WELCOME TO AAGC!

The mission of the Alabama Association for Gifted Children is to provide advocacy leadership, and support to assist educators, parents, and community partners in meeting the educational and affective needs of gifted children and youth in Alabama.

Save the Date for AAGC Conference 2025!

Located in the heart of downtown Mobile, AL, this beautiful venue offers a stunning setting, top-tier amenities, and the perfect atmosphere for learning, networking, and collaboration. Mark your calendars and book the hotel group rate for our conference 2025 HERE. To receive the special hotel group rate, you must book your room by September 16, 2025. Reservations made after this date will be subject to standard hotel pricing and availability. 

Conference Registration is Now Open!

AAGC Conference 2025: Navigating Gifted Journeys

Don't miss out! Register now for the AAGC Conference to collaborate with educators, explore innovative strategies, discover new resources, and gain valuable insights to support gifted learners!

For a draft conference agenda click HERE.

For the workshop schedule click HERE. 

Register HERE.

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We can't wait to see you there!

 Announcing Our Keynote Speakers for the AAGC Conference

October 8, 2025

Dr. Tarek Grantham

Engaging the Equity Work for Underserved Advanced Learners to Close Excellence Gaps: Determination Beyond Distortions and Distractions

Biography

Dr. Grantham is a Professor whose research focuses on equity for under-represented students in advanced programs, recruitment and retention, creativity policy, mentoring, gifted Black males, multicultural education, motivation, and parent engagement. Dr. Grantham co-edited Gifted and Advanced Black Students in School: An Anthology of Critical Works (2011), and Young Triumphant and Black: Overcoming the Tyranny of Segregated Minds in Desegregated School (2013). He has provided leadership through the National Association for Gifted Children (e.g., Special Populations Network, Javits/Frasier Teacher Scholar Program), the Council for Exceptional Children (e.g., the Association for the Gifted Div.), and the AERA (e.g., Res. on Giftedness, Creativity and Talent SIG). Dr. Grantham served as Program Coordinator for the GCE on-campus and online graduate degree programs. He is the husband of a wonderful woman, Dr. Kimberly Dillon Grantham, and the proud father of Kurali, Copeland, and Jovi Grantham.

October 9, 2025

Stephanie Higgs - Little Miss Gifted

Coloring Outside the Lines: The Magic is in the Mess!

Biography

Stephanie Higgs, @littlemissgifted on Instagram, is an award-winning, Nashville-living gifted educator and differentiation coach. Stephanie is a quick thinking, fast talking, passionate international presenter, featuring sessions with immediate, easily implemented, FUN takeaways that will leave you racing back to your classroom! With a decade of previous experience teaching Pre K, 2nd grade, and 4th grade, Stephanie is your #1 hype girl, here to love and serve YOU. You’ll leave her session energized, equipped, and empowered to work smarter, not harder, as she buys back time for not only your learners, but for YOU! She shares daily, bite-sized ideas and takeaways for teachers on Instagram, most of which are FREE! Be sure to follow her there to connect and continue the conversation! Learn more about all she has to offer by visiting stephaniehiggs.net!

To check out our conference draft agenda click HERE. 

The Alabama Association for Gifted Children (AAGC) is excited to announce the

Call for Proposals for our 2025 Annual Conference!

For Additional Call for Proposals Information click HERE.

For Information on Awards of Excellence click HERE. 

For Information on Student Contests click HERE.

Upcoming PD Webinar

Tuesday, May 20, 2025, 6:00 pm CT

FINDING YOUR GIFTED CHILD'S LIGHT BULB

With STEVE TRASH

LIVE VIRTUAL EVENT — You’re Invited!

Join PBS TV star Steve Trash—a self-proclaimed non-gifted-person (he is gifted!), lifelong dyslexic, and globe-trotting professional magician—on an inspiring journey through science, sustainability, self-discovery, and MAGIC!

Steve doesn’t claim to be gifted or special (he is!), but he has discovered how to shine by embracing his uniqueness—and he wants to help others do the same.

This LIVE virtual celebration is packed with:

Mind-blowing science & magic

Finding your own personal “light bulb”

Environmental wonder and wisdom

Sharing resources

And a whole lot of fun!

Don’t miss this opportunity to be be amazed by magical wonder and you may find your own personal "light bulb"!

Wait- you haven't heard of Steve Trash?!?!? See for yourself → youtube.com/@SteveTrash

Steve Trash® - Rockin' Eco Hero - http://www.stevetrash.com

Steve Trash Science - on PBS - https://www.pbs.org/show/steve-trash-science/

Meet Steve Trash

Steve Trash is the star of his own nationwide – PBS kids science show – STEVE TRASH SCIENCE. https://www.pbs.org/show/steve-trash-science/

He was recently honored with the EEAA’S – BEST ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAM OF THE YEAR AWARD and has also won the OUTSTANDING RC&D PROGRAM award and BEST ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE CURRICULUM.

He’s appeared on many national and international TV shows including – CBS THIS MORNING, ESPN OUTDOORS, VH1 TOP 20 COUNTDOWN and was interviewed on Levar Burtons’ READING RAINBOW. He’s been featured in the NEW YORK TIMES, the LOS ANGELES TIMES, FAST COMPANY MAGAZINE, and he’s even been on the cover of the kids’ magazine, THE WEEKLY READER.

Steve lives in an energy efficient, earth bermed home, with a 21 panel solar PV array, in beautiful downtown Frog Pond, Alabama.

www.stevetrash.com

Register Here:  https://alabamagifted.org/event-6154080

Checkout our grant and award winners from our 2024 conference!

Thank you to our sponsors!

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Keynote Sponsors

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CREATIVITY NIGHT SPONSOR

Gifted advocacy takes a year-round effort.   We made great strides this last legislative year but we are far from the much needed funds to make full-funding a reality.  Share what is happening in your classroom on all your social media outlets.  Reach out to your elected officials.  Until gifted education is fully funded, we will continue striving for that goal!  Go here, to find out what you can do!