Build Your NAGC26 Schedule Around Your Role

Whether you’re a primary teacher, gifted coordinator, school administrator, parent, researcher, or counselor, we’ve pulled together sessions tailored to the questions, challenges, and opportunities you encounter every day, so you can spend less time searching and more time planning your NAGC26 experience. 

Explore session recommendations organized by role and grade level to discover new strategies, research, and ideas relevant to your work, from supporting young learners to leading gifted programs, partnering with families, and advancing the field. 

Primary Teachers

3425969             A League of Their Own: Scouting and Coaching Our Youngest All-Stars
3426021             Mix It Up! Instructional Strategies That Spark Curiosity in Young Learners
3426145             Designing Learning Environments to Challenge Advanced Young Students Intellectually
3426152             Early Entrance to Kindergarten: Research‑Based Guidance for Educators and Families
3426136             Thinking on Purpose: K-2 Thinking Curriculum for Talent Development and Identification
3426195             Big Thinking for Little Learners: Adapting Thinking Routines for Primary Students
3425937             Creative Play Unplugged: Off-Screen Problem Solving for Gifted Learners
3426074             Boxed In: Using Creative Constraints to Spark Wonder in Gifted Learners

Elementary Teachers

3426216             Spotting Creative Potential: How to Recognize Creativity Before It Shows Up on a Test
3426031             Equitable Access to Math Pathways: Compacting and Acceleration in Elementary
3426120             From Wonder to Investigation: Scaffolding Research for Young Gifted Learners
3426023             Compliance and Challenge: Enhancing Mandated Literacy Curricula for Advanced Learners
3425999             Before Identification: Designing Math Classrooms That Surface Advanced Thinking
3426122             What Comes After Phonics Mastery? Science of Reading for Advanced Learners
3426096             Failing Forward: Teaching Gifted Kids How to Crash Safely
3426108             Activate the Superpowers: Unfurling the Wings of Neurodivergent Brilliance
3425980             From the Borderlands to MIT: Building an Early College Pipeline for STEM Talent
3426043             The Scientist's Apprenticeship: A K-5 Pathway Using Specialized STEM Units

Middle Grades

3426030             I Clicked One Link and Lost an Afternoon: Constructing Curiosity-Fueled Creativity
3425959             Using Vibe Coding to Foster and Assess Mathematical Creativity in Gifted Grade 7
3426000             Designing for Depth: Challenging Readers to Think Deeper
3425984             Keep It Moving: Hands-On Acceleration & Curriculum Compacting for Middle & High School
3425951             Think. Act. Solve: Turning Gifted Learners into Scientists, Attorneys, and Analysts
3426033             Effectively Respond To Gifted Gen Z's Traits, Concerns and Needs
3426130             Paths to Peacemaker: Guiding Teens Toward Confident Leadership
3426182             Going from "Scream Time" to Screen Time: Healthy Relationships w/ Screens & Social Media
3425945             Gifted Middle School Patterns: Helping Families and Schools Plan for Success Together
3426172             Gifted in Middle School: Connecting Neuro-knowledge to Classroom Practice
3425980             From the Borderlands to MIT: Building an Early College Pipeline for STEM Talent

Secondary Teachers

3426014             Preparing Artistically Gifted Students for the Future: Postsecondary Education and Careers
3425989             Using Community Partnerships to Identify and Develop Gifted Talent in BIPOC Learners
3425939             Creating Collaborative Classrooms Where Students Think, Belong, and Build Together
3426104             Friction Over Fast: Rethinking Rigor in Secondary Honors Instruction
3426183             Strategies for Creating Transparent Assessments in the Secondary STEM Classroom
3426194             What Makes Honors Different? A Framework for Honors Courses
3425986             A Community of Voices: The Gifted Student Board as a Catalyst for Self-Advocacy
3496150             Featured Session: Creating a Culture for High Expectations and Rigor
3426168             "Honors" in Honors Courses? Differentiation, Rigor & Fidelity to Support Advanced Learning
3426008             The Gift of Self: Proven Strategies to Develop and Enhance Self-Concept in Gifted Learners
3426130             Paths to Peacemaker: Guiding Teens Toward Confident Leadership

