PSCTM Spring 2026 Dinner

Nancy Herzog - Gifted Education: Pedagogy of Growth and Challenge

Gifted Education: Pedagogy of Growth and Challenge

Gifted Education varies widely across school districts in the United States and continues to face persistent critiques related to elitism, segregation, and inequitable access for students from historically underrepresented backgrounds. Drawing on her experience directing public school, early learning, and early college programs for advanced learners, she will offer perspectives on both the promises and challenges of gifted education. She will also highlight the Robinson Center for Young Scholars and share practical strategies for how parents can support their children’s development from preschool through college.

Nancy B. Hertzog, Ph.D is a professor of Early Care and Education, Early Childhood and Family Studies, and Learning Sciences & Human Development in the School of Education at the University of Washington.

Dr. Hertzog received her masters’ degree in Gifted Education from the University of Connecticut under the tutelage of Dr. Joseph Renzulli, and her Ph.D. in Special Education under her advisor Dr. Merle B. Karnes. Her research examines curricular practices and policies in the field of gifted education.

From 1995 to 2010 she was on the faculty in the Department of Special Education and directed University Primary School, an early childhood gifted program at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Collaboratively with the head teachers, she won several curriculum awards from the Curriculum Division of the National Association for Gifted Children.

She joined the University of Washington in 2010 as a professor in the area of Learning Sciences and Human Development, and the Director of the Halbert and Nancy Robinson Center for Young Scholars (2010-2020).

Currently her research focuses on equity and access to advanced learning opportunities in schools, and pedagogical strategies that help teachers challenge all students.

Schedule:

• 5 pm social
• 5:30 pm dinner
• 6:15 pm: announcements
• 6:30 – 7:30 pm presentation

You may register on this site and pay for dinner or dinner and membership online. $15 for Members, $20 if not. Annual membership costs $8 for elementary teachers, $15 for all others.

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