The Unseen Gifted Featuring April Wells

April Wells is the Coordinator for Gifted, Advanced Placement, Academies and World Languages in Illinois School District U-46 where she facilitated the redesign of the district’s gifted programming in 2012 following a discrimination lawsuit. April serves on the Board of Directors for the Illinois Association for Gifted Children and has presented widely at conferences including IAGC, NAGC, World Council for Gifted and Talented Children and The College of William and Mary Center for Gifted Education, advocating for the needs of gifted learners. April’s interests focus on equity pedagogy, underrepresented learners, developing a continuum of services and providing instructional supports that allow students to maximize their pursuits. She highlights the role that cultural engagement plays in academic attainment for students from diverse populations. April has a bachelor’s degree in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from DePaul University and a master’s in Teaching and a master’s in Administration and Supervision from National Louis University.

Enhance your understanding of how gifted students can often go unnoticed and often slip through the cracks, while missing opportunities to be properly challenged in the classroom.

The day includes a keynote address from April Wells in the morning, lunch, then a choice of four breakout sessions in the afternoon.