A host of talented children often are underserved by traditional gifted education programs. Sometimes these programs do not exist or fail to identify students from diverse backgrounds. More often, however, many gifted children of color, English language learners, and students from low-SES backgrounds have difficulty adapting to gifted education programs once admitted. Subtle changes in the curriculum, parental communications, and classroom management is often useful in increasing retention and success of diverse learners. This session provides strategies and materials helpful to differentiating instruction to better meet diverse learners’ interests, multicultural-guided investigations, and field-tested classroom management techniques.