Gifted Atlanta is an online resource for the gifted community in Atlanta, Georgia. They provide information about gifted education, enrichment, summer programs, early college, and gifted advocacy in the Atlanta area.
Gifted Atlanta is an online resource for the gifted community in Atlanta, Georgia. They provide information about gifted education, enrichment, summer programs, early college, and gifted advocacy in the Atlanta area.
In this fascinating book, Ellen Winner uses case studies and the latest biological and psychological evidence to explore and debunk nine myths about giftedness. Considering the role schools play in fostering exceptional abilities, the author castigates schools for wasting resources and advocates elevating standards for all children while focusing gifted education on those with extreme abilities.
The mission of Gifted Culture Project is to create fun, powerful stories and activities that teach gifted kids about being gifted. They believe that when gifted kids understand what it means to see and experience the world the way that gifted people do, they’ll spend less time trying to fix or hide their differences, and more time connecting, creating, and learning about the world as a place where they are seen and where they belong. Their workbook series Gifted Culture Kids lays the groundwork for kids to integrate the idea of giftedness as a part of who they are (an identity) and how they see the world (a culture).
Since 1979, the Gifted Development Center (GDC) has served as a global leader in the assessment and development of gifted individuals of all ages. GDC provides assessment, advocacy, counseling, books, articles, Advanced Development Journal, and a Speakers Bureau to educate the public about the needs of gifted children and adults.
Anthony Colucci, a gifted education coordinator from Florida, reflects on his experiences teaching gifted students and advises those struggling to support their gifted students in this article published on Education Week.
Florida defines gifted students as students who have superior intellectual development and are capable of high performance. Each school district serves gifted students through local plans that provide academic and social emotional support. Information regarding resources, publications and other supporting information for teachers, administrators, parents, students and community members are provided on this site.
The Gifted Education Resource Institute (GERI) at Purdue University is an innovative center dedicated to the discovery, study, and development of human potential. The mission of GERI is holistic development of giftedness, creativity, and talents among individuals throughout their life span through enrichment programs for gifted youth; graduate programs for future scholars and leaders; professional development and coursework for educators of gifted; and cutting-edge research in psychology and education related to giftedness, creativity, and talent development.
Gifted Exchange is a blog about gifted children, schooling, parenting, education news and changing American education for the better. This blog is supported by the Davidson Institute for Talent Development.
Gifted Guru is a site for everyone interested in or passionate about gifted kids and even adults. You can expect to find practical and useful resources, tips and tricks for parents and educators and homeschooling moms alike.
The Davidson Institute has compiled information on gifted education policies in each state. They provide information on program availability as well as funding.
Gifted Resource Council’s mission is to bring together the resources of the community, the schools and parents to help bright and talented children achieve their potential. GRC grew into an organization that serves the St. Louis community with three major programs: Academic Challenge Cup (friendly competitions in the areas of math, language skills and creative problem solving), Saturday Learning Labs and Summer Academies.
Duke TIP recognizes academically talented students and provides advanced learning opportunities that foster their intellectual and social growth. At Gifted Today, one can find articles on the practical issues that parents of academically gifted children often face, including how to advocate for the child, weigh different educational options, evaluate best practices, and address common social and emotional needs. The blog houses almost two decades’ worth of articles from TIP’s researchers, whose work appears in leading academic journals, as well as reviews of other important findings in the field of gifted education.
Gifted education specialist Christopher Taibbi has published several articles on Psychology Today on the topic of gifted education and raising a gifted child. Parents and educators can read his work to better understand and support gifted learners of all ages.
Greater Los Angeles Gifted Children’s Association’s (GLA-GCA) purpose is to provide educators, parents, and the community with professional development, activities and events for meeting the academic and social-emotional needs of gifted and high ability students.
GRO Gifted is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting a comprehensive and accurate understanding of giftedness through research and outreach. While studies on human intelligence do exist, GRO’s approach is unique in its integrative nature. GRO is committed to studying giftedness from a multidisciplinary perspective to better understand physiological differences in gifted individuals and how these differences impact their lives physically, emotionally, and behaviorally. New research and articles can be accessed online directly on their website.
GT Carpe Diem empowers gifted students’ voices through educating them about how to successfully self-advocate. They offer workshops, a book, consulting with gifted advocate Deb Douglas, and several online resources.