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Ignite Passion with Purpose
March 22, 2019
at
The Conference Center at Mercer,
1200 Old Trenton Road ,West Windsor. 

​We will be striving to connect creativity and intensity to motivation and engagement.  With that target in mind, we are delighted to announce our
​keynote speaker from the National Association for Gifted Children, Jeff Danielian
Jeff Danielian, Teacher Resource Specialist, is the Director of the La Salle Scholars Program in Providence, Rhode Island. He received his Masters degree in Educational Psychology from the University of Connecticut and works from his home base on many exciting projects, both web and print based. He works regularly with members to ensure that they have access to, and an understanding of, the resources available to them. Jeff is also the editor-in-chief of Teaching for High Potential, co-author of Connecting for High Potential and writes the monthly column, The Teacher's Corner. He also manages and coordinates the Javits-Frasier Teacher Scholarship. 
In addition to his work for NAGC, Jeff is the author of Enriching the Young Naturalist, The Best Young Adult Books Contest, and The Reel Classroom, all from Prufrock Press. He presents at local, national, and international conferences on many topics including the affective needs of gifted and talented students, creativity and eminence, and the school/home connection.
More details soon..

NJAGC spoke at public testimony sessions and wrote letters to the NJ State Board of Education in January, May, and September 2018. Read the responses which prompted two bills to be crafted and moved through the state legislature this fall to help Strengthen and Improve Gifted Education in New Jersey. 

As a NJ voter, your help is needed to secure co-sponsors. Please contact advocacy@njagc.org for more information and to join our advocacy team. 

November 8 and 9, 2018,
Check out our workshops at the
​NJEA Teachers’ Convention

​Featured Topic of the month
Explore Resources
on
Math Education
Will you also complete a webform note to NJ Governor Jim Murphy?
Topic: Education   Subject: Meet with NJAGC for Gifted Students
Body:   NJAGC has been trying to meet with NJDOE Commissioner Repollet. Will you please facilitate this request? (May add personal info → “As a concerned voter…”.)

We did SHARE some Best Practices for gifted from around the state​
​at the
​3 Regional Networking Meetings conducted by DoE. 

Support Gifted Education in New Jersey
STUDENTS, PARENTS, EDUCATORS
Use your Summer time to Write a brief letter/email to the NJ State Board of Education. Attach a letter (which will be posted on the DOE site) as an MS Word Document. 
What to include?
State your position (parent, teacher of gifted, general educator, administrator, grandparent, retired educator)
State the "ASK"
Need to provide guidance to local districts to improve gifted education: identification of and a variety of services to students grades k-12. 

​WHY?  
Many districts aren't doing it Many districts aren't following NJ Administrative Code
WHEN? 
​The next opportunity to present issues about gifted education is in September Do this in August. ​The next opportunity to testify in person about gifted education is on September 12. You can register to speak (search by date) or send a letter by 9/12/2018.  

WHERE to send MS Word attachment:
Stateboardoffice@doe.NJ.gov

Mail to NJ State Board of Education
100 Riverview Plaza
Trenton, NJ 08625-500
Thank you!
Did you miss the presentation on Supporting & Understanding Gifted Children
by Tijil Koenderink, a Dutch Gifted Specialist?
We got you covered! 
Links to his presentation - #1
Links to his presentation - #2
Thanks to our GOLD Sponsor

Our Mission

The New Jersey Association for Gifted Children is a champion for gifted children.  We are passionate advocates promoting programs, networks, and legislative actions to meet the needs of these students statewide.