Parent Education Series
Meeting The Needs Of Gifted Learners In A School Setting
Thursday, April 17th at 5:00 pm (PST)
Panel Host - Sharon Duncan
We are thrilled to host again Sharon Duncan, Co-Founder of Gifted Identity and Gifted Research and Outreach Inc., and Qualia’s Gifted Advisor, who will speak and share her insights on giftedness on Thursday, April 17th at 5:00 pm (PST). Sharon will be joined by Qualia founders Jim Hahn and Jon Cassie, along with Qualia students, in a panel discussion and Q&A with audience members.
Join us to learn what gifted kids want and need from their schools. RSVP attendees will receive the Zoom link. RSVP here.
Sharon Duncan is an independent consultant and Qualia’s Gifted Advisor. She works with parents, educators, schools, districts, psychologists, and pediatricians to help them understand and meet the social, emotional, and educational needs of gifted children. Sharon also consults on educational decisions, options, and concerns, including homeschooling.
Prior to her work with Gifted Identity, she spent 26 years working at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory before leaving to home-school her son. Sharon has served on the Board of Trustees of a private K-8 school, as President of the School Site Council at a public elementary school, is a SENG Model Parent Group facilitator, and is a regular presenter at State and National conferences on various topics about gifted children. She and a partner have completed a research study of identity formation in the parents of gifted children; in addition, she is a founding member of GRO (Gifted Research and Outreach), a non-profit entity with the mission to promote a comprehensive and accurate understanding of giftedness.
Co-Founder of Gifted Identity, and Gifted Research and Outreach Inc.
