National Association for Gifted Children

Helping a twice- or thrice-exceptional student prepare for college? You're navigating a transition that traditional college prep doesn't always account for.

Join NAGC for a live webinar exploring the critical planning concerns that families and educators of 2e and 3e learners face, including:
✨ The admissions masking effect
✨ The shift from parent advocacy to student self-advocacy
✨ Asynchronous executive functioning
✨ Documentation requirements
✨ Building dual-support environments

You'll hear from Rosa Varela, Ed.S., J.D., an Educator Advocate for Special Education with 25 years of teaching experience and a former GATE coordinator. Rosa brings both pedagogical and legal expertise to identifying and protecting the rights of twice-exceptional and gifted English Learner students.

Walk away with insights to support your child's unique, strengths-based college transition.

📅 Tuesday, July 14, 2026 | 5:00 pm CDT
💛 Free for NAGC members and students | $20 for non-members

Save your spot 👉 https://learn.nagc.org/products/navigating-the-college-transition-for-2e-and-3e-learners

Looking for a speaker for your conference, district professional learning, parent event, or state affiliate meeting?

The NAGC Expert Speakers Bureau connects organizations with leading voices in gifted education and association leadership. Whether you're seeking guidance on identification, equity, curriculum, advocacy, talent development, or program evaluation, our experts can help bring research-based strategies and practical solutions to your audience.

Explore available speakers and consultation services today.
https://www.nagc.org/expert-speakers-bureau-2

How we talk with students about gifted identification matters.

When conversations focus on learning behaviors, growth, and support, not labels or status, students develop a healthier understanding of their strengths and needs.

Simple shifts in language can help:
✨ Build transparency and trust
✨ Encourage growth-oriented beliefs
✨ Reduce stigma and misconceptions
✨ Support students' evolving self-understanding

Gifted identification shouldn't be a one-time announcement. It should be an ongoing conversation that helps students understand how they learn and how they can continue to grow.

Read the full blog post here: https://www.nagc.org/news/what-does-child-friendly-gifted-identification-look-like

Acceleration can be a powerful way to meet the needs of advanced learners, but it works best when families and educators have a shared understanding of both its benefits and considerations.

From curricular customization and deeper engagement to peer connections and long-term academic opportunities, acceleration can open meaningful pathways for students. At the same time, it’s important to consider factors like workload, availability of options, and social-emotional support.

When thoughtfully planned, acceleration can help ensure students are appropriately challenged, supported, and connected.

Explore key considerations in the graphic taken from the March issue of Parenting for High Potential. NAGC members receive print and digital versions of PHP quarterly.

Not a member? Join NAGC today to receive your copy of PHP!
🔗 https://www.nagc.org/news/parenting-for-high-potential---march-2026

We will be in Milwaukee this November for NAGC26!
Will you?

Join educators and advocates from across the country for an experience that will strengthen your work and expand your network.

One month left until early bird registration rates end!

Register today!

Register today: nagc.org/annual-convention

Gifted artists, musicians, dancers, and actors emerge from every community, but access to opportunities, resources, and mentorship is not equally distributed.

In the latest NAGC Arts Network blog, Michelle D. Lewis and Jennifer Fisher explore the unique strengths, challenges, and resilience of gifted artists growing up in rural and under-resourced communities. They also share why the Arts Network is making this important issue a focus in the years ahead.

Read the full blog and join the conversation about how we can better identify and support gifted artists wherever they live.

Read the blog: https://www.nagc.org/news/beyond-the-cultural-capitals-nurturing-gifted-artists-where-the-world-overlooks

What does pride and joy look like as an act of resistance?

Join the NAGC LGBTQ+ Network on Wednesday, June 17, for a live discussion exploring how educators, families, and young people can find joy, build community, and enact positive change for gifted LGBTQ+ youth during a moment of shifting policies and challenges to LGBTQ+ rights.

You'll hear from Doug Alexander, Gifted Education Specialist and chair of NAGC's LGBTQ+ Network, and Jennifer Gottschalk, chair-elect of the LGBTQ+ Network, alongside special guests from leading LGBTQ+ advocacy organizations.

📅 Wednesday, June 17, 2026 | 6:00 pm CDT
💛 Free for members and nonmembers

🔗 Register: https://learn.nagc.org/products/pride-and-joy-as-an-act-of-resistance-for-gifted-lgbtq-youth

Talent is everywhere. Opportunity is not.

The Javits-Frasier Educational Leadership Program equips educators to identify and support gifted learners whose potential is too often overlooked.

This June, every donation will be matched dollar-for-dollar up to $6,000 thanks to a generous matching grant from the NAGC Board.

Your gift doesn't just support educators, it helps more students access opportunities to thrive.

Thanks to a matching grant from the NAGC Board, every gift made through June 30 will be matched dollar-for-dollar, up to $6,000.

Double your impact. Help more students be seen.
🔗 https://www.nagc.org/javits-frasier-educational-leadership-program