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Lewis Terman publishes the Stanford-Binet. This opened up a whole new world of intelligence testing for education. It is still one of the most reliable standardized tests used today.
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Leta Hollingworth publishes Gifted Children: Their Nature and Nurture. Many consider this to be the first textbook on gifted education. It is still used as a basis today for much of our thinking about gifted children.
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The National Association of Gifted Children is founded, with Ann Isaacs as the leader. The NAGC is an important resource for gifted students, parents of gifted students and teachers. It provides many resources to help those students be successful.
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The Soviet Union launches Sputnik, which causes the United States to feel that Russia had beaten it in a contest of intelligence. This lead to politicians making the education of the "gifted" more of a priority.
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E. Ogilvie’s book offers alternative definitions of gifted students and gifted teaching. These definitions did not exist before and they pay special attention to two types of giftedness: general and specific.
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Congress passes the Jacob Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Act. The purpose of the Javits Act is to use multiple modalities to build and enhance the ability of elementary and secondary schools to meet the special educational needs of gifted and talented students.
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The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) is passed as the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. The Javits program is included in NCLB, and the definition of gifted and talented was changed again. Since the NCLB Act focuses on the "disadvantaged" students, the gifted students tend to be left behind.
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Theses standards help ensure that all teachers can recognize a high-ability student and then be able to find the right resources/support to service that student. These standards are also a great resource for teachers who specialize in gifted education.
