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Janet L. Gore, M.A., M.Ed.
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Janet L. Gore is Vice President, Acquisitions Editor, Developmental Editor and frequent consultant for Great Potential Press, Inc. When not busy editing, she conducts workshops or classes relating to educational and social/emotional needs of gifted children. She has taught graduate courses in gifted education and creativity and has presented workshops for parents, teachers, counselors and administrators for local, state, regional, national, and international associations.
Her experience with gifted and talented students includes several years as a teacher, guidance counselor, assistant principal, policy maker, and parent. For three years, she served as State Specialist for Gifted Education at the department of education in Phoenix, Arizona, where she had a leadership role in maintaining quality gifted education programs in 225 school districts, including helping to create new and stronger legislation and funding. She also provided districts with in-service training and technical assistance; and co-authored a book titled The Status of Gifted Education in Arizona (1988).
Janet worked for five years as a counselor/advocate for gifted students at the high school level. She coordinated A.P. programs, internships, mentorships and independent study in addition to academic advising and college planning. Her experience includes teaching at both middle school and high school levels, coaching winning Academic Decathlon and Future Problem Solving Teams, and three years as high school assistant principal. She has taught graduate courses in gifted education, creativity, critical thinking and career planning for Northern Arizona University summer programs and for the University of Phoenix in rural Arizona as well as in Phoenix. She holds an M.A. degree in English from the University of Iowa where she also worked with the Writer’s Workshop. She holds an M.Ed. in Guidance and Counseling from the University of Arizona. Her undergraduate degree is from Carleton College in Minnesota.
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