Featured Session: A Report From The Dream Unencumbered

Saturday, November 11, 2023

1:15 PM – 2:15 PM East Coast USA Time

Location: Coronado H

Shelagh A. Gallagher

Director
Engaged Education, North Carolina
Tarek C. Grantham

Professor
University of Georgia, Georgia
Sarah Elwell

American Federation of Teachers
April Wells

Gifted Coordinator
Illinois School District U-46, Illinois
Stephen Linkous

Arlington Public Schools
Kisha McCray

Research Projects Manager
National Head Start Association

Last May, the NAGC Board of Directors held a ground-breaking invitational colloquium designed to engage with new partners outside of gifted education around the needs of culturally, linguistically, and economically diverse gifted students. The Dream Unencumbered was the first NAGC event held on the campus of an HBCU, and attracted a wide array of attendees from early childhood education, higher education, counseling, career and technical education, teacher advocacy, and a variety of organizations supporting diverse student populations. In this session, NAGC Board members and colloquium participants from outside of the field will share their findings, discuss their impressions of the event, share more about the new perspectives and collaborations gained through this event, and provide information on possible future directions for improving equity and access to gifted programs.