The Gifted Endorsement is designed to increase the level of knowledge, expertise, and understanding of educators working with students who are gifted. The endorsement is intended to raise the awareness of the unique characteristics, emotional/social needs and other challenges and issues associated with the students who are gifted. It is designed to foster an understanding of historical, state and national trends, policies, and guidelines to ensure implementation of appropriate academic curriculum, differentiation strategies, educational intervention, and support for this diverse population.
The Gifted Endorsement Add-On Program consists of five courses (300 hours). These courses can be taken in any order:
Nature and Needs of Gifted Students (60 hours)
This course provides an overview of gifted education on the national, state, and local level. Cognitive, social, and emotional characteristics common to individuals who are gifted are identified, along with strategies that can be used to meet the academic needs of different categories of students who are gifted.
Curriculum and Instructional Strategies for Teaching Gifted Students (60 hours)
This course provides an analysis of curriculum modifications for gifted learners based on the National Association of Gifted Children (NAGC) Standards for Graduate Programs in Gifted Education.
Guidance and Counseling for the Gifted (60 hours)
This course provides an overview of the theory, research, practical strategies, and resources on guidance and counseling, with an emphasis on classroom application in the gifted classroom.
Education of Special Populations of Gifted Students (60 hours)
This course provides an overview of the challenges and issues that face diverse populations of gifted students as they struggle to gain acceptance, recognition, and access to appropriate gifted education to meet their individual needs.
Theory and Development of Creativity (60 hours)
This course provides an overview of the theory, research, practical strategies and resources on creativity, with an emphasis on classroom application in the gifted classroom. The content has been organized around 5 topics: Valuing Creativity; Knowledge and Characteristics of Creativity; Planning/Developing/Implementing Creativity; Assessment and Evaluation of Creativity; and Personalization/Actualization/Commitment to Creativity.
Course Schedule/Registration
2025-2026 Gifted Endorsement Courses Schedule
To register for a Gifted Endorsement course, visit our Trainings/Events page and search Gifted Endorsement.
eLearning's VPL courses are for in-service points and are not college level courses. The Florida Department of Education will not accept eLearning's courses if they are submitted by an individual for recertification or endorsement. They must be submitted through a district as part of its approved Professional Learning Catalog.
Participants are responsible for following their district’s requirements to obtain in-service credit and endorsement. If you are unsure if your district will accept courses offered through NEFEC, you will need to check with your district's Staffing Development office prior to taking a course.
eLearning's VPL Gifted Endorsement courses are 8 weeks long. Participants will spend approximately 6-8 hours per week to complete the course in the 8 week timeline. The courses are completely online and require no face-to-face meetings or specific dates/times required to be online.
An email will be sent to each participant with login information and directions for accessing the course through Moodle, NEFEC's course management system, by 4:30 PM on the start date of the course. Sometimes legitimate email messages are filtered by Spam filters within and email program. If you have not received login information by the close of business on the course start date, please check first to see if the message is in a junk or spam mail folder within your email program. If you do not find it, contact elearning@nefec.org, to verify your email and to have the information resent.