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The International Gifted Consortium

The International Gifted Consortium

Research Center for the Highly & Profoundly gifted

  • ABOUT
    • The International Gifted Consortium (IGC)
    • The IGC Mission
    • Why We Need to Care?
    • What is Profound Giftedness
      • How Can We Better Understand, Identify, and Support Highly-Profoundly Gifted Students?
      • Profound Giftedness (2019)
      • High, Exceptional & Profound Giftedness
      • Is It a Cheetah? Highly gifted children can be easy to identify
      • Coping Through Awareness: A Transformational tool for coping with being highly gifted
    • Recommended Reading
      • Highly-Profoundly Gifted: A Holistic and Critical Approach
    • Researchers
      • Laurence Vaivre Douret, PhD, University of Paris Descartes, France
      • Michael O’Boyle, PhD, Texas Tech University, United States
      • Peter Van Petegem, PhD, University of Antwerp, Belgium
      • Jessica Potts, PhD, Czech Republic
      • Willard L. White, PhD, Florida Atlantic University, United States
  • The IGC
    • 2022-2023 ACTIONS & OUTCOMES
    • The IGC TEAM
    • IGC Co-Founders
      • Vanessa R. Wood, M.A. United States
      • Miraca Gross, Ph.D. Australia (1944-2022)
    • Miraca U.M. Gross, PhD 1944-2022
    • IGC Mentors
      • Dexter Amend, PhD, United States
      • Willard L. White, PhD, United States
    • IGC Research Team
      • Lorraine Bouchard, EdD, United States
      • Suzanne P. Martinson, MA, United States
      • Jared Nussbaum, Philosophy, United States
      • Peter Van Petegem, PhD, Belgium
      • Els De Wit, MA, Belgium
      • Vanessa R. Wood, MA, United States
    • IGC Contributors
      • Niki De Bondt, MA, Belgium
      • Marianne Kuzujanakis, MD, MPH, United States
      • Krystyna C. Laycraft, PhD, Canada
      • Andy S. Mahoney, MS, United States
    • IGC Contributors
      • Jessica Potts, PhD, Czech Republic
      • Jennifer Harvey Sallin, MA, Switzerland
      • Marisa Soto-Harrison, United States
      • Willard L. White, United States
      • Clifton Wigtil, United States
    • IGC Ambassadors
      • Valerie Marsh, Arizona, USA
      • Sahrie Wenceslao, WA, USA
    • Contact Us
  • PODCAST
    • IGC Podcast Trailer
    • IGC Podcast Episodes “Room With A View”
  • INITIATIVES
    • RESEARCH
      • IGC Research Study
      • Call for Study Participants – USA
      • Oproep Voor Studiedeelnemers – Belgium
      • IGC Literature Review
      • Presentation: IGC Literature Review Summary
      • How Can We Better Understand, Identify, and Support Highly Gifted & Profoundly Gifted Students? (2020)
      • IDENTIFICATION RESEARCH
    • EDUCATION-OUTREACH Understanding Giftedness Through the Eyes of the Highly-Profoundly Gifted
      • Education-Outreach Presentations
      • Highly-Profoundly Gifted Self-Reflections ~~~coming soon
      • What is Giftedness?
      • What is Profound Giftedness?
      • Definitions of Giftedness vs. Authentic Characteristics
      • Life Span of Giftedness
      • Hallmark Traits of Profound Giftedness: Overexcitabilities
      • The Misunderstood Face of Giftedness
    • ADVOCACY
    • OPPORTUNITIES
      • Resources
      • Like-Minded Peer Groups
      • Online Classes ~ Homeschool
      • HG/PG Programs
      • Online Communities
      • Summer Camps
      • Scholarships
  • SUPPORT the MISSION
    • Join the Consortium
    • Sponsor a Symposium
    • Invest in an Initiative
    • Make a Donation
  • MEDIA

Miraca Gross, Ph.D., Australia


Miraca U.M. Gross, Co-Founder of The International Gifted Consortium, is Emeritus Professor and Honorary Director of University of New South Wales, Gifted Education Research, Resource and Information Center (GERRIC). She is recognized nationally and internationally as a leading authority on the education of gifted and talented students.

Small poppies:  Highly gifted children in the early years

Exceptionally and profoundly gifted students: An underserved population

Exceptionally gifted children: Long-term outcome of academic acceleration and non-acceleration

Teachers’ Negative Affect Toward Academically Gifted Students: An Evolutionary Psychological Study

The Use of Radical Acceleration in Cases of Extreme Intellectual Precocity

A Nation Deceived: How Schools Hold Back America’s Brightest Students

The Optimal Context for Gifted Students: A Preliminary Exploration of Motivational and Affective Considerations

Insights From SMPY’s Greatest Former Child Prodigies: Drs. Terrance (“Terry”), Tao and Lenhard (“Lenny”) Ng Reflect on Their Talent Development

Gifted and Talented Education: Professional Development Package for Teachers

Radical Acceleration

Levels of Intellectual Giftedness, Culture and the Forced-Choice Dilemma

ABOUT

  • We're on a Mission
  • Giftedness

TEAM

  • IGC Founders
  • IGC Contributors
  • Contact Us

INITIATIVES

  • RESEARCH
  • ADVOCACY
  • EDUCATION
  • OPPORTUNITIES

SUPPORT THE MISSION

  • Join the Consortium
  • Sponsor a Symposium
  • Invest in an Initiative
  • Make a Donation

MEDIA

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CONTACT US

The International Gifted Consortium
Research Center for the Highly & Profoundly Gifted
14362 N. Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd., Suite 1000
Scottsdale, Arizona 85260
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