Gifted Education Instructional Specialist
Boulder Valley School District, Colorado
Doug Alexander, MA, NBCT, is a Gifted & Talented Instructional Specialist in the Gifted Education department of Boulder Valley School District in Colorado. He also is currently pursuing a doctorate degree in gifted education from the University of Northern Colorado, where he obtained a Master of Gifted Education degree. He holds both Colorado teacher certification in Gifted Education K-12, and National Board certification in Gifted Education. He has been teaching students who are gifted for 20 years - 10 years as a 4th and 5th grade elementary teacher, 7 years as a 6th grade language arts and social studies middle school teacher, and 3 years as a district instructional specialist. Doug is a state-endorsed trainer in the Depth & Complexity Framework model, and has run several gifted-focused professional development courses in his district. He is the chair-elect for NAGC's LGBTQ+ Network and president-elct of state affiliate Colorado Association for Gifted & Talented (CAGT), in addition to being past-president of Boulder Valley Gifted and Talented (BVGT), a local nonprofit affiliate of CAGT. Doug has a passion for project-based and problem-based learning, and embraces his reputation as an unconventional teacher.
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