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Hear more about what drives Dina and her work in the field of gifted education in this conversation with Michael Flushe.

Dina Brulles, Ph.D., is the Gifted Masters Program Coordinator at Arizona State University and the former Director of Gifted Education at Paradise Valley USD in Arizona. Dina has served as NAGC’s Governance Secretary and the board’s School District Representative. She received the 2022 NAGC Anne Isaacs Award for Distinguished Service and NAGC’s inaugural Gifted Coordinator Award in 2014. Dina’s work emphasizes equitable and inclusive identification practices and programming in gifted education.

Learn more about Michael Matera and his dedication to learning and play!

Michael Matera (@MrMatera) is a Milwaukee, Wisconsin-based sixth grade teacher and founder of EMC2Learning.com as well as the author of Explore Like a Pirate: Gamification and Game-Inspired Course Design to Engage, Enrich and Elevate Your Learners (2016), and Fully Engaged: Playful Pedagogy for Real Results (2021) – the latter of which he co authored with John Meehan.

Hear more about the energy and sparkle that Stephanie Higgs, better known as Little Miss Gifted, brings to the classroom everyday.

Stephanie Higgs, best known as @littlemissgifted on Instagram, is an award-winning, Nashville-living gifted educator and differentiation coach. Stephanie is a quick thinking, fast talking, and passionate international professional development presenter who infuses a little sparkle and shine into educating gifted learners. Her sessions are always filled with immediate, easy-to-implement, FUN takeaways you'll be eager to try with your kiddos immediately. Stephanie favorite humans are teachers, and she is here to love and serve you however she can. She'll be your #1 hype girl as you strive to better yourself in the field of gifted education. Stephanie leaves a little sparkle wherever she goes, so prepare to leave her webinar feeling energized, equipped, and empowered to give your gifted education a glow up!

Learn more about Wendy's dedication to equitable educational opportunities and why she believes this work is so important.

Wendy Behrens is the Gifted Education Specialist for the Minnesota Department of Education. Her work focuses on creating an equitable infrastructure supporting gifted, talented and high potential learners through policy, advocacy, and teacher training. She has authored several books, and chapters and frequently presents to national and international audiences on comprehensive service design, acceleration, under-served populations, and policies that support highly able learners.