Administrators Supporting Advanced Learners

› Gifted Education Standards

The following three sets of standards will help educators improve teaching and deepen student learning.

NAGC has recently revised it's Pre-K-Grade 12 Gifted Programming Standards.  Click here for a copy of the revised standards and for more information.

The NAGC-CEC Teacher Preparation Standards in Gifted Education, are used by college and university teacher preparation programs in gifted education and are a model for district-based professional development programming. 

NAGC has developed Knowledge and Skill Standards about high-ability learners with which all teachers should be familiar. The Knowledge and Skill Standards in Gifted and Talented Education were drawn from the NAGC-CEC Teacher Preparation Standards.

› Administrator Essentials

NEW! from AASA's New Superintendents E-Journal

Maximizing Gifted Students’ Potential in the 21st Century
by Dina Brulles, Ph.D. and Susan Winebrenner, M.S.

Ten Things All Administrators Should Know About Gifted Children by Joyce VanTassel-Baska

The February 2007 issue of The School Administrator focuses on the theme:Are High-Ability Students Being Challenged – Or Left Behind? Click here to explore the issue.

Find titles relating to Program Design, Service, and Development by clicking here to visit NAGC's bookstore.

› Recommended for Educators

› Recommended for Parents

Parents of gifted students need assistance when they are faced with challenges at home and in school. The following resources provide the language and understanding necessary to for better communications.

ABCs of Gifted 
Resources and Publications for Parents 
NAGC Back to School Toolkit 
Parenting for High Potential 
Connecting for High Potential 


Visit the Parent Home Page