Bertie Kingore, Ph. D.
is an international consultant who has worked with educators, students, and parents for several decades. A multiple award-winning author, she has published twenty-seven books, dozens of articles, and untallied instructional aids on education. Dr. Kingore’s work to help strengthen and refine the identification and education of gifted children is acknowledged and implemented across the globe. She is recognized for her practical and energetic presentations, leaving educators revitalized and eager to implement her strategies and learning experiences in their own campuses.
Dr. Kingore seamlessly weaves extensive research into effective practices with a student-centered approach. She advocates learning experiences that respond to the marvelous diversity of children, encourage high-level responses and high achievement, and minimize the intensity of teacher preparation time.
Vita
Education
Ph. D.: University of North Texas, Denton, Texas
M. Ed. and B. A.: Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas
Teaching Experience
Shelton Professor of Education, Hardin-Simmons University 1980-1998
Director, Early Childhood Education Program at HSU
Director, Threshold Program for Advanced or Gifted Youth, Ages 5-16
Classroom Teacher – elementary and secondary students
Honors and Offices
- Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented (TAGT) President’s Award
- Outstanding Alumnus Award, University of North Texas
- Texas Gifted Educator of the Year
- Legacy Award for the Educator Book of the Year
- Past President, Texas Association for Gifted and Talented
- Chair, Texas Reading Initiative Task Force for the Education of Primary Gifted Children
- Past Chair, Parent and Community Division of the National Association for Gifted Children
- Past Chair, Reading Excellence through the Arts, International Reading Association
- Cullen Professor Award for Research and Creativity
- Cullen Professor Award for Excellence in Teaching
Conference Keynotes and Presentations
- Keynote speaker at multiple National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) annual conferences
- Keynote speaker at multiple state annual conferences
- Seven world conferences in reading and gifted education
- National Association for Gifted Children annual conferences
- Numerous states’ annual conferences
- International Baccalaureate annual conferences
- International Reading Association annual conferences
Publications
Award-winning author of twenty-seven books and numerous articles in professional journals, such as Teaching for High Potential (NAGC), Reading Teacher, Language Arts, Tempo, Gifted Child Today, Understanding Our Gifted, Child Care Quarterly, Connections, and Gifted Education Communicator.