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.

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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 First Gifted & Talented EXPO

Arete Academy, Minnetonka, MN

Saturday, Oct 5, 2024
11:00am – 2:00pm

Co-Sponsored by Arete Academy

Find more details and register online now!

Join MCGT for our first Expo event! Check out schools, professionals, and businesses that provide services for gifted learners and their families, plus 6 speaking events on topics related to giftedness.

Speaker topics include Gifted 101, ADHD and Gifted Girls & Women, Advocacy for Gifted Learners, 2E: Neurodivergence and Giftedness, School Options for Gifted Learners, and What to do with Overwhelm.

Running concurrently with MCGT’s Expo, Arete Academy will be offering two school age youth programs, Cardboard Creations for ages 6-11, and Dungeons & Dragons for ages 11-18.

Schools and Resources are listed on the registration page – and being updated frequently!

MCGT Speaker Event

Monday, Oct 21, 2024
6:30-8:00 pm CT
Via zoom

Matthew Zakreski, PsyD

Register Now!

As parents of GT and 2E children, understanding the idea of neurodiversity and how neurodivergent and neurotypical students differ provides a lens through which to see your child. This workshop helps ground parents in understanding neurodiversity, social skills, learning styles, and emotional regulation to help parent our GT and 2E children better. When we meet our kids where they are and work with them to build their strengths and develop their weaknesses, they not only feel better, but they do better too.

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.

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.