- Membership is made up of Gifted Facilitators, general educators, district and building administrators, other special educators, parents, and students from across the state
- Updates concerning legislation that would impact gifted students, as well as what you can do to help
- Latest news on state and district events
- Networking with gifted teachers, students, and parents in your area
- Access to Members Only events and first access to registrations
- KGTC the only statewide advocacy organization dedicated to the needs of identified gifted children other talented, creative and high ability learners in Kansas
- KGTC is an affiliate of the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) and other charter members of the Kansas Learning First Alliance (KFLA)
- KGTC holds an annual convention and provides opportunities for gifted stakeholders
- KGTC maintains a website and Facebook for communicating with members and stakeholders (links are below)
- KGTC has close ties with the regent universities that train specialists in gifted education
- KGTC informs policy makers on the needs of gifted learners and advocates for improvements that affect high ability learners
- KGTC works closely with Kansas State Department of Education and their consultant for gifted curriculum
- KGTC welcomes all parents, educators, community, and business people as members
Interesting Facts...
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About Gifted Education
- All children have the right to progress at an academically appropriate level of challenge.
- Kansas is one of a few states that provides a mandate to identify and provide services to gifted children in Kindergarten through 12th grade under the umbrella of special education.
- Without proper identification and appropriate services gifted children are at a great risk for failing to meet their potential.
- Gifted education is not about status, it is about meeting student needs.
- Advanced learners are found in all cultures, ethnic backgrounds and socioeconomic groups.
- Gifted learners also have learning and physical disabilities. These "twice-exceptional" students often go undetected in regular classrooms, because their disability and gifts mask each other; making them appear "average."
- Most gifted learners spend over 80% of their school day in the regular classroom, but 61% of their teachers have no training in gifted interventions and needs.
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