It would be beneficial for gifted training to be included in general licensure of all educators. Teachers who work full time with  gifted students should be required to earn VDOE's gifted add on endorsement.  This would help improve the general experience of gifted students because teachers and administrators (who were once teachers) would have graduate level coursework on the social / emotional needs of gifted students, appropriate gifted curriculum, have training on how to  design learning experiences suitable for the advanced learner.