Let's Talk Professional Development

Our next network session will focus on professional development for teachers, staff and administrators. The Strengthening Gifted and Talented Education Act requires districts to report the professional development opportunities provided for teachers, educational service staff, and school leaders about gifted and talented students, their needs, and educational development.

I am hoping that this space provides a forum for administrators and teachers of the gifted to share their challenges and triumphs delivering high quality professional development in gifted education in their local district. Do you have resources you'd like to share? Are you looking for specific PD options? Use the comments section to share your positive experiences, questions for peers, or to reach out to others for support.

Getting There

If we have learned one thing from our first two sessions, it is that we are all still learning. Developing and implementing effective and equitable gifted education programs and services is an incredibly complex task. School administrators, gifted coordinators and teachers of the gifted are constantly being asked to do more with less.

The NJAGC Administrators' Network was established to allow administrators to learn, share and network with one another to better support the advanced learners across New Jersey. Identifying and serving advanced learners is not a one-size-fits-all proposition. Each district must create processes and services that are consistent with community priorities and meet student needs in an efficient and effective way.

We hope you'll join our next session on March 11 to explore and discuss programs and services for advanced learners.