Scott Peters
2019-05-09
Education & Learning

Rethinking Gifted Education with Scott Peters

Today it’s a great pleasure to have Dr. Scott Peters on the podcast. Dr. Peters is an associate professor of educational foundations and the Richard and Veronica Teller Endowed Faculty Fellow of Education at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater where he teaches courses on measurement and assessment, research methodology, and gifted education. His research focuses on educational assessment, gifted and talented student identification, disproportionality within K-12 education, and educational policy. He is the first author of Beyond Gifted Education: Designing and Implementing Advanced Academic Programs and the co-author (along with Jonathan Plucker) of Excellence Gaps in Education: Expanding Opportunities for Talented Students, published by Harvard Education Press.

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About the guest

Scott Peters

Podcast Guest

Scott J. Peters is an American educational researcher and the Director of Research Consulting at NWEA, specializing in educational assessment, gifted and talented student identification, and equity in advanced learning opportunities. He was previously Professor of Assessment and Research Methodology at the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater.

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