Intelligence: Redefined - Reframing Giftedness & the Implications for Gifted Ed

To close the year, we a pleased to present Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman--Scientific Director of the Science of Imagination Project at the Positive Psychology Center.  His reasearch is supported by a grant from the Imagination Institue.  He conducts research on the measurements and development of imagination, creativity, and play, and teaches the popular undergraduate course, Introduction to Positive Psychology.  Kaufman is author of Ungifted:  Intelliegence Redefined and co-author of the upcoming book Wired to Create:  Unraveling the Mysteries fo the Creative Mind.  he is also host of The Psychology Podcast, co-founder of The Creativity Post and he writes the blog Beautiful Minds for Scientific American.  Kaufman completed his doctorate in cognitive psychology from Yale University in 2009 and received his Master's Degree in Experimental Psychology from Cambridge University in 2005 where he was a Gates Cambridge Scholar.  Dr. Kaufman discusses his new theory of personal intelligence and shares his story about growing up with a learning disability.