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Nominations Sought for WCGTC® President

The World Council for Gifted and Talented Children is calling for nominations for President to serve 2021 – 2025. Nominations are due by January 15, 2021. Submit your nomination at https://world-gifted.org/2021-president-nomination-form/. OverviewThe Executive Committee (EC) consists of seven members: President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, and three Members-at-Large. The Executive Administrator of Headquarters

December 4, 2020 1:47 pm No Comments

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

November 12, 2020 10:51 am No Comments

Proposed Bylaws Changes Approved

We are pleased to share that the Bylaws changes have been approved by the membership. We received 98.29% approval for the proposed changes. Thank you to all of our members who reviewed the proposed changes, cast their ballots, and shared comments with us. The Executive Committee will review these comments

October 19, 2020 10:04 am No Comments

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

September 30, 2020 8:38 am No Comments

World Council for Gifted and Talented Children 2019 Annual Audit

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2019 WCGTC Annual Audit

The World Council for Gifted and Talented Children has conducted an annual audit for 2018 and 2019, as required by section 12.11 of the Bylaws of the organization. Crowe LLP, an independent auditing firm in Louisville, KY, was contracted for the audit. The audit can be viewed at world-gifted.org/amember/content/f/id/66. You may

July 13, 2020 8:43 am No Comments

2023 World Conference - Nashville, Tennessee

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The World Council for Gifted and Talented Children unites to stand up against all forms of racism and racial discrimination.

The World Council for Gifted and Talented Children (WCGTC) unites to stand up against all forms of racism and racial discrimination. In the last two weeks, we have watched and read news coverage on anti-racism protests across the world as a result of the ongoing systemic racism. This has ignited a

June 18, 2020 8:34 am No Comments

Gifted and Talented International Volume 34 - Special Issue on Creativity in Gifted Education

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GTI Volume 34 Available Now

Volume 34 of Gifted and Talented International is now available! This special issue focused on Creativity in Gifted Education. Thank you to the guest editors, Barbara A. Kerr and M. Alexandra Vuyk for their work. This volume includes: Editorial Barbara Kerr and M. Alexandra Vuyk Issues and opportunities when using

April 24, 2020 10:25 am No Comments

Teacher Education Standards Position Paper

Teacher Education Standards Position Paper Update 1

The Teacher Education Position Paper Committee is currently collaborating through the WCGTC Forum and is hard at work sharing content and stories about teachers and gifted education from their regions around the world. Some sample questions they are examining include: Describe how gifted and talented students are being served and

April 13, 2020 11:21 am No Comments

In Memoriam

In Memoriam: Dr. Franz Mönks

We are sad to hear of the passing of Dr. Franz Mönks this morning. Among his many achievements, he had a long history of service to the WCGTC. He served as a Delegate to the WCGTC for many years and as Vice President of the WCGTC from 1989 – 1993.

March 11, 2020 4:04 pm No Comments

Teacher Education Standards Position Paper

Teacher Education Position Paper Committee

In November, we issued a call for applicants to work on a committee to draft a position paper on teacher education standards. We received 67 applications representing 30 different countries. We were pleased to see such great interest in this important topic. From these applications, 17 individuals were selected to

February 26, 2020 11:54 am No Comments