Category: World Conference

2025 World Conference

Dr. Karine Verschueren to Present Keynote at the World Council for Gifted and Talented Children’s Biennial World Conference

Prof Dr. Karine Verschueren, full professor at the faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences at KU Leuven, will present a keynote at the World Council for Gifted and Talented Children’s Biennial World Conference. Prof Verschueren will discuss Social Relationaships as Contexts for Academic Talent Development. WCGTC® President, Dr. Denise Fleith

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Denise Fleith meets with Mayor of Braga, Portugal
2025 World Conference

Denise Fleith meets with Mayor of Braga, Portugal

The Mayor of Braga, Ricardo Rio, and the City Councilor for Education, Carla Sepúlveda, welcomed Denise Fleith, the global leader of the World Council for Gifted and Talented Children (WCGTC), at the City Hall’s Noble Hall on the morning of Friday, September 13th. In partnership with the National Association for

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David Dai - Keynote Speaker - 2025 World Council for Gifted and Talented Children World Conference - Braga, Portugal
2025 World Conference

Dr. David Dai to Present Keynote at the World Council for Gifted and Talented Children’s Biennial World Conference

Dr. David Dai, Professor of Educational Psychology and Methodology at the University of Albany, State University of New York, will present a keynote at the World Council for Gifted and Talented Children’s Biennial World Conference. Dr. Dai will discuss Gifted Education in the Age of AI. WCGTC® President, Dr. Denise

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Save the Dates for the 2023 Virtual World Conference

Visit the Conference Website The WCGTC® Executive Committee has been monitoring the current situation in the world regarding international travel and conference opportunities. Due to the continued uncertainty of the pandemic on health and financial resources, we have decided to keep the 2023 World Conference in a virtual format. While

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2021 World Conference – Proposals Now Open

We are excited to announce the opening of proposal submissions for the 2021 World Conference! Please carefully read the submission guide at https://worldgifted2021.com/submit. Note that with the shift to a virtual conference, our session details have changed, so it is very important to review the full guide. If you have any

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2021 Virtual WCGTC® World Conference - World Council for Gifted and Talented Children
2021 World Conference

Save the Dates – 2021 Virtual World Conference

Thank you to each person who shared their ideas on the survey we recently disseminated regarding the 2021 Virtual World Conference. We are pleased to announce that the World Conference will be held virtually over two consecutive weekends, July 31 – August 1 and August 7 – 8. We are still planning specifics

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2021 Virtual WCGTC® World Conference
2021 World Conference

Share your ideas for the 2021 Virtual WCGTC® World Conference!

In September, we announced that the 2021 World Conference will be held in a virtual format. We are working to make plans to ensure the World Conference maintains a great opportunity to network with people from around the world who are invested in serving gifted and talented children. We are

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2019 World Council for Gifted and Talented Children World Conference - Nashville, Tennessee, USA
2021 World Conference

The 2021 World Conference is Moving Virtual

As the pandemic continues to bring uncertainty to place-based meetings in the near future, the WCGTC® Executive Committee has unanimously voted to transition the 2021 World Conference to a virtual format. While we certainly wish we could still meet together, we think it is important to ensure the safety of

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