General Resources

Web sites:

• www.gifted.uconn.edu - NEAG Center for Gifted Education and Talented Development is guided by emerging research about the broadened conception of human potential and the need to develop "high-end learning" opportunities for all of America's students.
• www.cgp-sig.com - The mission of the Summer Institute for the Gifted (SIG) is to provide the highest quality educational and social opportunities for academically gifted and talented students through programs designed to meet their abilities and needs.
• www.jhu.edu/gifted - Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth has served the academic needs of highly able pre-collegiate youth since 1979. Over two decades, audiences, programs and operations have grown significantly and steadily.
• cty.jhu.edu/imagine/index.html Check out the Johns Hopkins Imagine Magazine!
• www.petersons.com/summerop/code/ssector.asp?sponsor=1&path=hs.fas.summer This is a great way to find a summer experience just for you.
• www.outreach.psu.edu/youth/ Find summer experiences at Penn State.
  
• cmu.edu/cmites/summer.html - Carnegie Mellon Institute for Talented Students (C-Mites) provides classes for talented students exiting grades 3-8 at numerous sites throughout Pennsylvania.
• www.college-scholarships.com - This 2006 Colleges, College Scholarships, and Financial Aid page is designed to offer college bound students, parents, and counselors easy access to information on: free college scholarship and financial aid searches, SAT and ACT test preparation tips, colleges and universities throughout the United States. career schools, vocational schools, technical schools, career colleges, vocational colleges, and technical colleges throughout the U.S.
• www.nationdeceived.org - You'll find information about entering school early, skipping grades in elementary school, the Advanced Placement program, and starting college ahead of time. You'll read the comments of accelerated students, Deans of Colleges of Education, a school superintendent, and a school board member. Every sentence in this volume is culled from the research of America’s leading education experts. If you would like more research information, see Volume II of this report.
• www.nagc.org - The site provides valuable information for the needs of gifted learners.
• www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content2/Meeting_the_Needs.html- This site talks about meeting the needs of Able Learners through Flexible Pacing.
• giftededucation.suite101.com/article.cfm/the_underachieving_gifted - The Underachieving Gifted, give strategies for helping gifted students reach their potential
• portfolio.washington.edu/lyndsy/2004/88987.html-Entry on scaffolding for success.
• fno.org/dec99/scaffold.html Chapter 19 Scaffolding for Success: how to help students scaffold to organize and support organiztion.
• edweb.csus.edu/porjects/ATS Talent searches, as well as summer and weekend programs for students in grades 6-9. California State University, Sacramento, CA.
• www.education.uiowa.edu/belinblank Talent searches [Belin-Blank Exceptional Student Talent Search---BESTS], grades 2-9; commuter and residential programs, grades 3-12. The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.
• www.cfge.wm.edu Provides graduate education in gifted education; developes and disseminates curriculum for high ability learners. The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA.
• www.ualr.edu/giftedctr/ The Center for Gifted Education at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock provides programs and services to talented students and their families, teachers, and administrators.
• www.wku.edu/gifted A major center for gifted education providing services to children, parents, and teachers. Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY.
• www.cty.jhu.edu Commuter and residential programs, elementary and secondary students; correspondence courses for various ages. John Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.
• www.ditd.org Davidson Institute for Talent Development. To recognize, nurture, and support profoundly intelligent young people, Reno, NV.
• www.gifteddevelopment.com Gifted Development Center, Denver, CO.
• gerric.arts.unsw.edu.au/ Gifted Education Research Resource and Information Center. Univeristy of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
• www.hcssim.org Programs for mathematically talented and motivated high school students. Hamsphire College, Amherst, MA.
• www.hollingworth.org The Hollingworth Center is a national support and resource network focused on the needs of highly gifted children.
• www.interlochen.org Interlochen Center for the Arts. Grades 3-12, Interlochen, MI.
• www.public.iastate.edu/~opptag_info Residential summer classes in a variety of subjects, grades 7-9; classes in mathematics during the school year are available for local students. Iowa State University, Ames, IA.
• www.geri.soe.purdue.edu Grades 7-12. Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.
• www.du.edu/education/ces/si.html Rocky Mountain Talent Search and Summer Institute. Residential and commuter programs for ages 11-16. Denver, CO.
• www.smu.edu Southern Methodist University Gifted Students Institute and Precollege Programs. Grades 7-11. Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX.
• www.tip.duke.edu Talent Identification Program (TIP) Residential summer program for grades 7-12. Educational information provided to grades 4-6. Duke University, Durham, NC.
• www.wcaty.org Wisconsin Center for Academically Talented Youth (WCATY) Grades 4-12. Madison, WI.
• Afterschool.gov www.afterschool.gov
• Cyberkids www.cyberkids.com
• Discovery Channel School www.school.discovery.com
• Federal Resources for Educational Excellence www.ed.gov/free
• Free Firewood An enormous collection of curriculum materials for students. www.ignitethefire.com/freefirewood.html
• The Hoagies Gifted Education Page A general, introductory resource for families. www.hoagiesgifted.org
• KidSource www.kidsource.com/kidsource/pages/ed.gifted.html
• Learning Network, On This Day www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday
• The Learning Page lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/index.html
• National Gallery of Art www.nga.gov/educaton/education.htm
• National Park Service Museum Exhibits www.cr.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/index.html
• ShowMe Center www.showmecenter.missouri.edu
• http://www.nylf.org/programs.cfm Leadership Seminars for Law and Crime Scene Investigation, Medicine and National Security.
  
