Professional Learning

	Classroom Teachers	GT Service Providers		Counselors
	Classroom Teachers	Elementary Kindergarten, ASPIRE, GT Cluster Middle School Accelerated Discoveries High School GT sections	Pre-AP / AP Teachers	Counselors
Initial 30 Hours of GT Learning	Recommended	REQUIRED (Must be completed within 1 semester of beginning GT teaching assignment)	REQUIRED (Must be completed within 1 semester of beginning GT teaching assignment)	REQUIRED (Must have at least 6 hrs including Nature & Needs and Service Options)
PreAP/AP Summer Institutes	Recommended for Secondary Teachers	REQUIRED (Secondary Accelerated, Discoveries, Studies teachers) *Summer Institute counts as 12 of the required 30 GT hours	REQUIRED (Must be completed summer prior to beginning teaching assignment &once every 4 years following) *Summer Institute counts as 12 of the required 30 GT hours	N/A
Annual 6 Hr GT Update Guidelines for Teachers Independent Study Request Form	Recommended	REQUIRED *Failure to complete the required 6 hour update for two consecutive years will result in the expiration of the original 30 GT hours.	REQUIRED *Failure to complete the required 6 hour update for two consecutive years will result in the expiration of the original 30 GT hours.	REQUIRED *Failure to complete the required 6 hour update for two consecutive years will result in the expiration of the original 30 GT hours.
Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented (TAGT) Membership	Optional	Recommended	Recommended	Recommended
TAGT Annual Conference	Optional	Recommended	Recommended	Recommended
Gifted and Talented Supplemental Certification Exam Registration Preparation Manual	Optional	Recommended *Not a substitute for initial 30hr GT Training	Recommended *Not a substitute for initial 30hr GT Training	Optional
Advanced Degrees and Additional Coursework	Optional	Recommended	Recommended	Optional

Administrators are required to have at least 6 hours including Nature and Needs. Additionally, administrators should complete a GT 6 hour update annually.

Advanced Academics Professional Learning Regulations & Requirements

Administrative Code

§89.2. Professional Development.

School districts shall ensure that:

(1) prior to assignment in the program, teachers who provide instruction and services that are a part of the program for gifted students have a minimum of 30 hours of staff development that includes nature and needs of gifted/talented students, assessing student needs, and curriculum and instruction for gifted students;

(2) teachers without training required in paragraph (1) of this section who provide instruction and services that are part of the gifted/talented program must complete the 30-hour training requirement within one semester;

(3) teachers who provide instruction and services that are a part of the program for gifted students receive a minimum of six hours annually of professional development in gifted education; and

(4) administrators and counselors who have authority for program decisions have a minimum of six hours of professional development that includes nature and needs of gifted/talented students and program options