Gifted & Talented Professional Development
Gifted & Talented Professional Development
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Texas law mandates training requirements for all personnel who provide instruction and services in a school district's program for Gifted/Talented (G/T) Students. Teachers must complete an initial 30 hours of G/T training, including Nature and Needs of Gifted/Talented Students and Identification and Assessment of Gifted/Talented Students. In subsequent years training consists of an annual 6 hour update. Below are G/T professional development requirements for staff members in Hays Consolidated Independent School District for the 2026-2027 school year. 19 TAC §89.2(1)19 TAC §89.2(3)
Comprehensive list of initial 30 hours and update options
Comprehensive list of initial 30 hours and update options
Gifted & Talented Requirements
Gifted & Talented Requirements
Click through the carousel below to find G/T requirements listed by grade level
Click through the carousel below to find G/T requirements listed by grade level
Hays CISD
Hays CISD
Gifted & Talented
Gifted & Talented
Professional Development Opportunities
Professional Development Opportunities
Nature & Needs of Gifted and Talented Students
Topic: In this course, participants will understand the history of gifted education, define gifted education, recognize characteristics of gifted students from different demographic groups, learn about myths and stereotypes associated with gifted education, and recognize the different profiles of gifted learners.
G/T Credit (6 Hours)
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Identification & Assessment of Gifted Students
Topic: In this course, participants will have an awareness of the Texas State Plan for Gifted Education and know where to find it, understand how the Hays CISD Gifted and Talented Handbook correlates with the Texas State Plan for Gifted Education, and recognize Hays CISD's plans for student assessment, service design, curriculum and instruction, professional development, and family and community involvement.
G/T Credit (6 Hours)
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Introduction to Depth & Complexity
Introduction to Depth & Complexity
Topic: In this course, participants will learn the Depth and Complexity framework and how to use the icons to differentiate instruction and raise the level of students' thinking.
G/T Credit (6 Hours)
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Critical and Creative Thinking
Topic: In this course, participants will learn strategies to allow students to practice their critical and creative thinking skills.
G/T Credit (6 Hour)
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Social & Emotional Needs of the Gifted: Perfectionism
Topic: In this course, participants will read or view content related to perfectionism and gifted students and then participate in a group discussion.
G/T Credit (3 Hours)
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Region 13
Region 13
Gifted & Talented Professional Development Opportunities
Gifted & Talented Professional Development Opportunities
6 Hour Annual Update - Online Courses will be available September 2026
Registration Information
Registration Information
Registration for G/T face-to-face (summer) and online courses (summer and fall) can be found in the Eduphoria catalog under the category Gifted & Talented. If required training has been completed outside of our school district, staff members must document the training by requesting district credit via Eduphoria and attach valid certificates of completion. Courses are subject to approval by the Hays CISD Coordinator of Gifted and Talented Services and will not be approved if a certificate of completion is not attached. (Visit THIS LINK to learn how to request credit for a course completed outside of Hays CISD). Pre-approval of out-of-district courses is strongly recommended. If the course does not specifically state G/T credit is granted, the participant will need to show how the course addresses the needs of gifted learners and implement the strategies/ideas learned with students. For more information about this process contact the Coordinator of Gifted and Talented Services.
You can access all of the PD Guidelines here.
Contact
Contact
Emily Herrin
Gifted & Talented Programming, Testing, and Transfers
512.268.2141 ext. 45028
Erica Garza
Gifted & Talented Professional Development, and Instructional Support
512.268.2141 ext. 45042
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