Gifted Coordinators

3425968             Beyond Gifted Pull-Out: Engineering a High-Impact, Multi-Age Ecosystem in a Rural District
3426007             From Research to Real Use: Developing and Piloting a Gifted Identification Toolkit
3426025             Identification and Universal Screening: Research, Examples, Equity, and Collaboration
3426009             Student Voice Center Stage: The Power of a Gifted and Talented Student Expo
3426167             Building Bridges for Gifted Learners: Leadership Models for District-Parent Partnerships
3426119             Curating Excellence: Using Long-Term Strengths-Based Portfolios
3426177             From Ticket to Takeoff: Why Entry Design Matters in Gifted Programs
3426004             Mission Impossible? Mission Accepted! Securing Buy-In with Administrators
3425952             When Gifted Isn't Optional but Resources Are: Leading Programs That Last
3431551             Still Gatekeeping in 2026? How National, State, and District Data Expose Gifted Education

School Administrators

3426098             From Fragmentation to Field: Advancing Twice-Exceptional Education
3426185             Signature Session: Looking Back, Planning Ahead: 50+ Years of Gifted Education in Wisconsin
3431551             Still Gatekeeping in 2026? How National, State, and District Data Expose Gifted Education
3426142             The Swiss Cheese System: Closing the Holes in Supports for Twice-Exceptional Students
3426034             From Data to Decisions: Practical Dashboards for Identification and Program Evaluation
3426126             Navigating Uncertainty: Sustainability and the Future of Gifted Education
3426215             Access and Representation in Gifted Education: A National Empirical Study
3426208             Forty Years and Still Going: A Proven Gifted Education Model for the Real World
3426004             Mission Impossible? Mission Accepted! Securing Buy-In with Administrators
3426189             Do Strong K-8 Advanced Education Policies Open Up a More Diverse Pipeline in High School?

Parents

3426046             Parenting Bright Minds with Complex Needs: Parent Concerns in Gifted and 2e Families
3426024             Reframing Parent Language: Supporting the Inner World of Gifted Children
3426164             Effective Advocacy for Parents and Educators: Advancing Gifted Policy in Illinois
3426159             Stories of Gifted/Twice-Exceptional Parenting & the Neuroscience of Creating Connection
3426146             When Does Being Perfect Matter? Almost Never: Helping Kids Let Go of Perfectionism
3425950             When School Isn't Working: Educational Alternatives for Gifted and Twice-Exceptional Youth
3426202             Parents' Experiences: Social-Emotional Development of Highly/Profoundly Gifted Children
3426182             Going from "Scream Time" to Screen Time: Healthy Relationships Screens & Social Media
3425945             Gifted Middle School Patterns: Helping Families and Schools Plan for Success Together

Researchers

3515508             New Resources from the NRCAE
3426015             Using Strength-Based Indexes of the WISC-V for Gifted and Twice Exceptional Identification
3426209             Construct Validity and Equity: Results of the Naglieri General Ability Tests National Study
3425949             Mi Primer Idioma es Español: A Systematic Review of Gifted Access for Multilingual Students
3425994             Recent Research on Equity in Gifted Identification and Implications for Practice
3426204             Increasing Equity: A Multi-Faceted Approach to Closing the Opportunity Gap
3426193             Perceived Stigma of Giftedness: School Experiences of Gifted Adolescents and Their Peers
3425983             Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Local Norms - But Didn't Want To Ask!
3426126             Navigating Uncertainty: Sustainability and the Future of Gifted Education
3426215             Access and Representation in Gifted Education: A National Empirical Study

Counselors

3426032             From Crisis to Calm: De-escalation Strategies for the 2e Learner
3425973             The Importance of Gifted Students' Social Experiences to Their Mental Health
3425996             Combining the 4 Cs: Critical Thinking, Creativity, Communication, and Collaboration
3426128             Complexity, Courage, & Cognition: A Deep Dive into Social-Emotional Learning for the Gifted
3426169             Fostering Executive Functioning as a Community Practice in Gifted Classrooms
3426181             The High Cost of the Achievement Narrative: Balancing Excellence and Well-Being
3426002             When Bright Minds Get Stuck: SEL Strategies That Unlock 2e & Underachieving Students
3425953             Finding What Matters: Helping Gifted Learners Pursue a Meaningful Life
3426033             Effectively Respond To Gifted Gen Z's Traits, Concerns and Needs