Web Sites
A
Glossary of Gifted Education
Confused by unfamiliar lingo? This site has a comprehensive glossary of every
imaginable term associated with gifted education. It even includes a list of
links to other online glossaries.
Is
It a Cheetah?
In this inspirational 1992 speech given at the Hollingsworth Center for the
Highly Gifted, Stephanie S. Tolan uses an effective analogy to explain the difference
between giftedness and achievement.
NRC/GT:
What's in a Word?
The National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented has put together a glossary
of 12 terms commonly associated with differentiation.
Differentiation:
Definition and Description for Gifted and Talented
This NRC G/T article explains differentiation by breaking it down into five
main categories: content, process, product, classroom, and teacher.
Distinguishing
Myths from Realities Quiz
Take this quiz to test the extent to which you can identify what NRC/GT research
says about gifted education.
Do
Gifted Students Have Special Needs?
Linda Kreger Silverman, Ph.D. from the Gifted Development Center explains the
nature of giftedness and offers helpful, concrete suggestions for how teachers
can successfully meet the needs of their gifted students.
Hoagies’
Gifted Education Page
This curriculum site has many suggestions about meeting the needs of gifted
students by adjusting curriculum to provide challenge in the regular classroom.
Joy
and Loss: The Emotional Lives of Gifted Children
Authors Joshua Freedman and Anabel Jensen, Ph.D. discuss many of the social
and emotional stresses commonly experienced by gifted children.
National
Association for Gifted Children
NAGC is a great resource for both educators and parents. The site includes research
articles, information on enrichment programs, links to online resources, and
more.
The
Miseducation of Gifted Children
In this commentary from Education Week, psychology professor Ellen Winner explains
why our schools fail our most gifted students and what needs to be done to rectify
this situation.
The
National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented
This Web site is the virtual home of the federally funded National Research
Center for Gifted and Talented, a consortium of universities and researchers
charged with providing research-based best practices to the field.
Ask
Our Authors: Gifted and Talented
The Free Spirit Publishing Web site offers valuable Q&A about gifted and talented
students.
Helping
Adolescents Adjust to Giftedness
If you work with gifted learners aged 11-15, read this article for a better
understanding of the obstacles children face and the coping mechanisms they
adopt at this age.
NRC/GT:
Resources
Access resources from the National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented.
You can order videotapes, brochures, and monographs. These are highly recommended
as accessible documentation of best practices and guides for research-based
decisions.
Curriculum
Adjustments
Here's an extensive list of online articles on curriculum adjustment.
Curriculum
Compacting Guidelines
This site gives a helpful overview of the steps required for successful curriculum
compacting.
Austega
Information Services: Curriculum Differentiation
You can get an overview of the research into the curriculum differentiation
educational strategy here. You will also find typical procedures suggested in
the case of gifted and talented students.
Curriculum
Compacting and Achievement Test Scores
This abstract from a national study addresses concerns about the effects of
compacting on standardized test scores.
Curriculum
Compacting: A Necessity for Academic Advancement
This article provides some good examples of the value of compacting and some
helpful suggestions for teachers new to the practice.
The
Taxonomy of Educational Objectives
This is a revised version of Benjamin Bloom's work with the addition of the
Psychomotor Domain as developed by Anita Harrow [1972]. Questions and examples
are also included to make the Taxonomy more useful for beginning teachers as
a tool to facilitate appropriate questioning.
Cooperative
Learning and the Academically Talented Students
This link will take you to the NRC G/T brief that summarizes research and recommendations
regarding the benefits of cooperative learning for gifted students.
Differentiating
Instruction For Advanced Learners In the Mixed-Ability Middle School Classroom
Middle school educators should read this digest for an overview of some key
principles for differentiating instruction to meet the learning needs of academically
advanced learners.
Grouping
Hoagie's Gifted Education Page has put together a list of online articles about
ability and cluster grouping.
IEP:
The Process
LD Online tells you everything you ever wanted to know about Individualized
Educational Plans.
Individuals
with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1997
LD Online explains the changes in the IEP and placement processes affected by
the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1997.
LD
In Depth: Gifted/LD
LD Online has put together a list of resources that address the needs of individuals
who are both gifted and learning disabled.
Center
for Talented Youth
This site, developed by Johns Hopkins University, includes suggestions for summer
programs and online enrichment opportunities for gifted students.
Gifted
Resources Home Page
This site contains links to a plethora of online gifted resources, enrichment
programs, talent searches, summer programs, gifted mailing lists and early acceptance
programs, as well as contact information for many local gifted associations
and government programs.
Imagine
Magazine
Published five times a year by Johns Hopkins University's Center for Talented
Youth, "Imagine" provides information, insights, and solid counseling to motivated
middle and high school readers.
NAGC
publications
The National Association for Gifted Children publishes two journals, "Gifted
Child Quarterly" and "Parenting for High Potential."
Teacher
Planning Guide
British Columbia's Ministry of Education has developed a handy checklist for
teachers to make sure that they are successful in their accommodation of gifted
and talented students.
Gifted
Psychology Press: "Pushy Parents"...Bad Rap or Necessary Role?
This article explores the role parents take in gifted children's education.
One
Thing We’d Like to Tell the Teachers of Our Gifted Children
Hoagie's Gifted Education Page has compiled a list of helpful advice from parents
to teachers.
Books
Fleischman, Sid.
The Whipping Boy. Grenwillow Books, 1986.
Source: http://www.amazon.com
Winebrenner Susan.
Teaching Gifted Children in the Regular Classroom. Minneapolis: Free
Spirit Publishing. 2001.
Source: http://www.freespirit.com
Heacox, Diane.
Differentiation in the Regular Classroom. Minneapolis: Free Spirit Publishing.
2001.
Source: http://www.freespirit.com
Cohen, Elizabeth.
Designing Group Work: Strategies for the Heterogeneous Classroom. New
York: Teachers College Press, 1994.
Source: http://store.tcpress.com/0807733318.shtml#539
Lee, Harper. To
Kill a Mockingbird. Warner Books, 1988.
Source: http://www.amazon.com
Other
"Cooperative learning
in small groups: Recent methods and effects on achievement, attitudes, and ethnic
relations," Sharan, Shlomo. Review of Educational Research, Vol. 50,
241-271.
Source:
"From Giftedness
to Talent: A Developmental Model and its Impact on the Language of the Field."
Dr. Francoys Gagne'. Roeper Review. Volume 18, #2. December 1995.
Source: http://www.roeperreview.org/back_issues/index.html
"Complex Instruction:
"A Powerful Cooperative Strategy," Tomlinson, Carol. Teaching for High Potential,
Vol. 2, No. 1, April 2000.
Source: http://www.nagc.org
"Differentiating Curriculum for Gifted and Talented Students: What is it in Practice? A Poll of 100 Students." Olenchak, Richard. Research and Development. 18 [4]. Source: Univ. of Houston College of Education, Center for Gifted & Talented, Curriculum & Instruction. Ph. # 713-743-4984