Kristen Berman, Ph.D.

Weinfeld Education Group, LLC Presents…

Diamonds in the Rough
Smart Kids Who Learn Differently

March 11- 13, 2010
University of Maryland
Shady Grove
9630 Gudelsky Drive
Rockville, MD 20850

Biography:

Kristen Berman, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Education in the Graduate School of The College of New Rochelle in New York. She specializes in differentiated curriculum and instruction, enhanced teaching methods in diverse classroom settings, gifted education, and arts integration in content areas. She has been a speaker, consultant, and professional developer for teachers, administrators, and parents both throughout the United States, and in Asia, Europe, Middle East, Latin America, and Africa addressing effective instructional strategies and a growing interest in the twice exceptional worldwide.

Kristen taught in elementary and middle school classrooms over a twenty-year period in eight states, and later served as Director of Enrichment and Talent Development in New York City Public Schools overseeing programs in forty-eight K-8 schools for the development of high achieving and artistically talented students. Kristen has authored publications on aspects of the arts and creativity, and a book on interest development centers. She has worked on two grant projects in New York focusing on strength-based teaching and schoolwide enrichment to recognize and serve the strengths and talents of every child. Her research focuses on talent development, the creative process, and using arts to develop a sense of social justice in the lives of children. .