What people are saying about our professional learning courses.

  • "I appreciated the independence in this course. I have heard about other online courses that involved more interactive discussions and feedback to other learners, but was glad that we were not expected to participate in those kinds of activities at this time, especially because it was summer and I was on the road and in the air the whole time."

    — Level 3 course participant

  • "I would love to see all of the teachers I work with complete this course. It provides a solid understanding of our students with practical strategies to support them."

    — Level 2 course participant

  • The course really opened my eyes to how diverse and complicated giftedness is. Before I used to think that it was a small group of students, but now I understand that it could be just that I did not know how to notice/spot them. It has a lot to do with me thinking that they might be signs of other learning difficulties or behavioral problems.

    — Level 1 course participant

  • “I would definitely recommend participating in the process of this course. It includes a great deal of reflection and consolidation that is necessary for diving into new programming or processes. Extremely valuable resources."

    — Level 3 course participant

  • “Provides clarity on what is G&T. Eliminates the myths in regards to these students so you have a clear understanding on ways to nurture their gift."

    — Level 1 course participant

  • "Take it. Well organized and structured. Balanced depth and breadth. Instructors highly relatable with timely feedback that provokes further thinking. Empowering and uplifting."

    — Level 2 course participant

  • “It's invaluable in providing explicit examples and steps necessary to develop a program of support in your school."

    — Level 3 course participant

  • "It will expand your definition of what gifted and talented means and help you identify those students easier within your context. Creates a strong foundation to build on."

    — Level 1 course participant

  • "I would happily recommend this course to any of my colleagues who are interested in working with highly-able learners."

    — Level 3 course participant

  • "Thanks for putting together a thoughtful, engaging, and easy to navigate course!"

    — Level 2 course participant

  • "I am glad I was able to take it in my own time...I did not have to travel to learn and I could be flexible with when I did the coursework. "

    — Level 1 course participant

  • "I love the way this course is broken down into very manageable chunks and assignments. It makes establishing an enrichment program less daunting, and provides simple and actionable steps and ideas for what to bring back to your school."

    — Level 3 course participant

  • "This is really about practice so it's immediately applicable. Yes, there is some theory built in, but you are always given examples and tools for using the theory and the assignments make you put it into action. For me, this is really helpful in PD."

    — Level 2 course participant

  • "I highly recommend this course for classroom teachers wanting to learn more about differentiation for their HAGT students, administrators and Student Support Teachers of HAGT students. You will engage with and take away practical tools for improving the quality of the program you offer all of your students."

    — Level 3 course participant

  • "The course changed my perspective on the gifted, now I am better prepared to identify the NEEDS in my classroom and got resources to act on them.."

    — Level 1 course participant

  • Level 1 & 2 are essential courses for teachers of HAGT students. Level 2 offers a comprehensive and intensive dive into supporting all types of students identified as HAGT. It's an excellent course for all teachers, counselors and administrators. It is intensive, so plan on 12-15 hours a week. It's totally worth it; don't hesitate to sign up for it. You'll come away with not only the knowledge presented in the research but also practical tools to help you implement the best practices you learn about.

    — Level 1 and 2 course participant

  • "This was really helpful as someone who needs to develop a program from scratch as there was a lot of useful information and opportunities to use that information to start developing pieces of the program."

    — Level 3 course participant

  • "I improved on my understanding of what a gifted and talented student is. That the definition is bigger than the label it gives and it includes things greater than cognitive abilities."

    — Level 1 course participant

  • "It renewed my advocacy for all our learners."

    — Level 2 course participant

  • "It is great to have all the information pulled together and to be able to work at your own pace through the materials."

    — Level 2 course participant

  • "If you think you know what a gifted child is, think twice!"

    — Level 1 course participant

  • The resources in this class have been incredibly helpful as I think about unpacking my learning with others. I now have an articulated response to critics of acceleration and I hope to have a school wide plan finalized soon!

    — Level 3 course participant

  • [I worked on] analyzing cases, finding the root cause and possible solutions, applying differentiation strategies to examples that I could share in my current role. It's a great deal of work but completely worth it!

    — Level 2 course participant

  • Thank you again for a great experience. This was a very helpful venue for me to talk with my colleague about possible directions her division might go in their school improvement plan. Taking this class together allowed us to have rich discussions that were based on shared learning and not the expertise of one or the other.

    — Level 3 course participant

  • I have raised my personal awareness of highly abled students and have had opportunity to reflect on my interactions with many students- this will undoubtedly make me a better teacher starting tomorrow. I also feel that with the knowledge gained from this course, I am now better able to contribute to the further development of my school's program for highly abled learners.

    — Level 1 course participant

  • Thinking about Bibliotherapy with a new lens. Responding to challenging parents. Reflecting on the questions that I pose during book discussions. Even if you are quite versed in teaching reading, there are incredible resources and reflections that can happen through this course.

    — Level 3 course participant

  • Very practical and applicable to a multitude of settings immediately. I appreciated that I was working on assignments that were immediately useful in my role and context.

    — Level 3 course participant

  • This was really useful as everything offered was practical and useful in developing enrichment programming.

    — Level 3 course participant

  • I learned a great deal about how to work through observing and noticing who gifted students are.

    — Level 1 course participant

  • It should be something ALL leadership take to ensure they philosophically agree on how their school understands high ability and what steps they need to take in all divisions to provide effective provision. Plus - all activities colleagues need to take it too and see how their programs can play an important role in supporting those Ss.

    — Level 3 course participant

  • I will encourage colleagues to take this course in hopes that they reap the same benefits that I have- that they will become advocates of our program and potential contributors to our program.

    — Level 1 course participant

  • It is a great introductory course to giftedness because it can be done at your own pace. I am a person that can't just sit an hour every day with my schedule. It did not feel overwhelming to sit for the days that I set for a couple of hours to go through the readings and coursework.

    — Level 1 course participant

  • Thank you again for a great experience. This was a very helpful venue for me to talk with my colleague about possible directions her division might go in their school improvement plan. Taking this class together allowed us to have rich discussions that were based on shared learning and not the expertise of one or the other.

    — Level 3 course participant