Make Your Case: New to Gifted Education

Build Your Foundation at giftED26

Supporting gifted and advanced learners can come with a lot of questions.

What does meaningful differentiation look like? How do you provide appropriate challenge? How can you respond to the academic and social-emotional needs of gifted learners?

giftED26 can help you build foundational knowledge, strengthen your confidence, and find practical strategies you can use right away.

Why Attend giftED26?

  • Understand Gifted Learners: Strengthen your understanding of how giftedness can shape learning, motivation, social-emotional development, and the need for challenge.
  • Build Your Instructional Toolkit: Explore practical strategies for differentiation, depth and complexity, enrichment, rigor, creativity, and student engagement.
  • Learn From Experienced Educators: Gain real-world ideas from teachers, specialists, researchers, coaches, and leaders working with gifted learners.
  • Find Useful Resources: Return with instructional tools, lesson ideas, presenter materials, and strategies you can use throughout the school year.
  • Connect With Your Professional Community: Build relationships with educators who understand gifted education and can offer helpful perspectives and ongoing support.

Download the Make-a-Case Toolkit

Use the customizable letter, fact sheet, and expense worksheet to plan and explain how giftED26 can help you:

  • Build foundational knowledge.
  • Strengthen differentiation and enrichment.
  • Increase your confidence supporting advanced learners.
  • Access specialized resources.
  • Bring practical strategies back to colleagues.
  • Connect your learning to campus instructional goals.

Build Your giftED26 Experience

Explore the full giftED26 schedule, choose the add-ons that fit your goals, and register to build a conference experience that supports your classroom, campus, or district.