CAGT Mission Statement

It is our belief that all humans have an inherent right to develop their full potential. The purpose of the Colorado Association for Gifted and Talented is to foster an understanding of all gifted children and their exceptional needs, and to advocate for appropriate education through partnerships with educators, parents, administrators, legislators, and the general public.

  • CAGT is...

    a non profit advocacy organization with a 30 year history of providing leadership and support to students, parents and educators of gifted young people in Colorado. By way of affiliate members across the state, CAGT has endeavored to keep all school districts and policy makers aware of the issues surrounding gifted education.

  • The people...

    Gifted young people are typically those who score in the top 5 percent of the population on an I.Q. test. The Colorado Department of Education reports there are 51,083 students in Colorado formally identified as gifted (2005-2006). Some estimates place the total number of gifted students in the state to be in the neighborhood of 69,000. Colorado has a growing number of highly qualified educators specialized in gifted education. Gifted individuals are all around us.

  • The promise...

    is that gifted education will continue to enrich our world and nation with intellectual manpower as we face a changing future. The promise is that all children, including those that identified as gifted, will achieve to their fullest potential. Gifted individuals account for the broad majority of new inventions, patents, research and development breakthroughs, and advances in technology.Immersion in the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) fields of study is a recent approach.

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Join Us for Legislative Day 2010 at the Capitol!

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Celebrating Excellence:

Legislative Day 2010

at the Capitol

 Thursday, February 18, 2010

     7:30 a.m. - 3:oo p.m.

Map for public parking around the Capitol 

Map of the Capitol Building

Legislative Day Program Schedule

        

 Calling All Journalists! 

 

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Write an article about your Legislative Day experience and win a chance to be published!  Read more here.

How do I write a feature story for a newspaper?

 

BREAKING LEGISLATIVE DAY NEWS...

Legislative Day Information  posted 12/07/09

 

Notes for teachers and parents posted 1/12/2010

 

Read about Legislative Day 2009 here! posted 1/12/2010

 

Interested in Student Shadowing? – Find your legislator here!   posted 1/25/2010

 

Hotel Information  posted 1/25/2010

Printable Forms (if needed):

Legislative Day Registration Form (or use online registration link)

Legislative Shadow Program Application Form (or use online student legislative shadow application link)

Parent Permission and Teacher Recommendation Form 

 
 
New national study finds equity and opportunity threatened by growing national “excellence gap”

Mind the (Other) Gap!: The Growing Excellence Gap in K-12 Education, a new report from the Indiana University Center for Evaluation and Education Policy, finds that the achievement gaps among high-ability students from different economic, racial and linguistic backgrounds in the U.S. are large and growing.

The comprehensive study of NAEP longitudinal and state data indicate that at the current pace of achievement, even improving gaps could take more than a century to close. In praising the report, NAGC executive director Nancy Green said, "the ever-widening excellence gap is a tragedy-in-waiting that can only be addressed by devoting attention and resources to meet the unique learning needs of high-potential students.”

Download a copy of the report.

 
GreatEducation Colorado

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Great Education Colorado is a statewide, nonpartisan, grassroots organization that is focused on improving education in Colorado through wise, increased investment in our schools, colleges and universities.

 Find out more about GreatEducation Colorado

 

Groundhog Retracts Earlier Prediction

Earlier this week Punxsutawney Phil, chief winter/spring weather prognosticator, saw his shadow, thereby predicting six more weeks of winter. "Not so," says Phil in a recent Internet post. "It was six more NAGC Webinars on Wednesdays through March that I was excited about. I know that high-ability groundhogs and human students need professionals and parents prepared for the challenges ahead!"

Registration:  $39 member/$59 nonmember
Register for three or more in a quarter and SAVE!  Just $29 member/$49 nonmember.

Another Reason to Join Today?
One live WOW per quarter is provided FREE for NAGC members only!

For full descriptions, visit the WOW page. Click Here. 

 

 
 
COMSTEC - Bringing STEM Together

COMSTEC is dedicated to bringing Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) focused organizations together throughout the state, serving as an intermediary to increase communication and progress in STEM education as well as replicate innovative practices.

 

Learn more about COMSTEC at http://coloradostemeducation.com/

  		 

Take Note

Please Take Note of CAGT's New Mailing Address:

CAGT
P.O. Box 460182
Aurora, CO 80046-0182

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