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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
As we ring in a new decade, I wanted to take a moment to thank you for your support of the WCGTC. You are vital to the success of our efforts to advocate for gifted individuals around the globe! We will soon be distributing a survey to all current members
In the most recent issue of the World Gifted newsletter, President Julia Link Roberts wrote: “A request from World Council members has been to develop a position paper on standards for teachers of gifted and talented children and young people. We will be soliciting members interested in working on this project. We
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