This article focuses on research findings from multiple evaluation studies on the teacher use of differentiated practices for gifted learners that have implications for best practice in gifted education internationally. Research questions centered on what specific differentiation practices were employed with gifted learners and distinctions found…

As many states have adopted the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), teachers can look to these standards as a framework for supporting students with gifts and talents. Differentiation of curriculum and instruction to address the CCSS will be necessary to meet the unique learning needs of learners with high ability and those with gifts and talents.…

In this presidential address to the National Association of Gifted Children, the author presents a 10-step program that may be used by administrators at the program level and teachers at the classroom level to lead gifted education forward in its attempts to optimize learning for gifted learners as well as to address the needs of all learners.…