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	Join GAM Today! Why Join GAM? Because GAM is Missouri's Organization for Gifted Education. Other Membership Benefits Include: Subscription to GAMbit, which is Missouri's premier publication on gifted educaiton Subscription to District Newsletters and Regional Conference Information, which keeps you connected to area gifted education events Discount on registration for annual State Conference (Dues must be current to receive conference discount) Legislative Updates provided by a paid legislative consultant that fights for gifted education in Jefferson City, Missouri who advocates for full funding for gifted programs, advanced placement and the improvement of gifted education in Missouri GAM web site, which provides the latest information on gifted education in Missouri NETWORK on gifted and talented education with experts in the field across the entire state. GAM is here to be a resource for all stakeholders in gifted education. Reach out to GAM Board members for resources, speaking, etc.
	About Us
	GAM has actively supported the needs of high-ability and high-potential learners in Missouri since 1980. We provide teacher training, curriculum development, parent support, regional seminars and workshops, scholarships, student competitions, and awards. Further, GAM conducts an annual state conference for all Missouri stakeholders in gifted education. The purposes of the corporation shall be: To create an awareness among parents, educators and the general public of the characteristics, needs and educational requirements of the gifted and talented. To support the development and funding of programs for the gifted and talented. To share and disseminate information about existing local, state and national educational programs for the gifted and talented. To encourage research relating to the identification and education of gifted and talented children and to assist in the dissemination of the information obtained to educators and the public. The current definition of gifted, which is located in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, is: Students, children, or youth who give evidence of high achievement capability in areas such as intellectual, creative, artistic, or leadership capacity, or in specific academic fields, and who need services and activities not ordinarily provided by the school in order to fully develop those capabilities. IIn Addition, GAM supports gifted education by: Advocating for, and was instrumental in, the founding and ongoing development of the Missouri Scholars Academy Yearly sponsoring a guest artist at the Missouri Fine Arts Academy Advocating for and supported state certification for teachers of the gifted (mandatory as of September 1995) Co-sponsoring the Annual Missouri State Conference on Gifted Education Conducting the New Teachers Workshops for educators new to gifted education Sponsoring activities that foster gifted awareness, i.e. Gifted Education Week Offering broad professional networking opportunities for educators and parents Working closely with the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education for more than 25 years Maintaining membership in the National Association for Gifted Children and National Alliance of State Associations for the Gifted Providing educational scholarships to teachers in gifted education Providing awards to recognize outanding friends, parents and educators of the gifted Join GAM Today!