At GiftedNYS, we believe that gifted learners deserve equitable opportunities to excel. As individuals, parents, and educators we share a common understanding of the excitement, goals, and challenges associated with gifted advocacy.
Knowing where and how to start serving learners with gifted education needs can be overwhelming. Join GiftedNYS Advisory Board Members, Dr. Lois Baldwin, and Dr. Sandra Kay as they share tangible, actionable strategies that match the different characteristics of gifted learners. You’ll walk away with tips that you can immediately use at home and in the classroom to support gifted and 2e learners.
Join us on Tuesday, September 26th, 7-8:30pm as we support one another and work together to shift the paradigm of gifted education in New York State.
This is a virtual event held on Zoom. The event is FREE and registration is required.
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Lois Baldwin, EdD
Dr. Lois Baldwin was both a teacher of twice exceptional students and an administrator of the Gifted Special Education Program operated by the Southern Westchester Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES), one of the first programs in the country serving 2e students. She has assisted teachers and staff with curriculum development, student issues, transition planning, assessment and professional development. She co-founded the Association for the Education of Gifted Underachieving Students (AEGUS) and is currently serving as the president.
Dr. Baldwin has taught courses on giftedness and twice exceptionality at Manhattanville College, Pace University, College of New Rochelle and Regis University and has been a consultant and speaker at numerous national conferences and symposiums.
She consulted for the Colorado Department of Education Twice Exceptional Project where she helped to design and present an on-line course, workshops, training modules, manuals and materials for educators throughout the state. In addition, she has co-authored several professional articles and chapters. She has served as the chair of the National Association of Gifted Children (NAGC) Twice Exceptional Special Interest Group and the co-facilitator of the 2e Community of Practice.
Sandra I. Kay, EdD
Sandra I. Kay has a Doctor of Education in Special Education and Master of Education in Instructional Practices from Teachers College, Columbia University, where she remained as a Visiting Scholar for 10 years. Her Bachelor and Master of Science in Art Education and the grounding of over 30 years of K-12 teaching directed her research focus on developing talent/expertise and on the problem-finding aspects of creative thought, visual thinking, and other habits of mind that engage the imagination and promote self-directed inquiry in children and adults. She was elected a Distinguished Fellow of the National Art Education Association in 2018.
