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Upcoming Conferences & Certificate Programs

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Orange County Department of Education: Online GATE Certification Program

 

The Orange County Department of Education is pleased to announce its GATE Certification program. This asynchronous course is designed with the busy professional in mind, comprised of eight modules, based on effective strategies to increase learning opportunities and guide gifted students to reach their full potential.​

 Sessions will focus on characteristics of students who are gifted and differentiation utilizing the GATE standards of acceleration, depth, complexity, and novelty, as well as strategies to enhance, enrich and extend the core curriculum. The program will include protocols for interpersonal and intrapersonal skills to ensure the development of the whole child.

The certification program meets the requirements for the Orange County GATE Collaborative as part of the Orange County Council for Gifted and Talented Education (OCC GATE). 

Please contact our office for more information. Julie Hull @ jhull@ocde.us.

​For district GATE Certification programs, please contact our office at 714-966-4328.

Summer Session  ​Fly​​er​​​​​​​​ and Registration​​​​​ 

2026 - 2027 Session  Flyer​ and Registration

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Orange County Department of Education: In-Person GATE 
Certification Program

Earn a certification to teach students who are gifted and talented through research-based strategies at half of the cost of a university program. Sessions will focus on characteristics of students who are gifted (including diverse gifted populations), and differentiation utilizing the GATE standards of acceleration, depth, complexity, and novelty, as well as strategies to enhance, enrich, and extend learning for all students.

The certification program meets the requirements for the Orange County GATE Collaborative as part of the Orange County Council for Gifted and Talented Education (OCC GATE). 

Please contact our office for more information. Julie Hull @ jhull@ocde.us.

​For district GATE Certification programs, please contact our office at 714-966-4328.

Fl​y​er​​ and Registr​​​ation​
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​OCC GATE Annual Conference

Orange County Council for the Gifted (OCC GATE) is excited to announce the 

annual conference for K-12 educators working with gifted and advanced learners.

OCC GATE Conference

November 7, 2026

8:00 AM - 1:30 PM

CSU Fullerton

800 North State College Boulevard

Fullerton, CA 92831

Flyer​​ and Registration​​ 


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Social-Emotional​ Needs ​of the Gifted (SENG) Annual Conference

SENG is a nonprofit organization that empowers families and communities to guide gifted and twice-exceptional individuals to reach their goals: socially, emotionally, and intellectually.

Upcoming Events​

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​ Annual CAG Educator & Administrator Conference 

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​​The Annual CAG Educator Conference will provide sessions from national experts on how to apply research-based strategies in your classroom and at your school site to develop the potential for diverse advanced and gifted students.​​

See information about upcoming events here​

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​CAG Summer Institute

 

The CAG Summer Institute is a three-day virtual learning experience for teachers and administrators to participate in curriculum development and expand their expertise on how research and theory are transferred into practice.

July 22-24, 2026

VIRTUAL EVENT

9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Flyer and Registrat​ion

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NA​GC C​onference

The NAGC 73rd Annual Convention 

November 5-8, 2026

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Baird Center Conference Center

400 W. Wisconsin Avenue

Milwaukee, WI 53203

Website​ ​and Registration​





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