Supporting professionals in addressing the
academic and social-emotional needs of highly able/gifted students
Recommended Professional Development for High Ability/Gifted & Talented Education
Summer 2019
Register online at confratute.uconn.edu/registration
Register online at worldgifted2019.com/registration/
Recent Events
Challenge for All Summit: Meeting the needs of highly able learners in an inclusive school
February 7 & 8, 2019 at Cairo American College, Cairo, Egypt #CFACairo2019
Upcoming Events
Challenge for All Summit: Meeting the needs of highly able learners in an inclusive school
2020 Dates TBD in Mumbai, India #CFAMumbai2020
Fear of returning to the oft-criticized academic tracking of students has led progressive educators to be reticent to group highly able/gifted students by ability. However, recent research supports the effectiveness of ability grouping for the highest performers and, concomitantly, the detriments of the exclusive use of heterogeneous grouping.