About

Emmaly Perks M.Ed.,
Giftedness Consultant
Hello!

I’m so glad you’re here. I’ve spent the past 15 years as an educational consultant helping gifted children, adults, and families to find appropriate educational environments, meaningful careers, and satisfying life trajectories—and I would love to do the same for you!
Whether it’s meeting one on one to discuss your gifted identity, supporting your family in finding the right school for your child, training teachers to better understand their gifted students, or helping organizations to understand their gifted employees—I love being able to share the latest research on giftedness to help gifted individuals lead meaningful lives.
I also know firsthand about giftedness—I was in gifted programming throughout my education, taught gifted and talented children in the classroom, and am lucky to be raising two bright children of my own.
I’d love to meet with you to learn how I can help you, your family, your school, or your organization to create a world where giftedness is acknowledged, honored, and celebrated.

Qualifications

- Master’s Degree in Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment from the University of Denver with a concentration in Gifted and Talented Education
- Experience teaching as a licensed teacher of the gifted, highly gifted, and twice exceptional in both independent and public school settings
- Gifted and Talented Specialist Endorsement from the state of Colorado
- 15 years experience teaching, coaching, and consulting with gifted children, adolescents, and adults in educational, organizational, mental health, and research setting
- Member of American Mensa, American Psychological Association, Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted, National Education Association, and National Association for Gifted children
- Over 500 hours of supervised test administration experience with common cognitive tests (e.g., WISC, WAIS, NNAT, DAS-II, etc.). I can help you or your family know what to expect if you pursue cognitive testing, and will refer you to appropriate testing providers if you decide that is needed.
- Expert facilitator with over 1000+ hours leading workshops, professional development, and training in schools and professional organizations; average 4.9/5.00 star rating
- Certified Community Group Facilitator with Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted (SENG), the largest professional organization for supporting gifted children and families
- Regular presenter at gifted conferences on issues such as gifted identification, supporting gifted learners, developing gifted talent development programs, addressing school worries in the gifted, etc.