ABSTRACT
The standards in gifted education are part of a wider network of professional preparation and programming standards that influence the education of all teachers and their students. This chapter focuses on the 2019 NAGC Pre-K–Grade 12 Gifted Programming Standards. Underlying these standards are the following principles: (a) giftedness is dynamic and is constantly developing; (b) giftedness is found among students from a variety of backgrounds; (c) standards should focus on student outcomes rather than practices; (d) all educators are responsible for the education of students with gifts and talents; and (e) students with gifts and talents should receive services throughout the day in in all environments that are based on their abilities, needs, and interests. Along with the process for developing the standards, the authors provide a brief overview of each standard and its related student outcomes and evidence-based practices. These standards may be used for self-assessment, professional learning, selecting teachers of gifted students, program evaluation, and advocacy.
