Symposium: Supporting Twice Exceptional African American Students… Family Engagement and Advocacy for Culturally Diverse 2E Students 22 Nov 201623 Nov 2017 Gifted Education Consultant Ericka L. Woods and Joy Lawson Davis, Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Teacher Education at Virginia Union University, provide recommendations on how schools can enhance advocacy efforts and…
Symposium: Supporting Twice Exceptional African American Students… Speaking from the Margins: Recounting the Experiences of a Special Educator and his Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students 22 Nov 201623 Nov 2017 Dr. Saran Stewart, Lecturer in Comparative Higher Education, Faculty of Humanities and Education at the University of the West Indies, and David Kennedy, Adjunct Lecturer and Mphil/PhD student, Faculty of Humanities…
Symposium: Supporting Twice Exceptional African American Students… How Coaching Special Olympics Changed the Trajectory of My Life 22 Nov 201623 Nov 2017 Dr. Shawn Robinson, independent scholar who focuses on the intersection of race, giftedness and dyslexia, recounts how coaching Special Olympics changed the trajectory of his life and fostered a hidden leadership…
Symposium: Supporting Twice Exceptional African American Students… Relationships and Resources in Education and the Impact on Transition Planning 22 Nov 201623 Nov 2017 Jeannette A. Blackwood, doctoral student at Bowie State University, provides a call to action for researchers and practitioners to begin exploring how social and cultural capital access impacts the experiences of…
Symposium: Supporting Twice Exceptional African American Students… Schooling at the Liminal: Black Girls and Special Education 22 Nov 201623 Nov 2017 Venus E. Evans-Winters, Associate Professor of Education at Illinois State University in the department of Educational Administration & Foundations and faculty affiliate in Women & Gender Studies and Ethnic Studies,…
Symposium: Supporting Twice Exceptional African American Students… Too Bad to be Gifted: Gifts Denied for Black Males with Emotional and Behavioral Needs 21 Nov 201623 Nov 2017 Owens, Ford, Lisbon, Jones, and Owens examine how high-achieving Black students identified with emotional disorder (ED) are receiving inadequate academic instruction and are more likely to drop out of high…
Symposium: Supporting Twice Exceptional African American Students… #Black Intellect Matters: Inequitable Practices Yield Inequitable Results 21 Nov 201623 Nov 2017 Ford, Lisbon, and Little-Harrison introduce us to Terrance, a five-year-old African-American kindergartener who grew up in a home with his mother, grandmother, and two younger siblings in an urban community comprised…
Symposium: Supporting Twice Exceptional African American Students… Karl Is Ready! Why Aren’t You? Promoting Social and Cultural Skills in Early Childhood Education 21 Nov 201623 Nov 2017 Brian L. Wright, Donna Y. Ford, and Nicole McZeal Walters Karl—bright, inquisitive, vibrant, and full of possibilities—was born in 2011 and will enter kindergarten in 2016 ready to learn and explore the…
Symposium: Supporting Twice Exceptional African American Students… Guest Editor’s Introduction 20 Nov 201623 Nov 2017 Dr. Shawn Robinson, independent scholar focusing on the intersection of race, giftedness and dyslexia. This special section of Wisconsin English Journal sheds light on supporting twice exceptional (2E) African American students:…