The Michigan Association for Gifted Children will hold its Annual Meeting on: Saturday, September 27, 20251-3 p.m.Michigan State UniversityBrody Hall, Room 134All are welcome!If you know you are planning to attend, please email president@migiftedchild.org so we can watch for you.Please park at the Kellogg Conference Center, 219 S. Harrison Road, East Lansing. Parking is $15 for the day. … Read more
The Michigan Association for Gifted Children is pleased to announce that in 2025 it will once again offer summer scholarships for students seeking a rewarding summer experience (camp, class, etc.). This year, two $500 scholarships will be awarded. Interested students can use our online application, which provides applicants with an easy, streamlined method of applying. … Read more
MAGC is currently soliciting nominations for the 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award in Gifted Education. This award recognizes truly outstanding educators who have or are making exceptional contributions to gifted education in the state of Michigan. This is the highest award offered by the Michigan Association for Gifted Children (MAGC). You can find the online nomination … Read more
Gifted and Talented Spring Conference April 22, 2024 8:30 (registration) 9:00am-3:00pm Location: Hope College, Haworth Events Center, Holland MI Audience: Educators, Administrators, Parents and College Students Instructor: Dr. Susan Assouline Helping Gifted Students Soar! The keynote speaker, Susan Assouline, from the Belin-Blank Acceleration Institute, University of Iowa, will share different ways to ACCELERATE students, including the use of … Read more
Hitting a Moving Target: Meeting Gifted Students Where They Are, the MAGC annual conference will be held on Saturday, April 20, 2024 from 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. at Avondale High School in Auburn Hills. Register now! Keynote titled “A Little Weird is Good” will be given by Emily Kircher-Morris plus many more talks by a wide … Read more
https://www.edupaths.org/catalog?Search=usgl Who are gifted learners? In this free online series, Understanding and Supporting Gifted Learners (USGL), we will introduce you to the gifted learner and their characteristics, as well as discuss the academic and social-emotional needs that impact their educational experience and growth. The courses in this series will explore the gifted learners’ social/emotional characteristics, … Read more
Gifted and Talented CNA – Comprehensive Needs Assessment submitted to the MDE The four (4) main goals of the MI GT CNA (Comprehensive Needs Assessment) document are as follows: Summary: The approximately 75,000 K-12 Gifted Students in Michigan in any given year, deserve to have a full year’s worth of progress. In order to accomplish … Read more
Greetings MAGC Board and Members! Happy Autumn! It has been a joy to serve as president of the Michigan Association for Gifted Children for the past year. I, like you, share a passion for helping students, educators, and families from across the state. I look forward to continuing the work of supporting the needs of … Read more
The next MAGC/MDE GT Edupath Course: “Social-Emotional Needs of Gifted Learners” is LIVE! In this course, we look at the social-emotional (S/E) needs and the development of gifted children compared to their peers in the general population. We will dig deeper into the common traits of gifted S/E development and needs. Then, we will discuss … Read more
Navigating a Smoother Course For Gifted Students: An MAGC Virtual Mini-Conference will be held on October 24 and 26 from 7 – 8:45 p.m. Register for only one night or both sessions. Keynote on Tuesday, October 24 at 7 p.m. by Dr. Chandra Floyd titled ‘A’ is for Advocate: Championing Change for Gifted Children, from the Classroom … Read more
