How state gifted associations compare to Byrdseed.TV
A state association (TAGT in Texas, CAG in California, OAGCT in Ohio, and so on) is your local professional community for gifted education. The annual conference is often drivable. The advocacy work happens at your state legislature.
Byrdseed.TV is something else entirely: a library of lessons you use in your classroom, with your students, this week.
When a state association is worth your money
Joining your state association is worth it if you want:
- A local annual conference where you meet other gifted educators in your state
- Advocacy on state-level GT funding, identification, and policy
- Workshops and PD that often qualify for state-specific renewal credit
- A community of people who understand your context
If you’re a coordinator, district leader, or anyone dealing with state-level GT requirements, joining is close to mandatory.
What state associations don’t give you
Lessons. Anything you can take into your classroom on Monday.
Most state association content is about gifted education, not for use with gifted students. Position statements, research summaries, conference talks. Useful, but you still walk into your classroom with no plan.
Where Byrdseed.TV fits
Byrdseed.TV is the lesson library. You log in, find a lesson designed for advanced learners, press play. The instruction runs on screen. You facilitate the thinking and the discussion.
Per-teacher membership covers every group you teach. 30-day money-back guarantee.
Both, probably
State association for community, advocacy, and the conference. Byrdseed.TV for the actual lessons. They don’t compete and they don’t overlap. If your budget allows, get both. If you can only have one this year, choose based on what’s missing. If you have lessons but no community, the association. If you have community but no lessons, Byrdseed.TV.
