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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.

 

​ 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.​​

March 1-2, 2025

For Registration​ and Flyer​

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​Annual CAG Educator & Administrator​​

​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.

Wednesday - Friday

July 2025

Cost: TBD

Flyer​

 For more information & registration

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

The SENG Annual Conference is the premier national conference committed to the social and emotional aspects of giftedness. This conference is a must for administrators, teachers, and families of students who are gifted.

Upcoming Events

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NAGC Conference

The NAGC 70th Annual Convention, David L. Lawrence Convention Center

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

November 13-16, 2025

More information

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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 15, 2025

For more information & registration​