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Welcome to NCAGT.org! The North Carolina Association for the Gifted and Talented (NCAGT) is an organization of teachers, parents, other educators, and community leaders who foster a better understanding of the needs and capabilities of academically/intellectually gifted children.  The mission of NCAGT is to promote and support the development of academically/intellectually gifted students through dissemination of information and advocate on the behalf of these students.
Visit our "About NCAGT" page to learn more about NCAGT!
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MARK YOUR CALENDAR! PLAN TO ATTEND NOW! |
“Gifted Education: Value for the Future”
38th Annual NCAGT Conference
March 15 & 16, 2012
Winston-Salem Marriott & Embassy Suites Hotels
Learn how to...
- Support your students using relevant state and national standards
- Meet the needs of children with multiple exceptionalities that include giftedness
- Identify and understand the affective needs of students with academic gifts and talents
- Collaborate with parents and other stakeholders to support advanced learners in K-12 settings
- Differentiate instruction to meet the needs of all learners in your classroom
- Utilize gifted education pedagogy to develop the advanced thinking skills of your students
- Enhance science and mathematics instruction to engage learners with gifts and talents
- Utilize technology to supplement curriculum for advanced learners
- Provide a challenging learning environment in the regular classroom
Encounter...
- Dozens of concurrent sessions on topics relevant to the education of AIG learners at multiple grade levels and in diverse content areas
- Keynote sessions by nationally recognized experts who bring decades of combined experience to explore how school personnel can work to shrink the excellence gap
- NEW: a Signature Mini Keynote session on Thursday afternoon focusing on science education for students with gifts and talents
Take home...
Practical resources, like
- Sample lesson plans and bibliographies
- The latest research findings and how to apply them
- Features of the most effective district AIG plans statewide
You may click to download the complete 2012 Conference Registration Packet/Preliminary Program.
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NCAGT 2012 Conference Call for Proposals Now Past |
38th Annual NCAGT Conference
Gifted Education: Value for the Future
March 15 – 16, 2012
Winston-Salem Marriott and Embassy Suites Hotels
The deadline for submitting proposals for the NCAGT 2012 conference was November 15, 2011. Watch this space for the call for proposals for the 2013 conference, which will be available beginning July 1, 2012.
If you submitted a proposal for the 2012 NCAGT Conference, watch for an email in January 2012 asking you to confirm your attendance and the date and time slot assigned to your session.
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NCAGT is Seeking Leadership! Nominate yourself or someone you know to the NCAGT Board of Directors. The Call for Nominations is open until December 16, 2011. Click here for details.
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Help Save the NC Governor’s School |
In June 2011, state funding for the NC Governor’s School was cut completely by the general assembly when it passed a budget that eliminated the $849,000 annual funding for the school. The State Board of Education delayed for one month to end the Governor’s School program for talented high school students.
“Governor’s School could continue only if it found an alternative funding. But officials say the six-week academic camp, which has historically been free for students, would be put out of reach for many students if the full cost – and estimated $2,100 per student – was charged fees.”*
Governor’s School Alumni at http://www.ncgsalumni.org/home.htm have created a Foundation at http://www.ncgsfoundation.org/2011/05/19/do-your-part-to-protect-governors-school/.
It is past the time to advocate to the NC Legislators to keep Governor’s School alive and funded. The GSF is trying to get private and corporate donations.
If you are interested, please advocate your support of continuation of Governor’s School to:
- (1) State Board of Education at
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- (2) Bill Harrison
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[State Board Chairperson]; and
- (3) June Atkinson
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[State Superintendent]
It is recommended that you include a personal story of how the Governor’s School has impacted students. You can either include stories from alumni that you know or incorporate a story of a selected alumni that appears on http://ncgsalumni.org/memories.html. It is critical that we help the State Board of Education see the “faces” of this important program.
Time is running out. Please take action today.
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Your Help is needed to secure support for the Talent Act |
A new legislative proposal that would amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), to support high-ability and high achieving students was introduced in the House (H.R. 1674) and Senate (S.857) by Representatives Elton Gallegly (CA-24) and Donald Payne (NJ-10) and Senators Chuck Grassley (Iowa) and Bob Casey (PA).
