Administrator Toolbox
Create school learning environments that nurture exceptional talent and where all students can reach full potential.
Programs
Enrichment and credit-bearing, accelerated programs designed for students at every age and stage of talent development.
Design and Implement Effective Services
Leadership for Talent Development
Work with Center for Talent Development (CTD) to develop the knowledge and skills you need to create school learning environments that nurture exceptional talent and where all students can reach full potential.
The Administrator Toolbox provides both on-demand content and live, synchronous sessions that will prepare you to design and implement effective, equity-focused gifted education services, engage with your stakeholders about best practices, and implement policies and procedures that support advanced learning and development.
Content You Can Use
Administrator Toolbox Modules
- Foundations: Understanding Giftedness Through an Equity Lens
- Framework for Programming: Standards and Policies
- Evidence-Based Programming Models
- Social Emotional Learning in Gifted Education
- Curriculum and Instruction for Talent Development
- High-Quality Enrichment and Supplemental Programming
- Acceleration
- Assessment, Identifying Learning Needs, and Placement in Services
- Equity in Gifted Education
- Professional learning Communities to Improve Outcomes
- Strategic Leadership and Program Evaluation
- Facilitating Difficult Conversations in Gifted Education
Content, Fees, and Registration
Module Content
Modules contain:
- On-demand content (e.g., videos, slide decks, articles)
- Live, synchronous session or consulting time (modules on core topics, not all modules include this option)
- Moderated discussion boards and applied practice activities
Participants may earn 5 hours of PD (IL PD) and a certificate of completion for each module.
Fees
Administrator Toolbox modules may be purchased individually or in bundles of three, six, or 12.
Each registering school/district can include up to 4 administrators to participate in the module/s.
- Single module purchase: $199
- Bundle of 3 modules: $499
- Bundle of 6 modules: $999
- All 12 modules: $1,999
All materials remain available for 12 months after purchase.
Registration
Contact ctd-school-services@northwestern.edu.