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The purpose of this site is to help teachers, researchers, parents and students find information in several topic areas of Gifted and Talented Education.

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March 2008

 

 

Gifted and Talented Education Council Site http://www.gtecouncil.com

Centre for Gifted Education http://www.ucalgary.ca/~gifteduc/

Alberta Association for Bright Children

Resource Links from SAGE 2007

 

Associations

Alberta Associations for Bright Children 

The Alberta Association for Bright Children is a non-profit, volunteer-based group of parents, educators and administrators that offers resources, education, networking opportunities, social activities and advocacy support for children who are gifted or bright.

Association of Educators of Gifted and Talented Children of BC

Downloadable pamphlets for teachers on various aspects of giftedness

Gifted and Talented Education Council (GTEC)

(Alberta Teacher's Association)

Council for Exceptional Children (CEC

(Council for Exceptional Children)

Center for Gifted Education

(University of Calgary)

National Association for Gifted Children NAGC Homepage

Michigan Alliance For Gifted Education

World Council For Gifted and Talented Children

 

Brain Research and Education

Bob Sylwester's Resources on Brain Research and Education

Intelligence's and Brain Research

A comprehensive bibliography of books aimed at parents and teachers on the topic of brain research.

Brains.Org

A practical link between current psychological and neurological research and education

 

The Twice Exceptional - Gifted Students With Learning Disabilities

Resource Room - A great place to find resources for gifted students with learning disabilities.

 

Enrichment Strategies

Hoagie's Gifted education Page

Wikipedia on Gifted Education

 

 Pages For Parents

GT World

On-line Support for parents of gifted and talented children

Gifted Child Society Inc.

Founded by parents of New Jersey's gifted children

Alberta Association for Bright Children

Support, Advocacy and Information founded and maintained by parents of gifted children in Alberta.

 

 

Program Models

The School-Wide Enrichment Model

 

Publications

 Prufrock Press

A large list of books, magazines, and research journals that support gifted education.

Gifted Education Press

 

Research in Gifted Education

  Neag Centre for Gifted Education and Talent Development - University of Connecticut

Benin and Blank international Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development

 

  Research Sites for Student Projects

 Fun Brain

The Internet's number 1 site for k-8 teachers, parents and kids.

Study Web

A collection of 53,000 research sites. Also includes tips for incorporating the Internet into the classroom

 Surfnetkids

Surfing the Net with kids - A guide to the best kid sites fir kids of all ages - By Barbara Feldman

Yahoo Kids

Lots of curriculum related topics as well as topics of general interest to kids with links everywhere.

Resources for Gifted Education

Best on the Web - Hundreds of Lessons, On-Line Activities and Resources for Gifted  Students k-12

Teaching Students who are Gifted and Talented

Alberta Learning Manual for Teaching Gifted and Talented Students

British Columbia Ministry of Education - Go to "On-line Publications" and download

"Gifted Education a Resource Guide for Teachers"

Gifted Canada - A great resource in French and English from sites all across Canada

Berrien County Intermediate School District (Michigan)

   Special Education and Gifted Education resources page

Kid Source

These articles and digests provide ideas, guidance and activities for both parents and educators of gifted students. While some of these articles are written specifically for educators, they can also benefit parents who are seeking to create or influence a program for their children.

SchoolKit

"Powered by Schoolkit, a computer becomes an exciting activity center for hands-on, minds-on student thinking learning and research. Each curriculum-based Schoolkit activity presents a challenge and then launches the student into a familiar computer application with the assistance they need to thrive and enjoy the meaningful task at hand."

Hoagie's Gifted education Page

Wikipedia on Gifted Education

 

Teaching Units and Lesson Plans

Best on the Web - Hundreds of Lessons, On-Line Activities and Resources for Gifted  Students k-12

Academy Curriculum Exchange

An extensive list of lesson plans in Language Learning, Math, Social Studies, and other topics - all organized in divisional levels.

Marc's Lesson Plans

 Some specific lesson plans in Div I Math and Social Studies as well as links to other lesson plan sites.

Columbia Education Center Lesson Plans

Contains a large data base of lesson plans K-12 in a variety of subject areas

 

Theories of Intelligence

 The New School of Northern Virginia

The curriculum of The New School is guided by the Multiple Intelligence theory of Howard Gardner.

References on Human Intelligence

A very comprehensive name index and subject index and references on human intelligence

 

Thinking Skills

Thinking Skills Keys to Fusing Talents

A good introduction to various thinking skills - models including De Bono, CPS, and Bloom's Taxonomy.

 

Edmonton Catholic Schools

Edmonton Public Schools

Calgary Catholic Schools

Calgary Public Schools