Upcoming Conferences & Certificate Programs

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 Flyer 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.

Flyer and Registration

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

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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Annual CAG Educator & Administrator Conference

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.

CAG Conference 2026

More information coming soon

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.

July 22-24, 2026

VIRTUAL EVENT

9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Flyer and Registration

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NAGC Conference

The NAGC 71st Annual Convention

Coming 2026

Upcoming Conferences & Certificate Programs

​ Annual CAG Educator & Administrator Conference

Annual CAG Educator & Administrator Conference