• www.k12.wa.us/OperationMilitaryKids Washington State Operation educates and supports children of military families and their communities.
  

Books:

• Academic Competitions for Gifted Students by Tallent-Runnels, M.K., & Candler-Lotven, A.C. (1995). Published by Corwin Press, Thousand Oaks, CA
  
• A Nation Deceived by Nicholas Colangelo, Ph.D. - see the website above - America’s schools routinely avoid academic acceleration, the easiest and most effective way to help highly capable students. While the popular perception is that a child who skips a grade will be socially stunted, fifty years of research shows that moving bright students ahead often makes them happy.
• Competitions: Maximizing Your Abilities by Karnes, F.A., & Riley, T.L. (1996). Published by Prufrock Press, Waco, TX. This book lists many different contests and competitions.
• Developing Mathematical Talent: A Guide for Challenging and Educating Gifted Students by Assouline, S. & Lupkowski-Shoplik, A. (2003). Published by Prufrock Press, Waco, TX. This book is a multifaceted handbook that integrates the unique roles of educators and parents in responding to the exceptional needs of mathematically talented students.
• Exceptionally Gifted Children (2nd ed.) by Gross, M.U.M. (2004). Published by Routledge Falmer, London
• Genius Denied by Davidson, J. & Davidson B. (2004). Published by Simon and Schuster; New York.
• Handbook of Gifted Education (3rd ed.) Edited by Colangelo, N. & Davis, G. (2003). Published by Allyn & Bacon, Needham Heights, MA
  
• Helping Gifted Kids Soar by Carol A. Strip, Ph.D. - This user-friendly guidebook educates parents and teachers about important gifted issues such as working together, evaluating classroom programs, forming parent support groups, choosing appropriate curriculum, meeting social and emotional needs.
• Iowa Acceleration Scale developed by Assouline, S. G., Colangelo, N., Lupkowski Shoplik, A. E., & Lipscomb, J., and Forstadt, L. (2003). Published by Great Potential Press. This guidance instrument provides a systematic and thorough method of decision-making for educators and parents who are considering whole-grade acceleration for students in kindergarten through 8th grade. Great Potential Press, Scottsdale, AZ
• Math Coach: A Parent's Guide to Helping Children Succeed in Math by Wickelgren, W.A., & Wickelgren, I. Published by the Berkley Books, New York.
• Peterson's Summer Opportunities for Kids and Teenagers This publication is a source of information about summer camps and is updated annually. Order copies through a local bookstore or call 1-800-338-3282.
  
• Re-Forming Gifted Education by Karen B. Rodger, Ph.D. - This book provides information on how to meet the learning needs of gifted children - a school should match the program to the child's specific traits and abilities.
• Smart Girls by Barbara A. Kerr, Ph.D. - "It is not enough simply to raise the aspirations of gifted girls; it is necessary also to help them become more deeply committed to their dreams. Women's socialization and education shape them to be concerned with connectedness and intimacy; but gifted women still bear a responsibility for actualizing their talents.

• Knowledge Masters Open www.greatauk.com/KMO.html

• National Academic Quiz Tournament www.naqt.com

• United States Academic Decathlon www.usad.org

• National Association for Gifted Children NAGC is a non-profit organization that has been in existence for over 50 years. It hosts an annual convention and publishes two periodicals, a magazine for parents (Parenting for High Potential) and a journal for professionals (Gifted Child Quarterly). As an organization, its purpose is to serve parents, educators, community leaders and other professionals who work on behalf of gifted children. Washington, DC www.nagc.org
• American Association for Gifted Children The AAGC is the nation's oldest advocacy organization for gifted children. It was establihed in the late 1940s. Duke University, Durham, NC www.aagc.org
• American Psychological Association (APA) Esther Katz Rosen Center for Gifted Education Policy The mission of the center is to generate public awareness, advocacy, clinical applications, and cutting-edge research ideas that will enhance the achievements and performance of children and adolescents with special gifts and talents. www.apa.org/ed/cgep.html
• The Association for the Gifted (TAG) A special interest group of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC), Arlington, VA www.cec.sped.org
• Hollingworth Center for Highly Gifted Children Dover, NH 303-554-7895 www.hollingworth.org
• Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted (SENG) Scottsdale, AZ 206-498-6744 www.sengifted.org
• TAG Family Network A national association for parents started in Oregon in 1990 and continuing nationwide. Information is available by e-mail: rkaltwas@teleport.com. There is also a TAG Hotline: 503-378-7851.