Regional Conferences

RIAGE hosted the 12th Annual New England Conference on Gifted and Talented Education, October 20 – 21, 2006 at the Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza in Warwick, Rhode Island. Hundreds of people from all six New England states as well as New York and Pennsylvania attended. Attendees heard talks by experts in the field of gifted education, including Keynote Speakers, Dr. Nicholas Colangelo, Director of the Connie Belin and Jacqueline N. Blank International Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development at the University of Iowa, and Co-Author of A Nation Deceived, and Dr. Linda Silverman, Director of the Gifted Development Center in Denver, Colorado, and Author of Upside-Down Brilliance: The Visual-Spatial Learner.

* RIAGE is an independent 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. We are not part of the Rhode Island Department of Education and depend on your membership contributions to continue our programs. Membership is tax deductible.
Member Benefits

RIAGE provides members:
- Resources and Information on Gifted Education
- Advocacy Information
- Free Admission to RIAGE programs
- Networking Opportunities
- Discounted Admission to the New England G/T Conference
RIAGE is No Longer Accepting Memberships

Powerpoint Presentation

Advancing Individual Potential -The Gifted Student -Sorting Through Myths and Realities - What Do I Do After That? This presentation highlights the myths and realities of issues related to gifted education in general and information that can be useful in advocating for the needs of the gifted student. To view the presentation click here.

Member Benefits