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Our Mission: The Indiana Association for the Gifted educates and advocates for meeting the academic and social/ emotional needs of gifted youth.

11/05/2026

✨ IAG Has Arrived in Milwaukee!

IAG is represented at the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) Annual Convention!

Kristie, Denise, and Julie are in Milwaukee and ready to connect with fellow educators and advocates for gifted education!

📍 Attending NAGC? Be sure to find them and pick up an Indiana ribbon for your conference badge!

We love seeing Indiana represented on the national stage. Stop by, say hello, and show your Hoosier pride! 💛

11/05/2026

🔥 Ignite the Spark! There's Something for Every Grade Level!

Elementary, middle school, and secondary educators—join us at IAG's 2026 Ignite the Spark Conference!

Whether you're looking for new ways to challenge students or better support their individual learning needs, you'll find ideas to bring back to your school.

🍎 Elementary: Explore differentiation, enrichment, and ways to recognize potential in young learners.

📚 Middle School: Discover approaches to student engagement, social-emotional needs, and appropriate academic challenge.

🎓 Secondary: Explore advanced learning opportunities, student motivation, and ways to prepare high ability learners for what comes next.

Connect with educators from across Indiana and discover practical strategies for your classroom or program.

✨ Register today!
https://buff.ly/kPxXtZQ

11/04/2026

Does your child have an interest they just can’t stop talking about? 💡

Maybe it’s space, ancient civilizations, coding, or a topic you’ve never explored yourself. For gifted and high ability learners, a strong interest can open the door to deeper questions and new discoveries.

You don’t need to have all the answers. Try asking, “What would you like to find out next?” Then help your child explore that question through a library book, a museum visit, a hands-on project, or a conversation with someone who shares their interest.

The goal isn’t to turn every curiosity into an assignment. Sometimes, giving a child time and space to explore is enough.

What topic has captured your child’s attention lately?

Explore IAG’s gifted education resources for families and educators: https://buff.ly/rtHlhIv

11/03/2026

✨ Get Your IAG Merch and Be Ready to Represent!

Show your IAG pride at Ignite the Spark and throughout the year!

Our 2026 IAG merchandise collection includes shirts and tote bags, and every purchase supports the IAG Annual Fund, helping fund programs, resources, professional learning, and advocacy for high ability learners, educators, and families across Indiana.

👕 Shop IAG Shirts:
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🛍️ Shop IAG Tote Bags:
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Whether you're attending the conference or simply want to support IAG's mission, grab something you'll love and help us continue lighting the way for high ability learners!

10/31/2026

Happy Halloween from IAG! 🎃

From costumes and carved pumpkins to trick-or-treating, Halloween traditions have changed over generations. What we celebrate today is a mix of customs that have evolved over time.

Here’s a fun question for your gifted and high ability learners: What might Halloween look like 100 years from now? Which traditions would they keep, and what new ones would they invent?

Wishing our IAG educators, students, and families a happy Halloween filled with fun and curiosity!

10/30/2026

Helping children succeed in the classroom begins with understanding how they learn and develop.

Sycamore School is offering a free community workshop, The Readied Child: Parenting Tools for Learning and Life Readiness, featuring Heidi Tringali, a pediatric occupational therapist with 35 years of experience.

This session will help parents understand the difference between school readiness and learning readiness, identify developmentally appropriate goals, and explore practical strategies to support their children's learning.

Event Details:
Wednesday, November 11, 2026
6:30–8:00 PM

Sycamore School | 1750 W. 64th Street, Indianapolis

The workshop is free and open to the public. On-site parking is available.

Educators, counselors, and school administrators are encouraged to share this opportunity with families in their school communities.

10/30/2026

Don’t be spooked! 🎃 Take advantage of early bird pricing before it ends October 31!

Join us for Ignite the Spark: Helping Gifted Minds Shine, IAG’s annual conference, on December 14–15 at the JW Marriott Indianapolis.

Connect with fellow educators, explore new approaches to challenging gifted and high ability learners, and bring fresh ideas back to your classroom or school.

Early bird pricing ends tomorrow! Learn more and register today: https://buff.ly/dqxzY11

10/29/2026

Elementary educators, ready to escape Teacher Island? 🏝️

You have ideas to share, questions to ask, and fellow educators who understand what it takes to challenge and support high ability learners.

Join IAG’s Escape Teacher Island: The Gifted Educator Co-Lab to exchange curriculum ideas, compare strategies, and work through classroom challenges together.

Come with an idea, a question, or both!

📅 Sunday, November 15
🕠 5:30–6:30 PM ET
💻 Online

FREE for IAG members. Registration is required to receive the Zoom link.

Register today: https://buff.ly/tPXO8lF

10/29/2026

Great news for Indiana educators!

The Indiana Association for the Gifted (IAG) has received a $7,650 grant from the Community Foundation of Boone County to provide scholarships for Boone County educators to attend the IAG 2027 conference!

IAG Executive Director Julie Klusas Gasper and IAG President Dr. Kristie Speirs Neumeister accepted the grant on October 28.

This generous support will help more educators access professional learning opportunities and bring new ideas and resources back to their classrooms and schools.

Thank you to the Community Foundation of Boone County for investing in educators and high ability education!

10/28/2026

What changes when gifted learners begin thinking like scholars?

Meet Dr. Dornswalo Wilkins-McCorey, a Featured Speaker at IAG’s Ignite the Spark: Helping Gifted Minds Shine conference!

In her session, The Scholar’s Identity: Implementing the “Thinking Like a Disciplinarian” Framework for Authentic Inquiry, Dr. Wilkins-McCorey will explore how educators can help students investigate ideas through the perspectives and practices of different disciplines.

Join us December 14–15 at the JW Marriott Indianapolis for professional learning focused on challenging and supporting gifted and high ability learners.

Early bird pricing ends October 31! Learn more and register today: https://buff.ly/dqxzY11

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Whitestown, IN
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