Richard Elliott Weinfeld. Office: 104 Northwood Avenue Silver Spring, Maryland

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1 Office: 104 Northwood Avenue Silver Spring, Maryland Richard Weinfeld, M. Ed. Educational Consultant Executive Director, Weinfeld Education Group, LLC and Executive Director, Weinfeld Education Group LA, LLC Richard Weinfeld directs Weinfeld Education Group, LLC, a group of over 40 educational consultants, psychologists, and a variety of related student service providers, located in Maryland, Washington DC, and Virginia. Mr. Weinfeld also directs the work of Weinfeld Education Group LA, LLC, a group of five special education consultants located in the Los Angeles, California area. In addition to directing the work of the two companies, Mr. Weinfeld provides direct special education consultation services to families of students with special needs. Mr. Weinfeld also does extensive parent and staff training and consults with schools about appropriate programming for students. He has long been an advocate for quality educational programs for all students. Twenty-six years of his thirty-year career, with Montgomery County (Maryland) Public Schools, were spent in a variety of leadership roles in special education. Mr. Weinfeld has expertise in working with students with a wide range of disabilities including learning disabilities, autism spectrum disorders and emotional disturbance. He served as Montgomery County s first full-time coordinator of programs for students who are simultaneously gifted and learning disabled. Mr. Weinfeld s books include, School Success for Kids with High Functioning Autism, Smart Kids with Learning Difficulties: Overcoming Obstacles and Realizing Potential; Helping Boys Succeed in School; School Success for Student s with Asperger s Syndrome; and Special Needs Advocacy Resource Book. He has also co-authored several articles on a variety of special education topics, including Legal Issues in Identifying and Serving Twice-Exceptional Gifted Learners. He was cohost of a weekly Internet radio show, Teach Your Children Well: Hot Topics in Education. Mr. Weinfeld presents at numerous national conferences. He has instructed at Johns Hopkins University, served on the Maryland State Department of Education's Gifted Advisory Committee, and served on the board of directors for the Association for Educators of Gifted Underachieving Student (AEGUS). Mr.Weinfeld received his Masters degree from Trinity College and is certified in early childhood and elementary education, special education, administration and supervision.

2 OBJECTIVE To empower parents and school staff, regardless of economic status, to make educational decisions which allow each student to realize their unique potential. ACADEMIC PREPARATION Post-Masters, 30+ credits earned through George Washington University, Trinity College, Johns Hopkins University. o Administrative Certification completed August, M.A. in Education, School of Education, Trinity College, Washington D. C., 1979 o Concentrations: Curriculum, School Analysis and Consultation, Assessment and o Programming, Behavior Management, and Counseling. o Thesis: The Spelling Bridge- A Dictionary for Spelling o Special Education Certification B.A. in Elementary/Early Childhood Education, The American University, Washington, D.C., Graduated summa cum laude. o Early Childhood and Elementary Education Certification PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Managing Member, 2005-present, Weinfeld Education Group, LLC o Provide advocacy, training, assessment, and related service support on a variety of school issues. Instructor, The Gifted and Talented/Learning Disabled Child, Johns Hopkins University. Educational Consultant, 2003-present o Provide advocacy, consultation and training for parents and staff. Instructional Specialist, o Montgomery County, Maryland, Public Schools o Coordinate all aspects of programs and services for students who are identified as, simultaneously, gifted and learning disabled. Learning Center Coordinator, o Lee Middle School Learning Center, Montgomery County, Maryland, Public Schools o Coordinated all phases of special education services for learning disabled, physically challenged, and gifted/learning disabled students in special center program. Mainstream-Vocational Coordinator/Program Assistant, Mark Twain School, Montgomery County, Maryland, Public Schools Coordinated all mainstream and vocational programs for emotionally disturbed students in Grades Mainstream Specialist, o RICA-Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland, Public Schools Page 2

