

In Building the Foundation for Gifted Success, Andi guides families through the four essential pillars of gifted onboarding — Clarity, Community, Content, and Challenge.
Together, these pillars help gifted learners and their families navigate the journey of gifted education with confidence and purpose.
- Clarity – Understanding what it truly means to be gifted and how unique strengths, needs, and experiences shape the learning journey.
- Community – Building meaningful connections among learners, families, and educators to ensure no one walks the gifted path alone.
- Content – Exploring opportunities that align with learners’ passions, potential, and readiness, creating space for authentic engagement.
- Challenge – Encouraging a healthy relationship with struggle, growth, and perseverance as essential components of learning and success.
Through this framework, families gain practical insight into how to support gifted learners in building balance, purpose, and confidence—transforming potential into progress.
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Andi McNair is an author, international speaker, consultant, and educator that is passionate about designing meaningful experiences for today’s gifted learners. As both an educator and a mom of gifted learners, she brings a unique, authentic perspective to her work. A strong advocate for passion-based learning, Andi offers practical ways to engage and empower gifted learners through experiences that are meaningful, even when they’re messy.
Join us at the Bessie Mitchel House on Tuesday, December 2nd, located at 411 Ball St. in the Heritage Park Botanical Gardens in Grapevine. A sandwich/salad lunch, including iced tea/lemonade and dessert will be provided by Lazy Dog. The program will begin promptly at 11:30 in order to respect Andi McNair's time and commitment to TAGT speaking engagements at the Gaylord.