Welcome
to the Iowa Talented
and Gifted Association
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Iowa's
association of interested parents, educators, and concerned citizens
dedicated to meeting the needs of talented and gifted children and
youth.
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| Iowa Talented and Gifted Mission Statement |
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| The mission of the Iowa Talented and Gifted Assocation is to recognize, support, and respect the unique and diverse needs of talented and gifted learners through |
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| ADVOCACY |
by encouraging informed educational professionals, parents, policy makers, and all other stakeholders to take appropiate action for the benefit of talented and gifted learners.
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| EDUCATION: |
by stregthening and encouraging the recognition and implementation of practices that support identification of talented and gifted learners and accommodation of the social, emotional, and intellectual levels.
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| NETWORKING: |
by increasing opportunities for collaboration and cooperation among all stakeholders with the goal of advancing the abilities and developing the potential of talented and gifted learners.
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What
does ITAG do?
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| Annual
Conference |
- Annual
conferences that feature national and local speakers who focus
on interests and concerns that parents, educators, and advocates
have about gifted education
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| Legislation |
- Develops
resolutions and beliefs
- Monitors
current legislation and legislative activity
- Lobbies legislators
to encourage support of gifted education
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| Annual
Talented and Gifted Young Scholars Conferences |
- Provides
forums for high school students to share common interests with
distinguished Iowans
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| Newsletter |
- Provides
articles for classroom teachers, teachers of the gifted, parents,
administrators, and advocates
- Provides
information regarding available resources for those interested
in gifted education
- Updates
state and federal legislative activity
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Informs and updates readers on state and national issues
- Publicizes
news from local ITAG chapters
- Highlights
special ITAG projects for gifted
children and youth
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| Public
Relations |
- Promotes
awareness of ITAG’s purposes and goals
- Maintains
contact and visibility with state educational groups
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| Affiliations/Alliances |
- Joins
other national organizations that have an interest in gifted education
such as National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) and Council
for Exceptional Children (CEC-TAG)
- Encourages
service organizations to support gifted eduation
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Seeks corporate support for gifted education projects
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