Leadership
Elizabeth Fogarty, Chair
OPEN, Chair Elect
Laurie Croft, Newsletter Editor
Mission
The Network's primary purpose is to improve the quality of services offered to the gifted/creative/talented students through effective programs for training professionals to work with this unique population. This purpose is: 1) synthesizing and disseminating information that will expand the knowledge base in professional teacher training for education of the gifted/creative/talented; 2) providing in-service education at the professional-development level in order to encourage and stimulate professional growth; 3) serving as a public advocate of quality programs for training professionals to work with gifted students or to administer programs designed to meet their special needs; and 4) providing and disseminating recommended standards for the development and implementation of pre-service, in-service, and graduate training opportunities in gifted education.
The mission of the Professional Development Netowrk is to improve the quality of personnel preparation programs and to further the development of leadership within the field of gifted education. Current network interests include:
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Newsletter Archive
Here are some of our recent newsletters sent to network members:
Summer 2002
Fall 2002
Fall 2003
Fall 2006 with Poster Session information
Spring 2008
Meeting minutes taken during Network business meetings: Fall 2005
2010 NAGC Annual Convention
The Networks are typically very busy at the NAGC Annual Convention--NETWORKING! Here is a schedule of Network events at the NAGC 57th Annual Convention in Atlanta, November 11-14.
More Information
Read the 2005 Professional Development Bibliography.