Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Website Resources:
Prufrock Press
http://www.prufrock.com/client/client_pages/teacher_introduction.cfm
This website contains lots of information for teachers on how to differentiate learning for gifted students in general education classroom. It covers a wide variety of topics including how to identify gifted children, tips for beginner teachers and other resources.
National Association for Gifted Children
http://www.nagc.org/
This website is loaded with information for administrators, educators and parents. It is especially good for information on how to advocate for gifted children, including legislative updates and local laws concerning education for gifted students. It even has a weekly webinar to help teachers differentiate learning for gifted students.
National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented
http://www.gifted.uconn.edu/nrcgt.html
This website has a large collection of research articles on gifted children for parents and educators.
American Mensa
http://www.us.mensa.org/Content/AML/NavigationMenu/Programs/GiftedYouth/Gifted_Children.htm
Mensa is primarily a social group for people whose IQ is in the top 2% of the population.It has many members under the age of 18 and offers a teen group. Activities may be social or intellectually challenging. The site also offers resources for parents.
SENG: Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted
http://www.sengifted.org/
This group’s purpose is to empower parents and communities to help gifted individuals reach their full potential. One really great opportunity this group provides is training to be facilitators for support groups. It also provides a list of support groups already established.
National Association for Education
http://www.nea.org/tools/12983.htm
This page has a list of websites and organization that support education for gifted children.
Gifted Development Center
http://www.gifteddevelopment.com/index.htm
This site offers assessments for gifted children and twice-exceptional children
and information about testing. They also have a counselor available for telephone consultations.
GT world
http://gtworld.org/
This website is an online community for gifted individuals and their families. It offers 5 different mailing lists for families raising gifted children, gifted children who also have some kind of disability and gifted adults. It also has a list of resources for gifted individuals.
American Association for Gifted Children
http://aagc.org/
The American Association for Gifted Children is the oldest advocacy group for gifted children in the country. Some of its goals are to evaluate best practices for educating gifted children and providing information for teachers and parents of gifted children. Most of the resources are research articles which may not be readable for parents. However, it does have several articles on gifted preschoolers.
Families of the Gifted and Talented
http://tagfam.org/
This site has some interesting information about the social lives of gifted children. It points out that gifted children aren’t just more accelerated, they tend to think on a deeper level than other children. It also argues that social skills are no reason to hold a child back if he or she is academically ready to skip to a higher grade. Instead, the child should be helped to develop the social skills need in the new environment.
Child Development Information
http://www.childdevelopmentinfo.com/learning/gifted_children.shtml
This is a great starting place for parents of gifted children to gather information. It has all the basic information a parent needs without being overwhelming. It does a great job of explaining how gifted children are different and gives early signs to indicate that a child is gifted. It also tells parents how to advocate for a child in school.
Hoagies Gifted
http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/
This website has almost any information you might want to know about giftedness. It has tons of resources for parents, teachers and kids about gifted children. The educator section has tons of resources for teachers including links to research about gifted education, professional books and materials.
Creative Teaching
http://www.creativeteaching.org/teaching_gifted_children.htm
The article on this website gives a clear explanation of why the needs of gifted children are just as important as those of children who are struggling in school. It also gives suggestions for modifications to help teach gifted children. There are also professional book suggestions for teachers.
Davidson Institute for Talent Development
http://www.davidsongifted.org/
The Davidson Institute is a private foundation dedicated to serving profoundly gifted. Some of the services they provide are a residential summer camp for teens, a program that assists families with academic support and talent development and a database of information for parents. The Institute also runs a public day school for profoundly gifted children. The site has a page that details each state’s Gifted Education policies. I learned that in South Carolina gifted students do not have to be served before third grade. I also learned that between 10 and 20 percent of all high school dropouts tested in the gifted range.
The Association for the Gifted
http://www.cectag.org/
The Association for the Gifted is a division of the Council for Exceptional Children. The newsletter has interesting articles on Gifted Education such as the underrepresentation of African Americans in Gifted Education.
Uniquely Gifted
http://www.uniquelygifted.org/
This is a great site for information on gifted children who have special needs. There are stories of personal experiences of parents of twice-exceptional children. There is also information on many kinds of specific special needs. There are also sections on special education, advocacy and I.E.Ps.
Cybersource
http://www.gt-cybersource.org/
This site has many links for teachers for lesson plans for gifted children. It also has links to parenting sites for parenting gifted children.
South Carolina Department of Education
http://ed.sc.gov/agency/Standards-and-Learning/AcademicStandards/old/cso/gifted_talented/gt.html
I was excited to learn from this site that there are grant funded courses here at the College of Charleston to train teachers to work with gifted students. I also discovered that the state has a monthly show for teachers about topics that pertain to Gifted and Talented education such as: regulations, assessment, and planning for the next year. The show gives monthly updates on what’s happening in Gifted Education in the state. There are also professional resource development resources at this site.
South Carolina Consortium for Gifted Education
http://www.scgifted.org/index.html
This is the website for a group dedicated to providing professional development training for school personnel working with gifted students. It is a great resource for finding out what is happening with Gifted Education in South Carolina.
