Your Potential is Just a LEAP Away

LEAP is a professional learning framework rooted in NAGC’s belief that educators intentionally choose and lead their own learning and that of their students by using effective and actionable strategies that are applied through a cycle of reflective practice and improvement. 

LEAP stands for: Lead (with) Effective and Actionable Practice and represents the core tenets of the LEAP framework.

There are three LEAP guidebooks with accompanying online modules. Using the LEAP framework as the foundation, each highly practical six-hour online module offers evidence-based strategies alongside real-life implementation activities and opportunities for PLC/peer-to-peer discussions. 

Explore the three LEAP guidebooks and modules:

Culturally Responsive Teaching for Gifted & High-Potential Students

The LEAP Online Modules for Culturally Responsive Teaching employ a proven learning structure that will guide and support you through developing and assessing the curriculum you use with high-ability learners. Each self-paced module includes readings, videos, unique application activities, PLC guides, and other resources.

The LEAP Guidebook Culturally Responsive Teaching for Gifted and High Potential Students is required to complete the modules. Upon the successful completion of a module, you will receive a certificate of completion to showcase your achievement.

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Culturally Responsive Teaching for Gifted and High-Potential Students Full Modules Package
The LEAP Online Modules for Culturally Responsive Teaching for Gifted and High-Potential Students are a series of five 6-hour, self-paced modules that use the LEAP framework as the foundation. These modules will give you a practical understanding of how you can infuse the interests and cultures of your students to better inform your instruction for your high-ability students.
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Culturally Responsive Teaching Module 4: Gifted Pedagogies and Philosophies
From Multicultural Gifted Education to Culturally Responsive Gifted Pedagogy
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Culturally Responsive Teaching Module 5: Culture in My Classroom
Applying Theory to Practice
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Culturally Responsive Teaching Module 3: Pedagogical Paradigms
Comparing and Contrasting Beliefs and Burdens
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Culturally Responsive Teaching Module 2: Histories and Contexts of American Education
Confronting Untold Truths, Inviting Unspoken Stories
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Culturally Responsive Teaching Module 1: Self-Reflection, Social Awareness, and Instructional Excellence
Self-Reflection, Self-Awareness, Self-Actualization

Curriculum Design for Teachers of Gifted & High-Potential Students

The LEAP Online Modules for Curriculum Design employ a proven learning structure that will guide and support you through developing and assessing the curriculum you use with high-ability learners. Each self-paced module includes readings, videos, unique application activities, PLC guides, and other resources curated by developers Christine Weber and Emily Mofield.

The LEAP Guidebook for Curriculum Design for Teachers of Gifted and High-Potential Students is required to complete the modules. Upon the successful completion of a module, you will receive a certificate of completion to showcase your achievement.

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Curriculum Design Full Modules Package
The LEAP Online Modules for Curriculum Design employ a proven learning structure that will guide and support you through developing and assessing the curriculum you use with high-ability learners. Each self-paced module includes readings, videos, unique application activities, PLC guides, and other resources curated by developers Christine Weber and Emily Mofield.
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Curriculum Design Module 3: Designing Challenging Learning Experiences for Gifted and High-Potential Students
Creating Ascending Levels of Intellectual Demand
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Curriculum Design Module 5: Assessing for and Reflecting on Gifted Students' Learning
Tools for Informing Instruction and Measuring Student Progress
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Curriculum Design Module 4: Incorporating Inquiry-Based Learning in Curriculum for Gifted and High-Potential Students
Questioning to Promote Student-Centered Learning
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Curriculum Design Module 2: Selecting and Evaluating Curriculum for Gifted and High-Potential Students
Criteria for Advanced, Rigorous Curriculum
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Curriculum Design Module 1: Examining Features of High-Quality Gifted Curriculum
An Introductory Look at the Features of Curriculum for Gifted Learners

Differentiating Instruction for Gifted & High-Potential Students

The LEAP Online Modules for Differentiating Instruction employ a proven learning structure that will guide and support you through differentiating the learning experiences of your most able learners. Each self-paced module includes readings, videos, unique application activities, PLC guides, and other resources.

The LEAP Guidebook for Differentiating Instruction for Gifted and High-Potential Students is required to complete the modules. Upon the successful completion of a module, you will receive a certificate of completion to showcase your achievement.

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Differentiating Instruction Full Modules Package
The LEAP Online Modules for Differentiating Instruction employ a proven learning structure that will guide and support you through differentiating the learning experiences of your most able learners. Each self-paced module includes readings, videos, unique application activities, PLC guides, and other resources curated by developers Jessica LaFollette and Teresa M. Reddish.
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Differentiating Instruction Module 5: Organizing and Managing Your DI Classroom
Putting DI Structures Into Place
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Differentiating Instruction Module 4: Using AI Tools to Differentiate Instruction and Assessment
Welcoming AI Into Your DI Classroom
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Differentiating Instruction Module 3: Nurturing the DI Mindset
Exploring a Growth Mindset for Teacher and Students
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Differentiating Instruction Module 2: Embedding Culture into DI
Why Culture Is Key in Successful Differentiation
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Differentiating Instruction Module 1: Using the Effective DI Practices
An Introduction to Best Practices for Differentiating Instruction for Gifted Learners