Posts tagged as “Shelley Green”

Last month, during the Annual Conference of the Colorado Association for Gifted and Talented (CGAT), “Empowering Change,” Shelley Green, Custer County Schools Gifted Education Teacher and Coordinator, received the CGAT 2025 Educator of the Year Award. CGAT began their annual conferences in 1975 with a modest 315 attendees. Earlier this week, in its 47h iteration, the CGAT Annual Conference drew over 900 attendees for workshops, keynotes, and recognition ceremonies at the gathering in Embassy Suites, Loveland. Green was among six persons—educators, administrators, parents, advocates, community members—honored for their leadership in Gifted and Talented education programs, while an additional five persons received scholarships and youth impact awards for continuing studies and professional development. Green’s citation reads in part, “What distinguishes Shelley is her joy in watching…