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2.4.8 Gifted Leadership in a "Leader in Me" World
Session participants will have the opportunity to explore tenets of gifted leadership and how the Leader in Me program can support and develop leadership qualities in students identified as gifted in this area. Conversely, the participants will examine how the increased focus on the Leader in Me might bring about a decreased number of students identified as gifted in leadership and result in a lack of individualized enrichment opportunities. As Julia Roberts (2004) asserted, “Please remember that leadership is important for all children and that is a ‘must’ for children who are gifted and talented.”
Author(s):
Lisa Murley
lisa.murley@wku.edu
Western Kentucky University
United States
Lisa D. Murley is Associate Professor in the School of Teacher Education at Western Kentucky University where she worked works with preservice and practicing teachers in teaching strategies, teacher leadership, and assessment courses. She received a PhD from the University of Louisville and her research interests include student and teacher leadership and research-based instructional strategies.
Pamela Jukes
pam.jukes@wku.edu
Western Kentucky University
United States
Pamela Morris Jukes received her doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Kentucky and is currently serving as Professor in the School of Teacher Education at Western Kentucky University. She serves on the Content Area Program Review Committee for the state of Kentucky and served as state trainer for the Kentucky Teacher Internship Program. She serves as Program Representative for the Elementary Education Program at WKU and works closely with local public schools in the undergraduate field-based program and with first year teachers in the New Teacher Academy.
