Academic Standards and Talent Development Coordinator
Mankato Area Public Schools, Minnesota
Tania K. Lyon, Ed.D., is Academic Standards and Talent Development Coordinator for Mankato Area Public Schools. Tania designed GT programming as a systemic approach to the RtI/MTSS model for serving students and giving them access to challenges – whether identified or not. This system includes universal screening processes that create multiple pathways into GT programming for elementary and middle school students. Mankato’s Rising Scholar program continues to expand and improve around promising results and with ongoing racial equity work. An early part of Tania’s leadership included working at the forefront of a federal Javits Grant to upscale GT services and to diversify these services. Tania received a NAGC Coordinator of the Year award in 2018. Tania has her doctorate in Critical PedEducational Leadership; a 2E and Underserved Learners Gifted, Creative, and Talented certificate; a Gifted, Creative, and Talented certificate; a masters in Curriculum & Instruction; and a K-12 Principal License.
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Friday, November 18, 2022
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Saturday, November 19, 2022
9:15 AM – 9:45 AM
Saturday, November 19, 2022
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM