History of Gifted Education

1st School for the Gifted

Jan 25, 1901

Massachussetts opened the first special school for gifted children.

Lewis Terman Publishes Stanford-Binet

Jan 25, 1916

Lewis Terman, the "father" of the gifted education movement, publishes the Stanford-Binet, forever changing the intellegence testing and face of American education.

NAGC is Founded

Jan 25, 1954

The National Association for Gifted Children is founded under the leadership of Ann Isaacs.

$ For Quailty American Schooling

Jan 25, 1957

The Soviet Union launches Sputnik , forcing the United States to reassess the quality of education in American schools. As a result, the brightest students who excelled in technology, math, and science would profit from programming.

Define Giftedness

Jan 25, 1972

The Marland Report- The first formal deffinition is issued encouraging schools to define giftedness broadly, along with academic and intellectual talent the definition includes leadership ability, visual and performing arts, creative or productive thinking, and psychomotor ability. (Psychomotor ability is later excluded)

NAGC Publishes Standards

Jan 25, 1998

The National Association for Gifted Children publishes Pre-K-Grade 12 standards to provide guidence in seven key areas for programs serving gifted and talented students. Standards were then again revised in 2010.