What is AGATE?

What is AGATE?

People – Parents, teachers, administrators and other professionals committed to meeting the needs of gifted and talented children.
Annual Conference – At AGATE regional or statewide conferences, special interest groups such as classroom teachers, administrators, parents, homeschoolers, medical professionals, and mentors can meet in roundtable or presentation sessions to expand their understanding of giftedness and the needs of these unique young people. At statewide conferences, AGATE provides a vendors’ hall and display opportunities to bring additional resources to the attention of attendees.
Network – AGATE promotes networking opportunities through local chapters and affiliates across New York state.
Resources – AGATE produces the nationally-distributed newsletter GEMS of AGATE, as a service to every member. Each Director on our Board responds promptly to member requests. We offer a unique series of monographs, PACTs or Parents and Children Together day-long gatherings, professional memberships with expanded resources and special monograph reprint permission, and our pilot mentor-liaison project with ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers).
Mandate - AGATE is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization of concerned parents and educators designed to promote the education and welfare of the gifted and talented in New York State. AGATE has been developed to:

Seek and make available national, state and local resources which contribute to the education of the gifted and talented
Develop, publish and disseminate appropriate materials for the education of the gifted and talented
Sponsor and foster activities that stimulate and encourage the development of improved programs and practices for the education of the gifted and talented, such as sharing information about educational programs, giving educators opportunities to study new and innovative teaching methods and programs which are specifically designed for gifted children, and conducting research on the gifted which would provide help for educators
Assume a leadership role in the establishment of statewide conferences, meetings, workshops and other appropriate gatherings for the benefit and welfare of the gifted and talented.

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