Educators have needs for effective professional development if they are to remove the learning ceiling for children who are gifted and talented. Effective professional development is ongoing within a school and district, and it is planned to provide options for educators, just as classroom teachers must differentiate learning opportunities for a wide range of learners in their classrooms. The one-size-fits-all approach to professional development works no better than the one-size-fits-all approach to teaching in the classroom.

The Center has been the largest provider of professional development in gifted education in Kentucky since 1985.