The Conceptual Foundations That Were

When I attended my first annual conference of the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) as a graduate student, my advisor, Carolyn Callahan, told my cohort that we needed to join at least two divisions/networks and become involved in their work. I chose Conceptual Foundations and Research and Evaluation. Eventually, as I grew as a scholar and professor, I chaired both networks.

But my first role was working on the Conceptual Foundations newsletter. At one time, the networks were semi-autonomous with their own budgets, projects, and publications, which were sent directly to members by the officers. There were understandable business reasons for the NAGC national office taking more centralized control of the money and the messaging. But a bit of charm was lost.

I do not have every newsletter that I helped create during that time, but I do have a few. They are worth checking out if only for the moment of history they represent.

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Spring 2005

• Stephen Schroth: Curriculum for Gifted Students: Strategies, Methods, and Model for Success

• Erin M. Miller: Nerd

Spring 2006

• Peta K. Hay: A Model for Prosocial Moral Reasoning in Gifted Children

• Don Ambrose: Far-Reaching Interdisciplinary Explorations for Expansion of Conceptual Foundations

• Robert Schultz: Beyond Sight of Shore, et al. (1991): A Postmodern Visit to Gifted Education

Fall 2006

• Regan Clark: A Presentation of Parallel Gifted Educations

• Echo Wu: A Search for Linkages Between Gifted Education and General Education

• Elizabeth Romey and Barbara Romey: RESPECT--The Role of Community Problem-Solving in Empowering Gifted Students

Spring 2007

• Abbey Cash: Chair Message regarding NAGC organizational changes

• Don Ambrose: Capitalizing on Cognitive Diversity Along Interdisciplinary Desire Lines

• Jason Helfer and Stephen Schroth: Seeing and Seeing As: The Challenges in the Identification of Gifted Children

• LeoNora Cohen: Book Review: Expanding Visions of Creative Intelligence: An Interdisciplinary Exploration By Don Ambrose

Fall 2007

• Abbey Cash: Change from Division to Networks and First Legacy Series

• Michele Kane: Roeper Philosophy of Self-Actualization and Interdependence

• Annemarie Roeper: Emotional Needs of the Gifted Child

• Stephanie Tolan: Tribute to Annemarie Roeper

• Ellen Fiedler: Ageless (Tribute to Annemarie Roeper)

• Patricia Haensly: Global Giftedness: Families At The Heart of Gifted Development!

Spring 2008

• Abbey Cash: Changes to NAGC Board

• Sal Mendaglio: My Friend Michael Pyryt: A gentleman and a scholar

• Don Ambrose: Discovering Merit in the Invisible, Ghostly Gifted

• Wenda Sheard: New Strategies for Gifted Advocacy

• Alexinia Baldwin: Looking Back in Order to Look Forward: A Historical Perspective and a Roadmap for the Future

• Jane Englund: A Review of Dabrowski’s Theory of Positive Disintegration by Sal Mendaglio, Ph.D., Editor.

• Sal Mendaglio: Reflections on Editing Dabrowski’s Theory of Positive Disintegration

• Nancy Green: Reprint of Letter Sent to Network Leadership

Fall 2009

• Robert Schultz: Gifted Studies at the Edge of Extinction

• Abbey Cash: Outgoing Chair Message

• Tributes to James Gallagher

  • Shelagh Gallagher: My Father's Gifts

  • Rena Subotnik: Role Model

  • Laurence Coleman: More Than a Name

  • Nicholas Colangelo: James J. Gallagher A Statesman of Our Field

  • Mary Ruth Coleman: Tribute to James Gallagher

  • Joyce VanTassel-Baska: The Many Faces of Jim Gallagher: An Educational Catalyst for Positive Change

  • Michael Clay Thompson: James Gallagher's Influence on My Work

• James Gallagher: Unthinkable Thoughts (reprint from Gifted Child Quarterly)

• Sara E. Carlin & Derek LaRosa: Book Review of The Art of Learning: A Journey in the Pursuit of Excellence by Josh Waitzkin

• Stephen Schroth, et al: Multiple Intelligences in Action: Undergraduate Perspectives on Gardner

Spring 2010

• Robert Schultz: Being Advocates for Our Cause

• Elizabeth Romey: Look Who's Talking (and Listening)! The Importance of Cultural Depictions of Foundational Concepts in Gifted Education

• Jim Delisle: Gifted Education Goes Hollywood: A Film-Lover‘s Guide to Our Field‘s Future

• Jean Peterson: The Asset/Burden Paradox of Giftedness

• Julie Lenner McDonald & Todd Kettler: Our Moral Imperative: The Ethics of Leadership in Gifted Education

