NAGC Pre-K–Grade 12 Gifted Education Programming Standards

Susan K. Johnsen, PhD, is Professor Emerita of Educational Psychology at Baylor University. She has written three tests for identifying gifted students and more than 300 articles, monographs, technical reports, chapters, and books related to gifted education.Debbie Dailey, EdD, is Associate Professor of Education and Chair of the Department of Teaching and Learning at the University of Central. She serves as treasurer for Arkansans for Gifted and Talented Education, Chair of the STEM network at National Association for Gifted Children, and President-Elect for Council for Exceptional Children-The Association for the Gifted.Alicia Cotabish, EdD, is Associate Professor of Teaching and Learning at the University of Central Arkansas. Alicia is the former past-president of the Arkansas Association of Educational Administrators and currently serves as Co-Chair of the National Association for Gifted Children Standards Committee.

• 1. Introduction to the 2019 NAGC Pre-K-Grade 12 Gifted Programming Standards 2. Designing Supportive School Environments for Social and Emotional Development 3. Addressing Gifts and Talents, Racial Identity, and Social-Emotional Learning Regarding Students of Color: Challenges and Recommendations for Culturally Responsive Practice 4. The Assessment Standard in Gifted Education: Identifying Gifted Students 5. The Curriculum Planning and Instruction Standard in Gifted Education: From Idea to Reality 6. Differentiation: Standards Inform Best Practice 7. Programming Models and Program Design 8. Professional Learning Standards 9. Using the NAGC Standards for Program Development and Improvement 10. State Models for Implementing the Standards 11. Aligning Gifted Programming Standards with ISTE Standards for Enhanced Student Outcomes 12. Advocating for Implementation