Professional Development & Learning Resources

If you're looking to expand your mind into the realm of giftedness and understand more about what giftedness is and how it works, keep reading for professional development and learning resources for educators in the field of giftedness.

A lot of educators likely know what giftedness is-- an advancement in development and academic achievements-- but many don't know how to identify it, how giftedness works, or the best practices in the gifted field. Below, I've listed two highly renowned organizational resources that offer professional development and learning opportunities for the growth of educators nationwide.

1. The National Association for Gifted Children: Annual Convention

Though pricey, the NAGC Annual Convention is an outstanding opportunity to hear from amazing speakers and researchers in the realm of giftedness and to grow your knowledge of giftedness. The NAGC supports and funds research on gifted education, making them highly credible. In the link above, you can find all you need to know about their annual convention including prices, dates, speakers, schedule, and more. This is an extraordinary opportunity that could be funded by a school district if you're lucky. ;)

2. The National Association for Gifted Children: Leadership & Advocacy Conference

Again, hosted by the NAGC, this conference aims to strengthen your knowledge of policy and advocacy skills for gifted students. This learning opportunity does cost money again, but unlike the last, is cheaper and is virtual so no traveling is required. This conference is content-rich and diverse and contains sessions hosted by experts in the field of giftedness and policy.