3 o Directed mainstream/vocational department for emotionally disturbed students, Grades Career/Vocational and Mainstream Liaison Teacher, o Mark Twain School, Montgomery County, Maryland, Public Schools o Coordinated job placements and assessments. Developed and implemented model for mainstreaming emotionally disturbed high school students in to general education classes. Elementary Classroom Teacher, o Ayrlawn Elementary School, Montgomery County, Maryland, Public Schools o Instruction in all subject areas, Grades 3-6. ARTICLES Weinfeld, R., Jeweler, S., Barnes-Robinson, L., Shevitz, B., Academic Programs for Gifted/Learning Disabled Students, Roeper Review, Summer, 2002, Vol. 24, No. 4. Shevitz, B., Weinfeld, R., Jeweler, S., Barnes-Robinson, L., Wings Mentoring Program, Roeper Review, Fall, 2003, Vol. 26, No. 1. Weinfeld, R., Jeweler, S., Barnes-Robinson, L., Shevitz, B. R., What We Have Learned: Experience in Providing Adaptations and Accommodations for Gifted and Talented Students with Learning Disabilities, Teaching Exceptional Children, Fall, 2005, Vol. 38, No. 1. Weinfeld, R., Jeweler, S., Barnes-Robinson, L., Shevitz, B. R., Enabling or Empowering? Adaptations and Accommodations for Twice Exceptional Students, Teaching Exceptional Children Plus, September, 2005, Vol. 2, Issue 1. Weinfeld, R., Davis, M., Paynter, J., and Jeweler, S., A Break in Communication: When an Advocate Is Needed, Parenting for High Potential, March, Jeweler, S., Barnes-Robinson, L., Shevitz, B., Weinfeld, R., Bordering on Excellence: A Teaching Tool for Twice-Exceptional Students, Gifted Child Today, Vol. 31, No. 2, Spring, Eig, M., Weinfeld, R. & Rosenstock, P., Legal Issues in Identifying and Serving Twice- Exceptional Gifted Learners, Excellence and Diversity in Gifted Education, Council for Exceptional Children, Spring 2014, Vol.1, No. 1 BOOKS Smart Kids with Learning Difficulties: Overcoming Obstacles and Realizing Potential, Prufrock Press, March, (co-authored with Linda Barnes-Robinson, Sue Jeweler and Betty Roffman Shevitz) Helping Boys Succeed in School, Prufrock Press, October, (co-authored with Dr. Terry Neu) Page 3

4 School Success for Students with Asperger s Syndrome, Prufrock Press, April, (coauthored with Dr. Stephan Silverman) Special needs advocacy resource book: What you can do now to advocate for your exceptional cild s education. March, (co-authored with Michelle Davis) Smart Kids with Learning Difficulties: Overcoming Obstacles and Realizing Potential, 2 nd Edition, Prufrock Press, (co-authored with Linda Barnes-Robinson, Sue Jeweler and Betty Roffman Shevitz) School Success for Kids with High Functioning Autism, Prufrock Press, (co-authored with Dr. Stephan Silverman and Dr. Lauren Kenworthy) GRADUATE LEVEL COURSES Every Educator an Advocate o On-line graduate level course, created in partnership with Continuing Education Credits On Line. Smart Kids with Learning Difficulties o Created for and taught for Maryland State Department of Education Special Needs Advocacy Training Institute o Co-created with Michelle Davis. o Presented in partnership with Catholic University Through Partners in Education. GUIDEBOOKS The Twice-Exceptional Dilemma, October, (co-authored with a joint committee of experts from the National Education Association and the Natioinal Associatioin for Gifted Children). PAPERS PRESENTED AT CONFERENCES Legal Issues in Identifying and Serving Twice-Exceptional Learners. Presented at the National Association of Gifted Children s National Conference, Baltimore, MD, 2014 and at the Council for Exceptional Children s National Conference, A Program that Works for Gifted/Learning Disabled Students. Presented at the National Association of Gifted Children s National Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, 2000 and at the Maryland State Department of Education Gifted and Talented Conference, Ellicott City, Maryland, 2000 and Ocean City, Maryland, Appropriate Identification and Intervention For Students Who Are Gifted/Learning Disabled. Presented at the SENG (Social Emotion Needs of the Gifted) National Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico, July, Assessment to Advocacy. Presented at the International Learning Disabilities Association Conference, Anaheim, California, February 2014 and at the Maryland Association of Non- Public Special Education Facilities, October Page 4

