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Topia!: Reference: Education: K through 12: Gifted Education (254)
 Hoagies' Gifted Education Page - Resources for parents and educators of gifted children, including articles and research, books, organizations, on-line support groups, AND academic programs.
Kidstuff - Gifted Activities - Many student references, mostly middle school level. This page is just for kids of all ages. You "asked" for stimulation and challenge! You'll find anything from homework helpsites to interactive Java games and tests. Thinking Like a Genius - Michael Michalko suggests eight strategies that have been common to the thinking styles of creative thinkers in science, art and industry throughout history. These strategies can be learned. Gifted Education: A Primer - Jill Hearne, Ph.D. and Barbara Maurer, M.Ed. offer a history of gifted education, various models and what teachers and parents need to know about the field. Links for Parent Advocates - Many links show ways parents can help their gifted children. Gifted Resource Council - General enrichment activities just for kids. Questioning Techniques for Gifted Students - Author Jo Painter describes techniques of questioning to promote curiosity, motivation, and problem-solving in gifted learners. Emotional Needs of the Gifted - Examines the social aspects of being gifted. Existential Depression in Gifted Individuals - What is it? Why does it disproportionately affect our gifted youth? Joy and Loss: The Emotional Lives of Gifted Children - Gifted children have unique emotional needs. In addition to their skills and success, they are typically more lonely, more perfectionistic, and in more pain. Coping With Unbearable People, Places, and Situations - Understanding the role of defense mechanisms in determining human behavior, specifically our children's behavior, can help us to understand why we must advocate for changes in the classroom and school environments. How to Nurture Gifted Children - Suggests what gifted kids need to thrive and effectively utilize their special abilities. Ability Grouping - Abstract of research, "Analysis of the Research on Ability Grouping: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives" by Dr. James A. Kulik, with information on how to order the complete report. Neither Freak Nor Geek: The Gifted Among Us - Education Week (October 27, 1999) article by James R. Delisle Australians for Gifted - Unusual enrichment and extension for talented students. Virtual School for the Gifted, an Online Australia Program - A place where like minds can meet regardless of age, gender and geography. It is an online community, where courses are taught and students are not only involved in classes with specialist teachers, but also with co-curricular activities. Parents and the student's "real" school are welcome as part of our extended community. Belin & Blank Center for Gifted--Iowa - has established a national reputation for its research, training, and service.It is seen as a leader in the field of gifted education...provides summer programs for students in grades 3-11,early college admission for high school juniors, teacher training....((University of Iowa) Center for Talented Youth at the Johns Hopkins University- MD - Offers assessment, programs, services, and publications and resources for academically talented pre-college students.
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