Oklahoma Association for the Gifted, Creative, & Talented
It's a brand new year!
Hope everyone is ready for a fresh start!
Mark your calendars now for our OAGCT Conference coming to the Tulsa area, February 7, 2020!
Check it out on the tab above!
Hope everyone is ready for a fresh start!
Mark your calendars now for our OAGCT Conference coming to the Tulsa area, February 7, 2020!
Check it out on the tab above!
From our past Keynote speaker and Gifted Guru, Lisa Van Gemert: "As of this writing, the mayor of New York is considering a proposal that would completely dismantle the school district’s Gifted & Talented program in the name of equity. A committee found that the system is inequitable, and in their report they advocated the destruction of services for gifted children of all races and ethnic groups in order to solve that inequity."
Check out her interesting evaluation of the situation @ GiftedGuru.com.
Check out her interesting evaluation of the situation @ GiftedGuru.com.
OAGCT IS:
OAGCT is a not-for-profit volunteer association founded to bring together concerned professionals and other persons interested in gifted, creative, and talented youth for their mutual support and growth. Our vision is a challenging education that reaches and stretches potential for all students.
Our Vision:
We envision a point in time when an equitable, appropriate, and challenging education, aligned with potential, is delivered to all children. We envision a time when teachers and parents are trained to understand and reach that potential in the most effective way possible.
We envision a point in time when an equitable, appropriate, and challenging education, aligned with potential, is delivered to all children. We envision a time when teachers and parents are trained to understand and reach that potential in the most effective way possible.
Our Mission:
To promote, support, and improve appropriate educational opportunities
To inform the general public of the needs of gifted, creative, talented youth
To disseminate news and information of interest and concern
To foster professional growth of educators
To support legislation and funding for programs
To work in cooperation with and support of the philosophy and goals of NAGC
To provide a forum for the exchange of information and ideas among the membership
Gifted, creative, and talented youth are defined as those who show exceptionally high ability in one of the following:
Intellectual capacity
Academic aptitude
Creative ability
Leadership
Artistic talent
