Introductions

My name is Kelley E.B. Senkowski.  I have been an Independent Consultant for Gifted Education for the past decade. I spend my time training educators, administrators and professionals through presentations, professional development days, and teacher curriculum consulting,  as well as consult with parents, about meeting the unique needs of the gifted child. I am pursuing the Ed. Tech. degree in hopes of learning how to better use technology and offer new ideas to educators in order to meet the needs of the high level learner in the classroom. I believe that anything incorporated into the classroom for the gifted child, can be used and offered to all children using the appropriate learning level.

What keeps me going, is seeing that the gifted population has been forgotten in the past decade as state budgets disappeared.  They are just as different (in all ways) from the average level student, as the special education student is from their age mates (who also appropriately need curriculum modification); and they are still in the classrooms. I am also interested in learning how to use technology for assisting the gifted child who has learning disabilities.

In my spare time, I like reading, camping, ministry work, walking, soccer, weight lifting and am just taking up archery. However, with five children ages 6 - 17 years (first grade to freshman at MSU), I rarely have time for pursuing my interests at this point in my life. So, I try to incorporate them to do with my family when I can.

I am looking forward to learning from all of you and your experiences.

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