Conference
Dr. Joseph S. Renzulli
2ND WORLD GIFTEDNESS CENTER INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
Although most people agree that there is a need to make special educational provisions for students with superior potentials for innovation, controversies have existed for more than a century about the best ways to serve…
2026
Conference
Prof. Albert Ziegler, et al.
2ND WORLD GIFTEDNESS CENTER INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
Traditionally, gifted identification sought to identify individuals who possessed special characteristics. Often, this was limited to a high IQ. Modern gifted identification instead seeks to identify learning pathways for talents. Accordingly, the focus of identification…
2026
Conference
Dr. Kathrin Emmerdinger, et al.
2ND WORLD GIFTEDNESS CENTER INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
Humanity faces unparalleled challenges requiring concerted transformational efforts for creative problem solving at a global scale (e.g., slowing global warming and biodiversity loss). Leaders and innovators with the highest levels of expertise and creativity must…
2026
Conference
Dr. Mingjing Zhu, et al.
2ND WORLD GIFTEDNESS CENTER INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
Since 2010, the Hector Children Academies {HCA) has been supporting highly gifted and talented elementary school children through specialized programs alongside regular education. It was established through the initiative and continuous funding of the Hector…
2026
Conference
Dr. Rena Subotnik, et al.
2ND WORLD GIFTEDNESS CENTER INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
Sharing insider knowledge is important for equity in talent development. Every one of us has had an experience where we thought we had a chance of winning an opportunity, only to find out there were…
2026
Conference
Prof. Megan Foley Nicpon, et al.
2ND WORLD GIFTEDNESS CENTER INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
The term "twice-exceptional" is becoming increasingly mainstream, but best practices in identification remain illusive. In this presentation, I will examine what researchers are suggesting are best practices in identification of students with disabilities for talent…
2026
Conference
Dr. Paul R. Hernandez, et al.
2ND WORLD GIFTEDNESS CENTER INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
Mentorship can be part of the solution to developing a more diverse global scientific workforce, but mentorship models focused on dyadic mentoring can reproduce hierarchies the reinforce the status quo. Reframing mentoring relationships as developmental…
2026
Conference
Prof. Dr. Alaa Eldin Abdel Hamed Ayoub, et al.
2ND WORLD GIFTEDNESS CENTER INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
This study aimed to assess the psychometric properties of Hamdan Giftedness Test by applying Rasch model. Hamdan Giftedness Test comprise of the five cognitive ability tests; Verbal Ability I (Semantic Information Processing), Preknowledge in Science…
2026
Conference
Dr. Elena L. Grigorenko, et al.
2ND WORLD GIFTEDNESS CENTER INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
In this presentation, Dr. Grigorenko will present her comments and illustrations on a distributed model of gifted education a network model of gifted education. This model assumes the presence of a network of centralized and…
2026
Conference
Dr. Paula Olszewski-Kubilius, et al.
2ND WORLD GIFTEDNESS CENTER INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
The Alice Springs Declaration (2019) set all educators the goal of developing students that are confident and creative individuals, successful lifelong learners, active and informed members of the community; students who are resilient and develop…
2026
Conference
Roslyn Mahrous, et al.
2ND WORLD GIFTEDNESS CENTER INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
The Alice Springs Declaration (2019) set all educators the goal of developing students that are confident and creative individuals, successful lifelong learners, active and informed members of the community; students who are resilient and develop…
2026
Conference
Dr. Ahmed M. Abdulla Alabbasi, et al.
2ND WORLD GIFTEDNESS CENTER INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
The world we live in is very different from the 20th Century; the world of the future, in which our students will live, is unknown. Why, then, do we continue to use IQ tests created…
2026
Conference
Prof. C. June Maker, et al.
2ND WORLD GIFTEDNESS CENTER INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
The world we live in is very different from the 20th Century; the world of the future, in which our students will live, is unknown. Why, then, do we continue to use IQ tests created…
2026
Conference
Prof. Dr. Heidrun Stoeger, et al.
2ND WORLD GIFTEDNESS CENTER INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
Mentoring can be a promising method of talent development as it allows for highly individualized support of learners tailored to their developmental stage, their knowledge and skill level, as well as their individual needs. However,…
2026
Conference
Prof. Abdullah Aljughaiman, et al.
2ND WORLD GIFTEDNESS CENTER INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
Creativity is often associated with thinking skills, such as idea generation and problem-solving. However, creativity is not limited to just thinking skills. It is a complex phenomenon that involves multiple dimensions, including affective, motivational, and…
2026
