Through research-based professional development, regional collaborative networks, and evidence-based tools, we support districts in building equitable identification practices, developing rigorous programming, and creating inclusive learning environments.
We’re committed to expanding and strengthening gifted education throughout Montgomery County by empowering educators with the knowledge, skills, and resources they need to identify and serve all gifted learners. Our work focuses on breaking down barriers to gifted services, addressing the needs of twice-exceptional learners and underrepresented populations, and ensuring that every gifted student, regardless of background, zip code, or learning profile, has access to appropriately challenging instruction that allows them to reach their full potential.
Gifted Offerings
From Gifted Written Report to a GIEP (Gifted Bootcamp)
Tuesday, October 6, 2026 | 9:00 AM-3:00 PM
Being a GWR, leave with a GIEP section you can defend. A working day on present levels, goals, STLOs, and specially designed instruction- drafted for one real student on your caseload.
Gifted Network: Flat Lines at the Top: How to Use PVAAS to Uncover Gifted Growth
Wednesday, October 7, 2026 | 9:00 AM-3:00 PM
High achievers can be low growers. Learn to read PVAAS student growth and projection data through a gifted lens, spot stalled learners, and build a growth profile for a student on your caseload.
Gifted Network: The Stalled Learner
Wednesday, January 6, 2027 | 9:00 AM-3:00 PM
Some students are identified, served, and still not moving. Explore twice-exceptionality, executive function, and underachievement using real cases from your own caseload.
Eastern Gifted Regional Day: Nothing Busy- Designing Work Worth a Gifted Learner’s Time
Tuesday, March 2, 2027 | 8:30 AM-3:00 PM
Gifted students notice when work is filler. A hands-on day on designing rigorous work: thinking frameworks, faster ways to build, and how to tell if it was worth assigning. You’ll build, not admire.
Gifted Network: The Adults in the Room- Coaching, Collaborating and Making it Last
Thursday, May 6, 2027 | 9:00 AM-3:00 PM
You’re responsible for students you don’t always teach. Build skills for coaching colleagues, co-planning, parent and administrator conversations, and carrying this year’s work into the fall.
Recent Gifted Posts
Guest Blog: Meeting the Needs of Twice-Exceptional Learners
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