Find out What It Takes to Be an Effective Advocate for the Gifted

Date: Saturday, March 16, 2013
Time: 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (Eastern)
Presenter: Wenda Sheard, JD, PhD

Are you determined to advocate for the best education possible for your children? Do you want to learn more about the legal, political, and educational aspects of advocacy? If you do, this SENGinar is for you.

Many times when a child’s educational needs are satisfied, social and emotional problems are alleviated. So come fill your advocacy toolbox with new and creative advocacy ideas from a lawyer, political scientist, teacher, and long-time education advocate.

ABOUT THE PRESENTER

Wenda Sheard, JD, PhD, is an attorney, teacher, and mother of three grown gifted children. After practicing law for nearly 20 years, she earned a PhD in political science with an emphasis on education policy. From 2004-2006, Dr. Sheard taught school in China. She currently teaches in England and serves on the board of Potential Plus UK (formerly NAGC-UK). Dr. Sheard has presented at numerous gifted conferences and written many articles. She has helped teach the highly gifted portions of online gifted education courses and has presented at teacher in-service days. She has also worked, presented, and published in the political science field.