Palmetto Scholars Academy
http://www.palmettoscholarsacademy.org
This is the website for the state’s only gifted and talented charter school which is located in North Charleston. They currently serve grades 6-8 but will be adding 9th grade next year and another grade each year after that. Interestingly, students do not have to qualify in any way to be accepted at the school.
http://www.prufrock.com/client/client_pages/teacher_introduction.cfm
This website contains lots of information for teachers on how to differentiate learning for gifted students in general education classroom. It covers a wide variety of topics including how to identify gifted children, tips for beginner teachers and other resources.
National Association for Gifted Children
http://www.nagc.org/
This website is loaded with information for administrators, educators and parents. It is especially good for information on how to advocate for gifted children, including legislative updates and local laws concerning education for gifted students. It even has a weekly webinar to help teachers differentiate learning for gifted students.
National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented
http://www.gifted.uconn.edu/nrcgt.html
This website has a large collection of research articles on gifted children for parents and educators.
American Mensa
http://www.us.mensa.org/Content/AML/NavigationMenu/Programs/GiftedYouth/Gifted_Children.htm
Mensa is primarily a social group for people whose IQ is in the top 2% of the population.It has many members under the age of 18 and offers a teen group. Activities may be social or intellectually challenging. The site also offers resources for parents.
SENG: Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted
http://www.sengifted.org/
This group’s purpose is to empower parents and communities to help gifted individuals reach their full potential. One really great opportunity this group provides is training to be facilitators for support groups. It also provides a list of support groups already established.
National Association for Education
http://www.nea.org/tools/12983.htm
This page has a list of websites and organization that support education for gifted children.
Gifted Development Center
http://www.gifteddevelopment.com/index.htm
This site offers assessments for gifted children and twice-exceptional children
and information about testing. They also have a counselor available for telephone consultations.
GT world
http://gtworld.org/
This website is an online community for gifted individuals and their families. It offers 5 different mailing lists for families raising gifted children, gifted children who also have some kind of disability and gifted adults. It also has a list of resources for gifted individuals.
American Association for Gifted Children
http://aagc.org/
The American Association for Gifted Children is the oldest advocacy group for gifted children in the country. Some of its goals are to evaluate best practices for educating gifted children and providing information for teachers and parents of gifted children. Most of the resources are research articles which may not be readable for parents. However, it does have several articles on gifted preschoolers.
Families of the Gifted and Talented
http://tagfam.org/
This site has some interesting information about the social lives of gifted children. It points out that gifted children aren’t just more accelerated, they tend to think on a deeper level than other children. It also argues that social skills are no reason to hold a child back if he or she is academically ready to skip to a higher grade. Instead, the child should be helped to develop the social skills need in the new environment.
Child Development Information
http://www.childdevelopmentinfo.com/learning/gifted_children.shtml
This is a great starting place for parents of gifted children to gather information. It has all the basic information a parent needs without being overwhelming. It does a great job of explaining how gifted children are different and gives early signs to indicate that a child is gifted. It also tells parents how to advocate for a child in school.
Hoagies Gifted
http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/
This website has almost any information you might want to know about giftedness. It has tons of resources for parents, teachers and kids about gifted children. The educator section has tons of resources for teachers including links to research about gifted education, professional books and materials.
Creative Teaching
http://www.creativeteaching.org/teaching_gifted_children.htm
The article on this website gives a clear explanation of why the needs of gifted children are just as important as those of children who are struggling in school. It also gives suggestions for modifications to help teach gifted children. There are also professional book suggestions for teachers.
Davidson Institute for Talent Development
http://www.davidsongifted.org/
The Davidson Institute is a private foundation dedicated to serving profoundly gifted. Some of the services they provide are a residential summer camp for teens, a program that assists families with academic support and talent development and a database of information for parents. The Institute also runs a public day school for profoundly gifted children. The site has a page that details each state’s Gifted Education policies. I learned that in South Carolina gifted students do not have to be served before third grade. I also learned that between 10 and 20 percent of all high school dropouts tested in the gifted range.
The Association for the Gifted
http://www.cectag.org/
The Association for the Gifted is a division of the Council for Exceptional Children. The newsletter has interesting articles on Gifted Education such as the underrepresentation of African Americans in Gifted Education.
Uniquely Gifted
http://www.uniquelygifted.org/
This is a great site for information on gifted children who have special needs. There are stories of personal experiences of parents of twice-exceptional children. There is also information on many kinds of specific special needs. There are also sections on special education, advocacy and I.E.Ps.
Cybersource
http://www.gt-cybersource.org/
This site has many links for teachers for lesson plans for gifted children. It also has links to parenting sites for parenting gifted children.
South Carolina Department of Education
http://ed.sc.gov/agency/Standards-and-Learning/AcademicStandards/old/cso/gifted_talented/gt.html
I was excited to learn from this site that there are grant funded courses here at the College of Charleston to train teachers to work with gifted students. I also discovered that the state has a monthly show for teachers about topics that pertain to Gifted and Talented education such as: regulations, assessment, and planning for the next year. The show gives monthly updates on what’s happening in Gifted Education in the state. There are also professional resource development resources at this site.