5 Enabling or Empowering? Adaptations and Accommodations for Gifted/Learning Disabled Students. Presented at the National Association of Gifted Children s National Conference, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2003, at Confratute, Storrs, Connecticut, 2001 and at the Maryland State Department of Education s Gifted and Talented Conference, Ellicott City, Maryland, Ensuring Access to Rigorous Instruction of Gifted/Learning Disabled Students. Presented at the National Association of Gifted Children s National Conference, Denver, Colorado, 2002 and at the National Association of Gifted Children s National Conference, Indianapolis, Indiana, Issues in the Education of Boys. Presented at the National Association of Gifted Children s National Conference, Denver, Colorado, 2002, at the Association for Educators of Gifted Underachieving Students National Conference, Rockville, Maryland, 2003, at the National Association of Gifted Children s National Conference, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2003, at the Association for Educators of Gifted Underachieving Students National Conference, Albany, New York, 2004, at the National Association of Gifted Children s National Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2004, at the Council for Exceptional Children s National Conference, Baltimore, Maryland, 2005, at the Association for Educators of Gifted Underachieving students National Conference, Denver, Colorado, April, 2005, the National Association for Gifted Children s National Conference, Louisville, Kentucky, 2005, Maryland State Department of Education s Gifted and Talented Conference, Clarksville, MD, 2006, at the National Association of Gifted Children s National Conference, Charlotte, NC, 2006, at the National Association of Gifted Children s National Conference, Minneappolis, MN, 2007, presented at the Association for Educators of Gifted Underachieving Students National Conference, Los Angeles, CA, 2008 and at the Maryland and at the Maryland Citizen s Gifted and Talented State Conference, Beltsville, MD, Smart Kids with Learning Difficulties: Ensuring Access to Rigorous Instruction. Presented at the Council for Exceptional Children s National Conference, National Harbor, Maryland. Presented at the Maryland State Department of Education s Gifted and Talented Conference, Greenbelt, Maryland, Presented at the National Association of Gifted Children s National Conference, Louisville, Kentucky, 2005, and at the National Association of Gifted Children s National Conference, Charlotte, NC, 2006, and at the Maryland State Department of Education s Gifted and Talented Conference, Clarksville, MD, What You Can Do Now to Advocate for Your Special Need Child? Presented as a keynote for the Maryland State Department of Education s Gifted and Talented Conference, Clarksville, MD, School Success for Kids with Asperger s Syndrome. Presented at the Association for Educators of Gifted Underachieving Students National Conference, Los Angeles, CA, RADIO Co-hosted weekly internet radio show, Teach Your Children Well: Hot Topics in Education, on beginning April 18, PROFESSIONAL AWARDS Official citation from the Senate of Maryland for developing Diamonds in the Rough: A Handbook for Identifying Twice Exceptional Children for Gifted Education, February, Page 5

6 Official citation from the Maryland State Superintendent of Schools, February, 2010, for leadership in Gifted Education. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS The District of Columbia Association for Special Education Washington Independent Service for Educational Resources (WISER) Council for Exceptional Children National Association of Gifted Children Learning Disabilities Association PROFESSIONAL SERVICE Coordinates yearly conference, Diamonds in the Rough: DC Area Special Learning Needs Sampler. Speaker Series, in coordination with Alvorda and Baker, LLC, featuring nationally known speakers. March, present Coordinated Diamonds in the Rough national conference on smart kids with learning diffierces, March Served on Board of Directors of Association for Educators of Gifted Underachieving Students. Served on the Maryland State Department of Education Gifted and Talented Advisory Committee, Coordinated, Cultivating the Seeds of Success speaker series at the Washington, D.C. Ethical Society, Coordinated Diamonds in the Rough national conference on gifted underachieving students, March, WORKSHOPS Day long workshops presented frequently throughout the United State, since School Success for Kids with High Functioning Autism Helping Boys Succeed in School School Success for Kids with Asperger s Syndrome Special Needs Advocacy Smart Kids with Learning Difficulties REFERENCES Available upon request. Page 6