to be a resource for matching appropriate service options with students both inside and outside of school.
Offer research supporting the Talent Search model.