Broadcast on October 17, 2026 at 11 am Eastern time
Advancing Culturally Responsive Creativity in Gifted Education
Corey Gray
Description
When students’ cultural identities, lived experiences, and creative strengths are intentionally integrated into an educator’s instructional design, academic engagement and achievement become powerful byproducts (Gajda et al., 2017; Sternberg, 2023; Torrance, 1987). Yet, historically, many educational practices have privileged assimilation over affirmation, particularly for students from culturally and racially diverse backgrounds (Ford, 2021; Muhammad, 2020). This webinar introduces Culturally Responsive Creativity, a framework that intentionally integrates creativity-based teaching and learning practices within culturally responsive pedagogy (Gray, 2025). Aligning with research and classroom-based examples, Dr. Gray offers a brief historical overview of creativity’s role in the American educational system and provides practical tools, strategies, and design considerations for educators to cultivate the creative potential and cultural identity of every high-ability and high-potential learner.
About the presenter
Dr. Corey Jordan Gray is an educational philosopher, creativity advocate, and equity champion based in Atlanta, Georgia. He currently serves as an Assistant Principal in an elementary charter school and brings extensive teaching and leadership experience across public, independent, charter, and university settings spanning K–16+ education. Dr. Gray earned two degrees from Georgia State University and a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology with an emphasis in Gifted and Creative Education from the University of Georgia, where his research examined the relationship between educators’ perceptions of creativity and racial implicit bias. He currently serves as Co-Chair of the National Association for Gifted Children’s Diversity and Equity Committee and Program Co-Chair for the Special Populations Network. Dr. Gray is a sought-after speaker and author whose work centers on culturally responsive gifted education, teacher mindsets and practices, and the cultivation of creative talent in historically marginalized learners.