Jaime A Castellano

Dr. Jaime A. Castellano is a nationally recognized and award-winning principal, award-winning author, scholar, and researcher; a published author with four books in the field of gifted education, including dozens of articles and chapters written for multiple publications. His 2011 book, Special Populations in Gifted Education: Understanding Our Most Able Students from Diverse Backgrounds was awarded the Legacy Award for Outstanding Scholarly Publication in Gifted Education. Dr. Castellano is...See more

Dr. Jaime A. Castellano is a nationally recognized and award-winning principal, award-winning author, scholar, and researcher; a published author with four books in the field of gifted education, including dozens of articles and chapters written for multiple publications. His 2011 book, Special Populations in Gifted Education: Understanding Our Most Able Students from Diverse Backgrounds was awarded the Legacy Award for Outstanding Scholarly Publication in Gifted Education. Dr. Castellano is recognized as one of our nation's leading authorities in the education of Hispanic/Latino students and in identifying and serving low-income, racially, culturally and linguistically diverse gifted students with particular expertise on identifying gifted Hispanic/Latino students, African American students, Native American students, gifted English language learners, students from poverty, and gifted preschoolers, ages 3-5. Castellano has served as a graduate school professor for Arizona State University (gifted education), Florida Atlantic University (educational leadership, special education, and English to speakers of other languages), Lynn University in Florida (educational leadership, special education, English to speakers of other languages), NOVA Southeastern University in Florida (educational leadership, special education), and National Louis University in Illinois (bilingual education, special education). See less