• Abbey Cash: Tribute to the Life and Work of John Feldhusen: A Retrospective

• Marla Capper: Googling Gifted

Fall 2010

• Tributes to Alexinia Baldwin

  • Silvia Rimm: The Legacy of a Trailblazer

  • Joe Renzulli: A Legacy of Leadership

  • Dorothy Sisk: A Legacy of Giving

  • Sally Reis: A Legacy of Mentorship

  • Alice Sage-Pulver & Wilma Vialle: A Legacy of Friendship

  • Carlita Baldwin: A Lasting Legacy

• Joy Davis: Interview with Dr. Alexinia Baldwin

• Stephen Schroth and Jason Helfer: Response to Intervention: Implications for Gifted Education

Spring 2011

• Robert Schultz: Gifted Education in the Audit Culture

• Kris Wiley: Terman: Contribution and Conundrum

• Mitchel Leslie: The Vexing Legacy of Lewis Terman (Reprint)

• USC Press Release about Terman's Longitudinal Data Being Used for Research on Aging

• Kimberly Berman & Robert Schultz: Looking Back and Finding Today: A Few Points from Leta S. Hollingworth

• Abby Cash: Portraits in Gifted Education, the Legacy Series: The First Four Years

Fall 2011

• Elizabeth Romey; Donald Treffinger: Inspiring Creativity from Grade School to Grad School

• Robert Schultz: Continuing to Push the Envelope

• Don Treffinger: Exciting News of Challenge Talents (Reprint)

• Tributes to Don Treffinger

  • Patricia Schoonover: Attribute Listing: Honoring Dr. Don Treffinger

  • Carolyn Cooper: Honoring Dr. Don Treffinger

  •  Sue Keller-Mathers: The Casual Commander

  • Mary Slade: Leading the Expedition

Spring 2012

• Danae Deligeorges: Note from Guest Editor

• Elizabeth Romey: Note from Chair

• Jennifer Foreman: Looking the “gifted” horse in the mouth: Benefits and drawbacks to the field’s lexicon

• Rachael Sloan: Response to “Rethinking Giftedness and Gifted Education”

• Wenda Sheard: Bold Steps: Best Taken on New Paths

• Erin Morris Miller: Oh @#$%, I Think I Have Just Been Un-Gifted

Fall 2012

• Lisa DaVia Rubenstein: An Interview With Sandra N. Kaplan— On Promoting Academic Acuity (Reprint)

• Tributes to Sandra Kaplan

  • Joseph Renzulli: A True Friend

  • Carol Tomlinson: A Teacher's Teacher

  • Sally Reis: Proud to Know Her

  • Robert Grubb: Always Indebted

  • Jennifer Krogh: Changing The Rules

  • Marge Hoctor: Making a Difference

  • Carolyn Callahan: A Model for the Field

  • Jessica Manzone: Webster Can't Capture

  • Melanie Crawford, Kim Dodds, Joanna Lauer, and Paige McGinty: We Honor Her

  • Diana Hasuly-Ackman: Lasting Impacts

  • Natalia Shumakova: An International Reach

Fall 2013

• Erin Morris Miller: Message from Chair

• Tributes to Dorothy Sisk

  • Joseph Renzulli: A Tribute

  • Alexinia Baldwin: My Close Encounter with Dr. Dorothy Ann Sisk

  • Judith Roseberry: A Tribute

  • Frank Withrow: A Tribute

  • Bob Seney: Travels with Dorothy

  • Doris J. Shallcross: Honoring Dorothy Sisk

  • Barbara Blaha Nicolson: A Tribute

  • Kimberly S. Kiel: A Tribute

• Michael F. Shaughnessy: An Interview with Dorothy Sisk: Collaborative Literacy (Reprint)

Fall 2014

• Danae Deligeorge: Message From the Editor

• Erin Morris Miller: Message from Chair

• Joyce VanTassel-Baska: Creativity as an Elusive Factor in Giftedness (Reprint)

• Tributes to Joyce VanTassel-Baska

  • Ann Robinson: A Tribute

  • Susan K. Johnsen: A Reflection of Joyce VanTassel-Baska: A Highly Productive Scholar

  • Bronwyn MacFarlane: Developing a legacy: Reflections about learning and leading change with Joyce

  • Linda D. Avery: Foresight, Insight, and Hindsight: Bringing into Focus the Legacy of Joyce VanTassel-Baska

  • Ken Seeley: Joyce VanTassel-Baska: Reflections

  • Tamra Stambaugh: A Tribute to Dr. VanTassel-Baska Life Lessons Learned While Traveling

  • Shelagh Gallagher: A Recipe for Joyce

  • Catherine Little: The Thunder

  • Julie Dingle Swanson: A Lasting Legacy: Joyce VanTassel-Baska

  • Suzanna E. Henshon: Finding My Topic, a Voyage of Discovery

  • Ai Lian Chee: Joyce VanTassel-Baska: The respected mentor

  • Steve V. Coxon: Non Satis Scire

  • Rima Binder & Michele Kane: A Legacy of Excellence: Early Years in Illinois

  • Del Siegle: A Tribute

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