Unlocking Gifted Potential

Empowering Educators, Inspiring Minds

Are you tired of spending hours searching for challenging lessons for your gifted students? That ends today. With a decade of expertise in gifted and talented education (GATE), you’ll get all our best resources and curriculum, designed specifically for gifted educators and parents of gifted students.

You’re passionate about fostering academic risk-taking and nurturing gifted minds but finding the right resources can be a time suck. With our shared passion, our mission is to equip you with rigorous and systematic instructional tools, enabling you to provide exceptional opportunities for your gifted learners.

Join us in honing your craft, as we share our dedication to empowering teachers and inspiring gifted students.

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Unlocking GATE Curriculum:

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Empower yourself with ready-made, research-based curriculum tailored to your gifted students’ unique needs. No more endless searching and planning—everything’s in one place!

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Once you’re equipped with curriculum, unlock your potential through professional development, bridging teaching principles and practice to elevate your instruction.

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Break free from your comfort zone and empower your gifted students to reach new heights. Our books and resources open the door to GATEway Teacher resources, and our Facebook community will give you more tools to foster academic risk-taking and build relationships with other like-minded teachers!
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Have you ever met someone for the first time and just knew you were going to be friends? When we met over a decade ago, we instantly connected over our shared interests of fashion, pop culture, family, and of course teaching.

We quickly began collaborating on lesson plans and curriculum ideas. As we continued our discussions, we realized the large amount of time it takes for gifted educators to find, plan, and implement appropriately challenging and engaging lessons suitable for gifted learners. We started pulling pieces of best practices together and began writing our own curriculum units to fit the needs of our learners. This became a passion project.

Together, we have authored numerous units, one of which was awarded the Curriculum Award from the Tennessee Association for the Gifted (“Views from the Zoo,” 2021). Most recently, we have published a five-book series of Integrated Lessons in Higher Order Thinking Skills (Routledge, 2022), targeting gifted learners in the upper elementary grades.

We love writing, discussing, and teaching all things “gifted.” We are glad you are here and hope you find some useful information!

Meet the GATEway Gals

Founder
Anna Cassalia is a gifted educator and author dedicated to ensuring learning opportunities for all students to reach their highest potential. For the past 20 years, she has focused her talents on gifted education, writing curriculum and presenting her work at both state and national conferences. Anna has authored multiple articles published in journals such as Gifted Child Quarterly, Teaching for High Potential, Creative Learning Today, and Tapestry of Knowledge. Anna is passionate about advancing excellent curriculum and services for all gifted students.

Founder
Emily Hollett is an award-winning gifted educator who lives in Nashville, Tennessee. She has taught all elementary grades throughout her career and has been in gifted education since 2014. Emily and her husband are also the parents of gifted children, and Emily is passionate about advancing access to excellent curriculum and services for all gifted learners.