NAGC works to support those who enhance the growth and development of gifted and talented children through education, advocacy, community building, and research
District and school leaders plan for educational opportunities, and teacher education, that respond to the learning needs of all their students. However, not all schools and districts offer services for high-ability students. A task force of administrators created a toolbox of resources to help districts create or improve their gifted education programming.
Download the Quick Guide, where all the factsheets are in a single .pdf document.
Rationale for gifted services | Basic elements of programming | Accountability | Connection to other initiatives |
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Rationale for Gifted Education (5 minutes) |
Rationale for Gifted Education
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Basics of Gifted Education (7 minutes) |
Basics of Gifted Education
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Accountability for all Student Learning (6 minutes) |
Accountability for all Student Learning |
Connecting Gifted Ed to Other School Practices |
Connecting Gifted Ed to Other School Practices |
Read Ten Things All Administrators Should Know about Gifted Children
Read Expanding the View of Giftedness from AASA's School Administrator magazine. The September 2015 issue of the magazine focuses on gifted and talented students.
Read All Gifted is Local from AASA's School Administrator magazine
Read about the Common Core State Standards and high-ability students from NASSP's Principal Leadership magazine