Number and type of credits: 1 CPD* — (NASP and Certificate of Completion) 

Webinar description:

Educators are looking for a fairer approach to Gifted identification that challenges traditional practices, which often overlook multilingual learners and students from a wide range of cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds.  

In this webinar, Dina Brulles, PhD, Kim Lansdowne, PhD, and Jack Naglieri, PhD, co-authors of the Naglieri General Ability Tests™ (Naglieri–Verbal, Naglieri–Nonverbal, and Naglieri–Quantitative), reveal ways to reduce undue influence, uncover overlooked potential, and strengthen fair practices, all through innovative tests built in a language-free construct with verbal, nonverbal, and quantitative content. Leave with a broader understanding of how identification goes beyond academic achievement and practical strategies to expand access and Gifted programming across educational settings. 

Learning objectives:

1. Analyze how traditional gifted-identification practices may disadvantage multilingual learners and students from diverse cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds. 

2. Evaluate the use of language-free assessment tools with verbal, nonverbal, and quantitative components to make gifted identification more equitable. 

3. Apply strategies to reduce bias and enhance inclusive gifted programming.

Presenters:

Dina Brulles, PhD, is the Gifted Program Coordinator at the Mary Lou Fulton Teacher’s College at Arizona State University (ASU).  Her work emphasizes equitable identification in gifted education. She is the co-author of Understanding and Using the Naglieri General Ability Tests: A Call for Equity in Gifted Education and the Naglieri Ability Test – Verbal. 

Kim Lansdowne, PhD, founding Executive Director of the Herberger Young Scholars Academy at ASU, received the 2023 Arizona Association for Gifted & Talented Lifetime Achievement Award. She is an active leader in gifted education advocacy and has published extensively, including co-authoring the Naglieri Tests of General Ability – Quantitative.  

Jack Naglieri, PhD, is an Emeritus Professor at George Mason University. He has published 23 books, 51 tests/rating scales, and 300 research papers. He is known for his emphasis on innovative tests, including the Naglieri General Ability Tests, the Cognitive Assessment System-2nd Ed., ASRS, and CEFI. He emphasizes equitable assessment and uniting sound theory with practice. 

CE credits:

*Continuing Professional Development Credits

Multi-Health Systems Inc. (MHS Inc.) is approved by the National Association of School Psychologists to offer professional development for school psychologists. MHS Inc. maintains responsibility for the program. NASP approved provider #1119 . 

Disclaimer: There is no known commercial support for this program. As the publisher of the psychometric instruments, MHS Inc. stands to gain from potential sales that may result from the webinars related to our products. When authors of products are the presenters, they may be presenting on an assessment for which they receive royalties. Some presenters may reference or promote a book during the webinars that they have authored. As a result, those presenters stand to gain from potential sales of the book(s) they promote.  

 This webinar may be eligible for gifted education and/or professional learning update credit, in accordance with applicable state and district policies. Credit eligibility varies by state and locality; participants are responsible for verifying eligibility with their district or relevant education agency.