Webinars

The Belin-Blank Center's webinars are designed to engage educators with relevant information and ideas in serving the needs of advanced learners in a convenient setting. These experiences will use the webinar format, utilizing video conferencing for participation. Instructions for connecting will be sent upon registering.

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Rural Webinar Series

Rooted in Place: Identifying and Supporting Gifted Learners in Rural High Schools

April 2025
Cost: free

Rural gifted students often go unrecognized due to geographic, cultural, and systemic barriers. This 30-minute session equips rural educators with key strategies for identifying and supporting advanced learners using locally responsive, low-cost, and practical solutions. The session highlights real-world challenges and actionable steps, empowering teachers to better serve gifted students in their communities.

We will have about 30 minutes of presentation by Dr. Chandler and then time for questions. The webinar should conclude no later than 4:45PM CST. The recording will be sent to anyone who registers.

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Presenter

Dr. Kimberly Chandler Dr. Kimberley Chandler is the Director of Curriculum at the Center for Talented Youth at Johns Hopkins University, where she provides strategic oversight of the curriculum across in-person and online modalities. Her professional background includes teaching gifted students in a variety of settings, serving as an administrator of school district gifted programs, and providing professional development training for teachers and administrators.

Kimberley is the co-editor (with Jaime Castellano) of the 2022 book Identifying and Serving Diverse Gifted Learners: Meeting the Needs of Special Populations in Gifted Education. She has also served as the editor and contributing author of many curriculum materials from the Center for Gifted Education at William and Mary. She has served as Guest Editor of Journal for the Education of the Gifted (JEG) for special issues focusing on international issues in gifted education and learning resources.