The Reed Fellow plays a vital role in the development of WISHfest and participates in a fireside chat with our keynote speaker(s).
Sally M. Reis, Ph.D.
Sally Reis is a Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor and previously held the Letitia Neag Morgan Chair in Educational Psychology in the Neag School of Education at UConn.. Her research interests relate to talent development, enrichment pedagogy, twice exceptional students, as well as talented girls and women. She has authored over 300 articles, books, book chapters, technical reports and worked a research team that has generated over 50 million dollars during the last few decades.
2025 Address
Using Strength-Based Pedagogy to Engage and Challenge Twice Exceptional Students
Using the pedagogy of gifted and talented education enables teachers to develop strengths, interests, and talents in a broad range of students, including those with disabilities. Enrichment pedagogy helps teachers differentiate instruction, reduce underachievement, and enable students to develop their strengths, while reducing a focus on deficits. This session will briefly highlight this pedagogy and describe how it can be implemented to help students identify and develop their interests and strengths.