The Global Awareness Division is one of fourteen divisions in NAGC dedicated to specific areas of interest to our members. Division membership is open to members of the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) for an additional $10 fee per year. Division memberships run concurrent with NAGC membership.

Global Awareness Division Mission

The mission of the Global Awareness Division is to respond to the concerns of the gifted and talented about the future and the world they live in by giving them opportunities to grow in understanding of different cultures and global interdependence and by providing them with the tools and experience to participate in the shaping of their destinies. Therefore we are concerned with the following global issues:

Our Focus Includes Helping students understand and learn about:

Ways to Join In:

Global Awareness Division Newsletter

Division Activities at the NAGC 52nd Annual Convention
"Setting the Pace"
November 9-13, 2004, Louisville, Kentucky
Register for the 2005 NAGC Annual Convention Online now!

Global Awareness & Special Populations Divisions will present a joint Pre-conference session: GIFTEDNESS IN POVERTY INSTITUTE - Removing the Mask: Giftedness in Poverty.

The Global Awareness Gala - TBD Please check back closer to our convention date.


Global Awareness Division Strand Presentations - TBA

The World Conference for Gifted and Talented Children will be held August 3-7, 2005 in New Orleans. Proposals are being accepted now -- on line! Go to the web site www.WorldGifted.org and click through for the proposal form and submit on line.

• Global Awareness Activities
• Curriculum for Global Awareness
• Student Leadership in Global Issues

  
  NOTE: If you know of teacher resources related to global awareness, especially as it relates to giftedness, please contact Barbara Mitchell Hutton via email at: blmh@rms.org, or Christine "Tee" Neville (Co chairs) via email at: cheetahs@mindspring.com.

Donations can be made to Global Awareness Division through NAGC at the address below. Please indicate that your donation is intended specifically for Global Awareness Division. We thank deeply those who can help us with this important work with a donation!

Global Awareness Division
National Association for Gifted Children
1707 L Street, Suite 550
Washington, DC 20036

If you wish to donate time as a volunteer, please contact the division Chairs, Barbara Mitchell Hutton via email at: blmh@rms.org>, or Christine "Tee" Neville (Co chairs) via email at: cheetahs@mindspring.com.