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Resources for Students, Parents, and Teachers
New
Hampshire Association for the Gifted
PO Box 6106
Nashua, NH 03063-6106
www.nhage.org
Kids College
PO Box 640 Londonderry, NH 03053
(603) 537-9458
Kids College is a non-profit organization
offering educational workshops which challenge individual potential.
Workshops are held on Saturdays in several locations:
Thomas More
College in Merrimack, N.H.
Notre Dame College in Manchester, N.H.
The Learning Lab at NHPTV in Durham, N.H.
www.fsdc.com/kidscollege/
Organizations in support of Gifted and Talented Education
National Association For Gifted Children
1707 L Street NW, Suite 550
Washington, DC 20036
202-785-4268
NAGC is an organization of parents, educators,
other professionals and community leaders to address the unique needs of children and
youth with demonstrated gifts and talents as well as those children who may be able to
develop their talent potential with appropriate educational experiences.
www.nagc.org
University of Connecticut site for the
Neag Center
for Gifted Education and Talent Development,
and the National Research Center of the
Gifted and Talented
NRC/GT is sponsored by the U.S. Department of
Education to investigate, develop, and disseminate new methods for identifying and
teaching gifted students. The NRC/GT, located at the University of Connecticut, is
run collaboratively with the University of Virginia and Yale University, and works in
conjunction with more than 300 public school districts as research study sites.
www.gifted.uconn.edu
The Council For Exceptional Children
1920 Association Dr.
Reston, VA 20191
1-800-486-5773
CEC is the largest international professional
organization dedicated to improving educational outcomes for individuals with
exceptionalities, students with disabilities, and/or gifted students.
www.cec.sped.org
The Association for the Gifted
TAG was organized as a division of The
Council for Exceptional Children in 1958 to help both professionals and parents deal more
effectively with gifted children.
www.cectag.org
American Association For Gifted Children at Duke
University
1121 W. Main Street, Suite 100
Durham, NC 27701
AAGC - American Assn for Gifted Children
Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted
SENG focuses primarily on the adults
(parents, educators, etc) in the lives of gifted children. SENG provides
information on identification, guidance, and effective ways to live and work with
gifted individuals.
www.SENGifted.org/
Davidson
Institute
To recognize, nurture and support profoundly gifted young people
and to provide opportunities
for them to develop their talents in positive ways to create value for themselves and
others.
Davidson Institute:
Home Page
Helping Gifted Children Soar: A Practical Guide for
Parents and Teachers. Strip, C.
Scottsdale, AZ: Gifted Psychology Press, 2000
An easy to read, comprehensive book that helps parents and teachers
of gifted learners understand gifted children and what is needed to
work collaboratively to provide these children with an appropriate education.Guiding the Gifted Child. Webb, J., Meckstroth, D.,
Tolan, S., Dayton Oh: Ohio Psychology Press, 1982.
Practical advice for parents on motivation, discipline,
stress-management, depression, communication, and
relationships.
Bringing Out the Best: A Resource Guide for Parents of
Young Gifted Children, Saunders, J. and Espeland, P.,
Minneapolis: Free Spirit, 1986. A sourcebook packed
with information, activities, advice, resources,
helpful strategies to provide an enriching, challenging
home environment.
Growing Up Gifted: Developing the Potential of
Children at Home and at School (4th ed.), Clark, B.,
New York: Macmillan, 1992. A classic text on
understanding and meeting the needs of gifted children;
also covers areas of concern, creativity, brain
function, and research.
Smart Girls, Gifted Women, Kerr, B.A., Dayton, Oh:
Ohio Psychology Press, 1985. A discussion of internal
and external barriers to success, the patterns of
achievement among females, and practical suggestions to
help bright girls from pre-school to college reach
their potential.
Perfectionism: What's Bad About Being Too Good?,
Adderholdt-Elliot, M., Minneapolis: Free Spirit, 1987.
For older students and adults to help understand
perfectionist tendencies and learn what it does to the
mind, body, and relationships. Includes tips on how to
take control of your life and savor success.
Magazines
Here are some magazines about gifted and talented students and their
education:
Gifted Child Today Magazine.
This publication offers parents and teachers interesting, readable articles from some of the nation's leading experts in the education and parenting of gifted children.
Prufrock Press
PO Box 8813
Waco, TX 76714-8813
Imagine: - Imagine: Opportunities and Resources for Academically Talented Youth
A magazine for gifted students in grades 7-12. Each issue contains information about internships, competitions, and programs in a variety of fields as well as advice on colleges, games, puzzles, book reviews and students' work. Published five times a year by John Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth.
Imagine
P.O.Box 3073
Langhorne, PA 19047
1-215-826-0707
Roeper Review - Roeper Review - A Journal on Gifted Education
PO Box 329
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48013
Gifted Child Quarterly - NAGC: Gifted Children Quarterly
NAGC
1155 15th Street, N.W. #1002
Washington, D.C. 20005
Gifted Education Press Quarterly -
www.giftededpress.com/index.html
10201 Yuma Court
PO Box 1586
Manassas, VA 22110
Understanding Our Gifted - Open Space Communication
1900 Folsom, Suite 108
Boulder, CO 80302
Phone: 303-444-7020
Journal for the Education of the Gifted - Prufrock Press
University of North Carolina Press
PO Box 2288 Chapel Hill, NC 27515-2288
Books and Articles
To Be Gifted and Learning Disabled: A Puzzling Paradox
Excellence in Educating Gifted and Talented Learners
Susan Baum An article on Twice Exceptional Learners
Joyce Van Tassel-Baska available through http://www.gifteddevelopment.comCounseling the Gifted and Talented
edited by Linda Kreger Silverman, Ph.D. available through http://www.gifteddevelopment.comThe Differentiated Classroom: Responding to the Needs of All Learners
Carol Ann Tomlinson available through ASCD
Curriculum Compacting
Sally M. Reis Deborah E. Burns Joseph Renzulli Available through Creative Learning Press20 Ideas for Teaching Gifted Kids in the Middle School and High School.
20 More Ideas for Teaching Gifted Kids in the Middle School and High School.
edited by Joel McIntosh. Available through Prufrock Press.
Conferences
Confratute - In our opinion, the best conference/institute on education ever. Not just for teachers of the gifted but for anyone interested in the field of education..
University of Connecticut's ConfratuteNew England Conference on Gifted and Talented Education - Portland, Maine - October 11-13, 2001
The 7th Annual New England Conference on Gifted and Talented Education
Web Sites
Hoagies' Gifted Education Page
A resource guide for the education of gifted
children with links to resources on nearly every aspect of gifted education available on
the Internet, plus annotations and first hand information provided by parents.
http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/
The ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education
Part of the National Library of Education (NLE),
Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI), the U.S. Department of Education.
ERIC is operated by The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) and provides information on
a wide-variety of education topics such as ADD, gifted, behavior disorders, early
childhood, inclusion, and learning disabilities.
ericec.org/gifted.htm
ERIC - Digests on gifted education
The National Parent Information Network
NPIN is a project of the ERIC system and is administered by
the National Library of Education and the U.S. Department of Education. The mission of
NPIN is to provide access to research-based information about the process of parenting,
and family involvement in education.
http://npin.org
Gifted-Children.com: Identification,
Encouragement, and Development
GCC is an online parents' newsletter with
networking and information dedicated to making a difference in the education of children
with special talents and abilities.
http://www.gifted-children.com/
GT World
An on-line support community for parents of Gifted
and Talented children.
http://www.gtworld.org/index.html
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.
http://www.gifteddevelopment.com
Yahoo Gifted Sites
Links to a wide variety of sites on gifted learners.
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