Educating Exceptional Individuals - EDUC 525 Resource Guide

The Center's mission is to generate public awareness, advocacy, clinical applications, and cutting-edge research ideas that will enhance the achievement and performance of children and adolescents with special gifts and talents in all domains, including the academic disciplines, the performing arts, sports and other professions.

hus, NAGC invests all of its resources to train teachers, encourage parents and educate administrators and policymakers on how to develop and support gifted children and what's at stake if high-potential learners are not challenged and encouraged.

Gifted and talented are terms that have many definitions that are influenced by theory, research, and political considerations. From a historical perspective, gifted referred to those who were in the highest 1 percent of those taking cognitive ability tests. In many states’ definitions of gifted, the assumption is that giftedness is an ability that is formed and finished, rather than a trait that needs developing

This program seeks to foster an understanding of gifted children by identifying their characteristics, addressing their educational needs, and recommending ways to enhance their development.