Culturally Responsive Teaching in Gifted Education

C. Matthew Fugate, Ph.D., received his doctorate in Gifted, Creative, and Talented Studies at Purdue University. Prior to this, he worked as an elementary teacher in the Houston Independent School District where he also served as a Gifted Coordinator and Magnet Coordinator. Wendy Behrens, M.A. Ed., serves as the Gifted and Talented Education Specialist for the Minnesota Department of Education, providing leadership and consultation services for educators, administrators, and parents. She provides technical assistance to and collaborates with institutions of higher education, professional organizations, educator networks, and others interested in promoting rigorous educational opportunities. Cecelia Boswell, Ed.D., is an educator who has 40 years of experience in Texas education. She has worked with children from kindergarten through grade 12 as a teacher of migrant and gifted children and as a coach for UIL literary events. She has coordinated migrant services, ESL, bilingual, and gifted education. Joy Lawson Davis, Ed.D. is a career educator with over 40 years of experience as a practitioner, scholar, author and consultant.

Introduction. Part 1. Culturally Responsive Practices 1. School Climate Change [Jeff Danielian] 2. Implicit Bias [Nina Barbieri and Bernardo Pohl] 3. Promoting Antiracism [Michelle Frazier Trotman Scott] 4. The Need for Culturally Responsive Gifted Educators [Javetta Jones Robertson] Part 2. Race, Ethnicity, and Culture 5. Redressing and Neutralizing Institutional Racism and Systemic Biases in Gifted Education [Kristina Henry Collins] 6. Culturally and Linguistically Sustaining Practices for Multilingual Leaners With High Academic Potential [Nielsen Pereira and Luciana C. de Oliveira] 7. Indigenous Youth [Marcia Gentry and Justyna Gray] 8. Poverty and the (Mis)Education of Black and Hispanic Gifted Students [Erinn Fears Floyd] Part 3. Gender, Sex, and Sense of Self 9. Culturally Responsive Practices for Developing Gifts and Talents in Women [Sally M. Reis] 10. Supporting Gifted Males and Their Emotional Well-Being [Thomas P. Hébert] 11. Preparing Gifted Black Males for Transition to College [Marques R. Dexter and Tarek C. Grantham] 12. Transgender and Nonbinary Youth [Teresa Ryan Manzella and Jace Valcore] 13. Culturally Responsive ABC's for Gifted LGBTTIQQ2SA+ Students [PJ Sedillo] Part 4. A Call to Action