Resources
State and National Gifted Policy/Programs
Jacob
K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Program
The major emphasis of the program is on serving students
traditionally under represented in gifted and talented
programs, particularly economically disadvantaged, limited
English proficient, and disabled students, to help reduce
the serious gap in achievement among certain groups
of students at the highest levels of achievement.
General Information About Gifted Education
ERIC Clearinghouse
on Disabilities and Gifted Education
The ERIC database is the world's largest source
of education information with more than 1 million abstracts
of education-related documents and journal articles.
Hoagies' Gifted
Education Page
This site offers resources and ideas for Parents,
Teachers, and Students. Content includes web links,
publications, upcoming conferences, and other information
all about issues related to gifted education.
Organizations Related to Gifted Education
National Association
for Gifted Children (NAGC)
The NAGC web site provides access to legislative
and policy information related to gifted education,
links to state affiliates and other organizations, resources
for parents and teachers, and information about programs
for gifted and talented students.
World Council for
Gifted and Talented Children
The purpose of the World Council for Gifted and
Talented Children (WCGTC) is to focus world attention
on gifted and talented children and ensure the realization
of their valuable potential to the benefit of humankind.
This web site provides information on international
research, publications, conferences, and other international
resources related to gifted education.
Virginia Association
for the Gifted (VAG)
This site provides resources for teachers and parents
of gifted students as well as information about gifted
education in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
The Association for
the Gifted, a Division of the Council for Exceptional
Children
This site offers information for parents and teachers
as well as legislative and policy information related
to gifted education.
The Hollingworth
Center for Highly Gifted Children
This web site provides resources and support for
highly gifted children and their families, schools,
and communities.
GT World
GT World is an on-line support community for gifted
and talented individuals and those who support and nurture
them.
New South Wales
Association
Located in Australia, this organization provides
resources and connections for those with a common interest
in gifted and talented children.
Supporting Emotional
Needs of the Gifted (SENG)
This organization highlights the social and emotional
needs of gifted learners. The web site provides a variety
of information on resources, programs, and grants related
to gifted students, as well as information for gifted
adults.
The Davidson Institute
for Talent Development
The Davidson Institute for Talent Development is
a nonprofit operating foundation founded in 1999 by
educational software entrepreneurs, Bob and Jan Davidson
to support profoundly intelligent young people and to
provide opportunities for them to develop their talents
to make a positive difference.
Gifted
Resource Center
This is the Gifted Resource Center at the Institute
for Educational Advancement, a non-profit organization
in Pasadena, CA. The GRC provides a variety of programs
and services designed specifically for gifted students.
Their web site provides information on services for
gifted students and their parents as well as several
search capabilities.
Other Centers Related to Gifted Education
Austega's Gifted
Resource Center
Based in Australia, this site offers a collection
of resources and information on gifted education.
Gifted
Education Research Resource and Information Center (GERRIC)
This web site is based in Australia at the University
of New South Wales.
Center
for Gifted Education, University of Arkansas at Little
Rock
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.
Gifted
Development Center Institute for the Study of Advanced
Development, Denver, CO
The Gifted Development Center serves parents, schools,
and advocacy groups with information about identification,
assessment, counseling, learning styles, programs, presentations,
and resources for gifted children and adults.
Belin-Blank
Center, The University of Iowa
The Belin-Blank Center provides specialized opportunities
for students, identifies gifted and talented learners,
conducts research on giftedness, and supports professional
development for educators.
Gifted Resource
Center of New England, Providence, RI
The Gifted Resource Center of New England provides
information related to assessment and counseling for
twice exceptional children. Their web site also contains
publication resources and web links
The
Center for Gifted Studies at Western Kentucky University
This Center provides educational opportunities and
resources for gifted and talented students and their
teachers and parents.
Johns Hopkins
Center for Talented Youth
The Center for Talented Youth conducts the nation's
oldest and most extensive academic talent search and
offers educational programming for students with exceptionally
high academic ability. CTY also offers distance learning
opportunities and assessment and counseling services
for gifted and talented youth.
Northwestern
Center for Talent Development
The Center for Talent Development at Northwestern
University is an accredited learning center and research
facility serving the gifted community of the Midwest.
Their web site provides information on programs for
gifted students, their families, and their teachers.
Programs for Gifted and Talented Students
Duke University
Talent Identification Program (TIP)
The Duke TIP identifies academically talented students
and provides innovative programs to support the development
of their optimal educational potential. This web site
also offers information and resources for parents, teachers,
and students.
Halbert and
Nancy Robinson Center for Young Scholars
This web site provides information on the Center's
early entrance programs for talented youth as well as
other resources related to gifted education.
Johns Hopkins
Center for Talented Youth
The Center for Talented Youth conducts the nation's
oldest and most extensive academic talent search and
offers educational programming for students with exceptionally
high academic ability. CTY also offers distance learning
opportunities and assessment and counseling services
for gifted and talented youth.
Ross
Program in Mathematics for Precollege Students
This program is housed at the Ohio State University
and invites motivated students to develop their abstract
and critical thinking skills related to science and
mathematics.