North Carolina has some key legislators serving on their respective education committees. NCAGT encourages you to contact Senator Kay Hagan, Senator Richard Burr, and Representative Virginia Foxx and urge them to co-sponsor the Talent Act. All Members of Congress have online email forms where you can submit your co-sponsorship request. Visit www.senate.gov and www.house.gov . You also download this list of US Senators and Congress men and women.
The TALENT Act ("To Aid Gifted and High-Ability Learners by Empowering the Nation's Teachers Act") focuses on 4 key areas:
- 1. Change the accountability and assessment system to ensure that schools can pinpoint the level at which students have mastered state standards and by reporting the performance of top students on state report cards
- 2. Emphasize classroom practice through professional development for all teachers and other school personnel so that more educators are able to identify and meet the needs of gifted students, and by requiring states to include gifted students in their plans for use of federal Title II funds
- 3. Focus on underserved populations, by requiring states and districts to include gifted students and high-ability students not formally identified for gifted education services, in their planning for Title I funds, by allowing federal rural school funds to be used for teacher training in gifted education pedagogy, and by prioritizing underserved gifted students in awarding professional development and research grants under the TALENT Act
- 4. Emphasize research and dissemination of best practices in gifted education to support effective teaching and learning for gifted students.
A recent Op-Ed article by Wes Guthrie, Executive Director of NCAGT, and Nancy Green, Executive Director of NAGC, can be found here and includes some key talking points that can be used in your letters.
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2012 NCAGT Annual Awards and Scholarships |
Each year, the North Carolina Association for the Gifted and Talented recognizes outstanding contributions in the field of gifted education. The 2012 Annual Awards were presented at our annual conference in Winston-Salem.
The 2012 Awards and Scholarships will be presented during the luncheons at the conference on both days: March 15 – 16, 2012. Click here for detailed information/descriptions and application procedures.
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2012 NCAGT Conference “Call for Exhibitors” |
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NCAGT invites you to exhibit at the 38th Annual Conference on March 15 and 16, 2012, in Winston-Salem, NC. For information about the conference and the contract, click here.
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Keep the Nicholas Green Distinguished Student Award Alive! |
ab-2.jpg) Funds are low! Please consider a donation to the Nicholas Green Distinguished Student Award - click here to download donation information.
This award inspires children to achieve their fullest potential, highlights high-ability students, and draws attention to the educational needs our nation’s gifted and talented students. Recognizing youngsters with the NAGC Nicholas Green Distinguished Student Award not only changes their lives, but also inspires those around them.
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NCAGT has recently published our revised By-Laws. You may download our Revised By-Laws by clicking here.
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Academically or Intellectually Gifted (AIG) Program Standards |
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The North Carolina AIG Program Standards have been developed to serve as a statewide framework and guide LEA’s to develop, coordinate, and implement thoughtful and comprehensive AIG programs. These standards reflect Article 9B and nationally-accepted best practices in gifted education. Furthermore, the AIG Program Standards help ensure that the needs of AIG students are optimally developed. To review the new AIG Program Standards, click here.
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We’re Making a Difference, Won’t You Join Us? |
Imagine being a part of a community of fellow teachers, administrators, and parents who are all seeking the same goal: To support the educational and social-emotional needs of academically and/or intellectually gifted students. Whether new to the field of gifted education or a seasoned veteran, our members join NCAGT to stay connected to current issues in gifted education at both the state and national levels, to become more in formed practitioners, and to connect with others. Membership is open to anyone concerned with addressing the needs of gifted and talented children and youth.
Click here to download a membership application.
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National Standards for Teachers of Gifted and Talented Students |
By Susan Johnsen, Ph.D. and Joyce VanTassel-Baska, Ed.D.
Gifted program standards are a necessary feature of ensuring that the highly able learners in our society are adequately identified and nurtured in the context of school settings. In order for talent search and programming to occur systematically and to ensure equity, it is essential that teachers are educated in the relevant theory, research, pedagogy, and management techniques essential to developing and sustaining classroom-based opportunities for these students to learn (VanTassel-Baska, 2006).
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NEWS YOU CAN USE! Click to read for the latest NCAGT Bulletin.
Click to download our recent
NCAGT Powerpoint presentation.