Environmental Perceptions of Gifted Secondary School Students Engaged in Enrichment

Saturday, November 11

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM

Location: 203 A

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Carla Brigandi
Assistant Professor of Special Education
West Virginia University

Enrichment programs are designed to help students in self-discovery--to discover and explore areas of individual interest, identify personal learning styles, and recognize individual learning strengths. This is a lifelong process, so why do such programs end in elementary school? One reason may be that there is little research to indicate that secondary enrichment programs are effective. This research fills this gap directly through an exploration of student, parent, and teacher perceptions of the effects of participation in one unique secondary school enrichment program.

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Carla B. Brigandi

Assistant Professor of Special Education
West Virginia University

Carla Brigandi is an Assistant Professor of Special Education in the College of Education and Human Services at West Virginia University. She holds a Doctorate of Educational Psychology with a focus on Gifted Education and Talent Development from the University of Connecticut. In 2015, she received the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) Doctoral Student Award and in 2016, she received the NAGC Research and Evaluation Network’s Dissertation Award. Prior to earning her Ph.D., Carla was a classroom teacher for 15 years. She taught both mathematics and gifted education and in 2012, she was elected school educator of the year. She currently teaches undergraduate courses in special education and graduate courses in gifted education. Her research focus is on creating environments where children with gifts and talents thrive.

Presentation(s):

Teaching Children to Become Effective Thinkers
Friday, November 10
9:15 AM – 10:15 AM
Evidence-Based Enrichment for Gifted Students K-12
Friday, November 10
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Environmental Perceptions of Gifted Secondary School Students Engaged in Enrichment
Saturday, November 11
1:15 PM – 2:15 PM
Challenges and Opportunities in Rural Gifted Populations
Saturday, November 11
3:45 PM – 4:45 PM

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<h1>  shared a speaker with you!</h1><div><b>Name:</b> Carla Brigandi</div><div><b>Organization:</b> West Virginia University</div><div><b>Position:</b> Assistant Professor of Special Education</div><div><b>Bio:</b> Carla Brigandi is an Assistant Professor of Special Education in the College of Education and Human Services at West Virginia University. She holds a Doctorate of Educational Psychology with a focus on Gifted Education and Talent Development from the University of Connecticut. In 2015, she received the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) Doctoral Student Award and in 2016, she received the NAGC Research and Evaluation Network’s Dissertation Award. Prior to earning her Ph.D., Carla was a classroom teacher for 15 years. She taught both mathematics and gifted education and in 2012, she was elected school educator of the year. She currently teaches undergraduate courses in special education and graduate courses in gifted education. Her research focus is on creating environments where children with gifts and talents thrive.

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