Nancy Hertzog, Ph.D. is a professor in the area of educational psychology at the University of Washington and the director of the Halbert and Nancy Robinson Center for Young Scholars. From 1995Â-2010, she held a faculty position in the Department of Special Education and directed University Primary School, an inclusive early childhood setting that serves children from preschool through first grade at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her primary area of interest relates to ways that teachers engage and challenge all students. She is the author of two books, Ready for Preschool, and Early Childhood Gifted Education, and has published in the Journal of Curriculum Studies, Gifted Child Quarterly, Journal for the Education of the Gifted, Roeper Review, Teaching Exceptional Children, Early Childhood Research and Practice, and Young Exceptional Children. Ellen Honeck, Ph.D.

is the dean of Gifted and Talented Academy for Laurel Springs School. She has been in the field of gifted education for more than 18 years, serving in a variety of roles. Her experience ranges from classroom teacher (preschool through eighth grade), school administrator, adjunct professor, facilitator for professional development opportunities, presenter at conferences (local, national, and international), and as a consultant for gifted education. She holds certifications for a variety of content and age ranges. She has designed, developed, and field-tested curriculum materials for gifted learners and has published in various venues. Barbara Dullaghan, M.Ed. is currently the elementary gifted and talented coordinator for Bloomington Public Schools in Minnesota.

Her experience ranges from classroom teacher, educational consultant, facilitator of professional development, published author, and conference presenter. Dullaghan cocreated a school-within-a-school for highly gifted children for grades 2Â-8 that now services over 300 students. She is also a National Board Certified Teacher.