Event details
PD Webinar Series
Tuesday, September 16, 2025, 6:00 pm CT
With Dr. Justin Mitchell
Get ready for a fun and engaging session where pop culture collides with leadership! Together, we'll dive into how icons like Marvel superheroes, Taylor Swift, and even Stranger Things can inspire gifted students to develop leadership and entrepreneurial skills. You'll walk away with fresh activities, creative lesson plans, and strategies that blend storytelling, decision-making, and innovation. Whether your students dream of running the next big startup, leading a team, or changing the world, this session will help you guide them toward their goals-all while keeping learning exciting, relatable, and full of energy!
MEET
JUSTIN MITCHELL, PH.D.
Dr. Justin Mitchell is an 8th-grade Social Studies teacher and Gifted and Talented Coordinator at Franklin-Simpson Middle School. Named the 2021 Kentucky History Teacher of the Year and a National History Teacher of the Year finalist, he was also a 2023 Kentucky Middle School Teacher Achievement Award winner. He serves on the Kentucky Education Professional Standards Board, is Secretary of the Kentucky Association for Gifted Education, and chairs the Public Policy and Advocacy Committee for the National Association for Gifted Children.
Zoom link will be emailed to registrants prior to the event.
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