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Links to additional Gifted Education sites
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Iowa Talented and Gifted Association (ITAG) is Iowa's association of interested parents, educators, and concerned citizens dedicated to meeting the needs of talented and gifted children and youth 8345 University Blvd., Suite F-1; Des Moines, IA 50325-1168; Tel: (515) 225-2323; Fax: (515) 225-6363. E-mail: IowaTAG@aol.com
The National Association for Gifted Children (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.
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 the gifted child.
Bibliographies on Gifted Education
From Hoagies
From ERIC
Buros Institute for information about tests, test reviews, and test publishers (Also: See ERIC Test Locator listed below.)
Testing/HUGE LIST OF TESTS for very basic information (annotated) on a extensive number of tests.
The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) is the largest international professional organization dedicated to improving educational outcomes for individuals with exceptionalities, students with disabilities, and/or the gifted.
Center for Talent Development at Northwestern University provides real-time testing and educational programs for thousands of gifted students and offers access to resources on gifted education from preschool through high school.
The Center for Talented Youth is a comprehensive, university-based initiative that promotes the academic ability of children and youth throughout the world. Formally established at The Johns Hopkins University in 1979.
Gifted-Children.com: Identification, Encouragement, and Development (GCC) is an on-line parents' newsletter with networking and information dedicated to making a difference in the education of children with special talents and abilities.
GT World is an on-line support community for parents of Gifted and Talented children.
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.
Hoagies' Gifted Education Page is 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.
The Iowa Department of Education for Iowa laws, rules & regulations; a good source to find Iowa s educational rules and policies.
The National Center for Education Statistics School Locator is a search tool for locating U.S. public elementary and secondary schools. Data returned includes number of classroom teachers, total students, student/teacher ratio, and school population by grade and race/ethnicity.
The National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented (NRC/GT) is a collaborative of the University of Connecticut, City University of New York/City College, Stanford University, University of Virginia, Yale University, and others that plans and conducts theory-driven quantitative and qualitative research that is problem-based, practice-relevant, and consumer-oriented.
Office of Precollegiate Programs for Talented and Gifted (OPPTAG) located at Iowa State University serves the needs of intellectually gifted adolescents through research and service. To meet this two-fold goal, OPPTAG has developed an array of programs
Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted (SENG) focuses primarily on the adults in the lives of gifted children. SENG provides information on identification, guidance, and effective ways to live and work with gifted individuals.
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