Professor Emerita
Whitworth University, Washington
Dr. Jann H. Leppien is Professor Emerita from Whitworth University in Spokane, Washington. She is the former Margo Long Chair in Gifted Education and Program Director for graduate programs in gifted education (2013-2021). Her professional experience includes serving as a research associate at the National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented, working as an elementary and middle school teacher, and coordinating gifted education services K-8. She conducts professional development training for educators in the areas of differentiated instruction, curriculum design and assessment for advanced students, thinking skills, and gifted program development, both nationally and internationally. She has served on the board of the National Association for Gifted Children and Washington State Gifted Advisory Board, and currently serves on the board for the 2E Center for Research and Professional Development at Bridges Academy in Studio, City, CA, NAGC’s Leadership Committee, and President of Edufest, a non-profit organization that is in its 25th year of providing educators with training in gifted education in Boise, ID. She is the coauthor of the Multiple Menu Model: A Practical Guide for Developing Differentiated Curriculum and The Parallel Curriculum: A Design to Develop High Potential and Challenge High-Ability Students and series editor for content-related curriculum based on this design model.
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