David Mendell

Dave Mendell has been an elementary school teacher in the Wallingford-Swarthmore School District for 25 years. While his tenure as a Teacher of the Gifted began just over eight years ago, he has been studying and researching Gifted Education since the beginning of his career. Dave encourages and challenges his students to find a balance between learning and play as a strategy to help them build a strong foundation for years of future learning. Dave has presented at numerous conferences including PETE&C, ISTE and the International Society for Autism Research. Dave completed his Gifted Endorsement at Millersville University and he continues to research strategies for improving equity in Gifted Education. It is Dave’s goal to highlight the social and emotional needs of gifted learners while working to build bridges between the many stakeholders of the gifted community.