What Clients Say
“I’m just so grateful for the help you gave us when selecting a school for our daughter. Our oldest is now in middle school, and she is just thriving. She isn’t a perfectionist like a lot of her peers, and I credit that to you encouraging us to send her to an elementary school where she was actually challenged.”
Parent of Two Gifted Children“You are such a fantastic coach, mentor, and a wonderful person. I can’t tell you how much working with you changed the trajectory of my career.”
Coaching ClientThis workshop was a master class in how to apply sound education practice to the professional development sphere. I'd love to see you present again just so I can observe and learn from your pedagogical choices. I know others who would benefit from this course. Please offer it again!
Workshop ParticipantYou are so passionate about giftedness, and it shows. You really understand this world, and these kids, when no one else gets it.
Parent of Twice Exceptional ChildrenEmmaly has helped me to expand my knowledge, feel more confident in my ability to produce at work, and feel as though there is more balance in my job!
PsychologistGreat session. Emmaly was wonderful, knowledgeable, and her energy and confidence set the tone of the session.
Career ChangerWe are so lucky to have you as a consultant for our organization. Your work with our staff has given us a common language to better understand each other’s strengths. You are a rock star!
Organizational ClientEmmaly was really helpful in adapting the training to my needs so I could actually participate, which was wonderful, because I was able to engage when I normally could not.
University EducatorEmmaly’s course on gifted, twice exceptional, and neurodivergent identity was truly enriching. The format was interactive and engaging, and I especially loved the breakout rooms, connecting with people across disciplines and expanding my knowledge of giftedness as a former gifted and talented student myself.
As someone who’s followed Emmaly on Substack, I can also vouch for her live sessions and the resources she offers free and paid subscribers alike. My own school system would have benefited enormously from having her teach educators and leadership about brains that work differently.
So whether you’re looking to understand your own brain or build a more inclusive classroom for others, I highly recommend her course and partnering with Beyond Gifted.
Jen BenfordWhat educators say after working together:
Feedback from educators, specialists, administrators, and school teams who have completed training with Emmaly.
“It gave me the chance to reflect on my own teaching and question some of the traditional thinking that limits how we see what students are capable of. The workshops helped me understand how important it is to recognize the range of talents, needs, and interests in our classrooms. I am leaving with new tools, ideas, and perspectives for building an education that is more inclusive, more challenging, and more meaningful for our students.”
“This course broadened my view of students with high abilities and helped me understand that their potential can show up in very different ways. I am taking away practical tools for identifying their strengths, designing differentiation strategies, and offering enrichment that responds to their needs. It strengthens my commitment to building a school culture where talent is recognized, supported, and developed — and to sharing this with our teaching team.”
I thought this was going to be an excellent workshop. It was exceptional.
I personally loved the course — very well led, concise, and practical. We all came away committed to extending what we learned across the whole school, and above all to applying it so we can serve every one of our student populations.
Emmaly was fantastic and needs to be out in front of everyone sharing her craft. I especially loved the format, with small breakout groups and larger group discussion. She provided a comfortable, accessible environment, with built-in breaks, and allowed us to move around.
This workshop has me rethinking how I observe and work with my students, and I have left some mistaken beliefs behind. I can now tell the difference between a high-ability student and a high-achieving one. Acceleration and working from a student's strengths are strategies I want to keep in front of me from now on.
Not only is the information engaging and useful, it challenges my thinking. I appreciate that very much.
It made me reflect on how to take students deeper in their learning instead of stopping at basic or repetitive activities. What I am taking away is that these strategies are not only for students with high ability — they can be adapted for the whole group, depending on each student's level and needs.
Before this workshop, I thought giftedness was all about high intelligence. Now I think the intensity and the deep emotional and thought world of these people needs to be considered when planning and developing supports.
The section on twice-exceptionality made me think hard, because certain difficulties can stop us from recognizing a student's high ability. It brought several students in my own class to mind, and reminded me how important it is to look past traditional academic performance.
This is by far the best course I have taken in years! Thank you for pushing my limits and helping me understand different perspectives.
Every lesson was short and deep at the same time, with documents, articles, and pages to go and read. English is not my strength, but I was able to follow every workshop using the Spanish files and slides. It was interactive, and it had me asking real questions about where education is headed.
When I started this workshop, I thought about giftedness through a more narrow or linear lens, but now I know that giftedness is even more multi-faceted than what I realized.
Inclusive education is not only about supporting students who face barriers to learning. It is also about making sure students with high ability get the intellectual challenge they need. We have not fully addressed that, and having tools that let us do it will be enormously valuable.
Course ratings aggregated across hundreds of course participants and workshops.
