ljconrad

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About me

Gender Female
Industry Education
Location Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Introduction I am a gifted education advocate and work with gifted communities worldwide. I hold a B.A. degree in Sociology. On Twitter, I am the moderator of Global #gtchat Powered by the Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented held Thursdays at 8PM EDT. An average of 3,400 tweets reaching 6 million Twitter accounts are devoted to this global discussion every month. I have expanded the reach of #gtchat to include a Facebook Page and Blog. Gifted Parenting Support is read in over 110 countries and its readership includes parents, educators, and academics. I have presented at the 2012 - 2017 TAGT Annual Conferences; 2013, 2015, 2017 PAGE Conferences; a Symposium on Gifted Parenting at the 2013 WCGTC Conference; and 2016, 2017 SENG Conferences. I am a member of TAGT, PAGE, NAGC, SENG, ECHA and WCGTC. In 2013, I was named to NAGC’s Parent Editorial and Content Advisory Board. I may be reached at giftedparenting@gmail.com
Interests Gifted education advocacy, global collaboration, technology in the classroom, social media integration across all platforms through social networking strategies and protocols to provide PD, idea generation, parent engagement, and thought leadership.