| Session | Course Dates | Application Deadline | Document Deadline | Payment Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall/Winter 2025 | Monday, November 10, 2025 – Friday, February 6, 2026 | Sunday, November 2, 2025 at 4pm PT | Tuesday, November 4, 2025 at 1pm PT | Thursday, November 6, 2025 at 1pm PT |
Gifted students thrive with exceptional teachers who can meet their diverse needs. Today’s education requires understanding gifted students' challenges, including academic enhancement, learning challenges, and social-emotional complexities.
This course provides a context of the historical concept of gifted education. It provides an updated and comprehensive definition of gifted students and their demands, using evidence-based practices and practical experience.
By the end of the course, you will be able to create meaningful tasks and know how to engage gifted students. In addition, you’ll confidently be able to address their various and unique needs.
In this course you’ll have the opportunity to
Each module includes a variety of resources, such as articles, videos, websites, podcasts and other media, as well as discussion posts, reflective tasks, collaborative tasks, culminating tasks, and assignments.
| Modules | Minimum hours |
|---|---|
| Module 1: Gifted-Who Is Included, Who Is Not? | 16 |
| Module 2: How to Spot a Gifted Student Progress Update 1 |
15.5 |
| Module 3: Social Emotional Learning for the Gifted | 16 |
| Module 4: Multi-Exceptional Students Formative Assessment |
12.5 |
| Module 5: Asynchronous Development Progress Update 2 |
12.5 |
| Module 6: Task Design | 12 |
| Module 7: Course Culminating Task Summative Assessment |
15.5 |
| Total hours | 100 |
Courses and Post-Graduate Certificates are approved by TQS for Category Upgrade. If you would like these courses to be used towards Category Upgrading, you must have a valid BC Teacher Certificate.
ECEs, EAs, and other education professionals are welcome to take the courses without Certification.
There are no additional resources required for this course.
Applicants who require accommodations for a specific learning need (e.g., learning disability) within their AQ/ABQ course, should click here for further information and support.
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If you drop a course:
| Session | 100% Refund Deadline | 50% Refund Deadline |
|---|---|---|
| Late Summer 2025 | Friday, September 5, 2025 | Friday, October 3, 2025 |
| Fall 2025 | Friday, October 31, 2025 | Friday, December 5, 2025 |
| Fall/Winter 2025 | Friday, December 19, 2025 | Friday, February 6, 2026 |
| Winter 2026 | Friday, February 27, 2026 | Friday, April 3, 2026 |
| Late Winter 2026 | Friday, March 13, 2026 | Friday, April 17, 2026 |
For more about our refund policies, visit our Fees & Refunds page.