Minnesota Council for the Gifted & Talented

Building community and empowering families of gifted & talented children from all backgrounds through five core values: Connections, Advocacy, Resources, Equity, and Support.

MCGT Cares

Resources

Gifted & talented people are everywhere. Many parents observe markers of gifts and talents in their child before educators see their strengths.

Learn more about the traits of giftedness

Identifying Gifted

Highlighted Events

MCGT’s Member Virtual CHAT

Gifted Services in MN Schools

Nov 14, 2024

7:00pm – 8:30pm via Zoom

Find more details and zoom link, member log in required

What is a CHAT Night?

Connect. Help. Advocate. Talk.

CHAT Nights are dedicated to informally connecting parents of gifted children, helping them find other parents in similar situations with an ear to listen, experiences to share, and solutions to offer. The format of CHAT Nights is intended to be casual, rather than structured.

MCGT’s Annual Member Meeting and Election of the Board of Directors will follow the CHAT.

MCGT Speaker Event

Wednesday, dec 11, 2024
6:30-8:00 pm CT
Via zoom

Gail Post, PhD

Register Now!

Most parents never imagined the complexities they must navigate while raising their gifted or 2e child. Their child’s intensity, heightened sensitivity, asynchronous development, and a wide array of strengths and struggles demand additional time and energy, along with the task of advocating for their education. Parents of the gifted often feel alone and misunderstood – a parallel process to how their child feels with peers.

Join licensed psychologist Dr. Gail Post for a workshop that will explore the gifted parenting experience: how raising a gifted or 2e child requires a different skill set, how to thrive in a world that doesn’t quite understand, and how to find confidence and clarity about parenting decisions. Bring along your own questions, ideas, and wisdom to share!

Empowering Underrepresented Gifted Learners

book study with
Joy lawson davis, ed.d

5 Session Virtual Series
Monthly, Oct – Feb

More Information and Registration.
All are welcome to attend. It’s not too late to register. You can watch recordings of sessions that you missed!

In gifted education, an important issue that has yet to be sufficiently addressed is the systemic underrepresentation of gifted students who have been left out of school-based advanced learner programs.

The book study is intended to help educators move closer to ensuring equity, access and excellence in gifted education. Each chapter we will study includes key takeaways intended to help educators engage students in conversation and to develop their self-advocacy skills.