South Carolina Consortium for Gifted Education
http://www.scgifted.org/index.html
This is the website for a group dedicated to providing professional development training for school personnel working with gifted students. It is a great resource for finding out what is happening with Gifted Education in South Carolina.
Palmetto Scholars Academy
http://www.palmettoscholarsacademy.org
This is the website for the state’s only gifted and talented charter school which is located in North Charleston. They currently serve grades 6-8 but will be adding 9th grade next year and another grade each year after that. Interestingly, students do not have to qualify in any way to be accepted at the school.
Sunday, February 6, 2011
How Full is Your Bucket? (For Kids)
How full is your bucket is a life lesson for children on positivity and helping others. It is the story of a boy Felix and how he wakes up each morning with a full bucket and how bad things happen throughout his day that allow for his bucket to leak and how when good things happen (like compliments or praise) his bucket fills back up again. It is a story of respecting others and being kind.
This story is perfect for all students as they will learn the importance of being positive and helping to lift others up whether they may have a disability or not.
Lollipop Logic
Lollipop logic is a book of logic games for children in grades K-2. It works with children on analogies, syllogisms, relationships, sequencing, deduction, inference, and other areas.
This is a great resource for gifted children as it is a way for them to be challenged and provides games for them to enjoy learning.
Miss. Rumphius
Miss. Rumphius is the story of a girl named Alice who grows old. As she gets older she realizes that she made a promise to do something to make the world a more beautiful place. She ends up doing so in her garden, but also finds herself in the process.
This book is wonderful for gifted and talented students because it encourages students that are gifted and talented to use their gifts to inspire others and to help the world.
Edward the Emu
Edward the Emu is a wonderful story of Edward who is tired of being an emu. He tries being several different animals, a seal, and a lion and even the snakes. He finds through trial and error and decides that maybe being an emu is the best, and is not so bad after all.
This story is great for all children that are different because sometimes they find it hard to be themselves with their disabilities. It is a heartwarming book that can allow them to see that sometimes the best person to be is themselves.
The Important Book
The important book is a wonderful book for all children as it goes through each little thing in life, such as a spoon, and talks about why it is so important and how all of the little things in the world are important to all.
This is a wonderful book for all children but also gifted and talented children as they tend to feel different and this book can allow them to see that although they may be different, but they are important and special too!
Thank You, Mr. Falker
Thank You Mr. Falker is the story of a young who has a passion for reading as does her whole family. At times she struggles and students begin to make fun of her because of it but she soon finds a teacher, Mr. Falker, who understands her disability and helps her to overcome it and succeed.
This is a great story for any child with a disability as it is a great example of understanding a disability and learning how to work around it.
Fish is Fish
Fish is Fish is the story of a minnow and a tadpole who grow to be friends. They think they are the same until they both start to change. Although they leave and go have separate lives, they still tell each other of their different lives and are still great friends.
This book is great for all students with disabilities and even those without because it tells the story of a great friendship of two animals that are similar and different and they do not let this affect their friendship whatsoever. It allows students to see that everyone is different and this should never be an obstacle in learning or in friendship.
The Time Machine and Other Cases
Adam Anderson is so good at using books to solve puzzles that his friends call him Einstein. Each chapter has a very short story presenting a mystery that Einstein must solve using science. Before he solves the mystery, the reader is asked if he or she can solve the mystery.
This book is great for kids who love science. It gives them a smart hero to identify with. It allows them to become involved in the story and use their skills to solve the mystery.
Matilda
Matilda is a very gifted child who is completely misunderstood and mistreated by her parents. She learns to survive in her environment by teaching herself to read and then finding comfort in books. When she goes to school she is faced with a very mean Head Teacher, Miss Trunchbull. Because Matilda is so smart she is able to outsmart Miss Trunchbull.
Heroes are usually characters with extraordinary strength. Gifted children will enjoy reading a book where the heroine uses her smarts to defeat the villain.
The Paper Bag Princess
Princess Elizabeth is going to marry Prince Ronald. Then a dragon burns down her beautiful clothes, smashes her castle and takes Prince Ronald. Princess Elizabeth goes after the dragon and outsmarts him to rescue Prince Ronald.
This is a funny book with a smart, courageous princess as a wonderful role model for young girls.
The Red Book
The Red book is a neat wordless book that tells of a girl who gets lost in a book that has the magic to move her to another place.
This book is wonderful for gifted and talented children as they too sometimes love books and get lost in the magic of them. A lot of gifted and talented students are great readers and they can understand the magic that a book can have much like the girl in the story.
The Raft
The Raft is the story of a boy and his adventures one summer. He spends a summer at his grandmothers cottage in the woods with no television and no entertainment according to him. He begins to build a raft and find a passion for the river that he continues throughout his life as it leads him to a lot of self discovery.
This book is great for gifted and talented students as they are so passionate about so many things. It can allow for them to see that their passions can turn in to ambitions and careers and that it is okay to like things that are different from others.
Pebble: A Story About Belonging
Pebble is the story of one pebble and its life. It talks about how it too is special although it is small and is one of several.
This is a heartwarming story that is perfect for gifted and talented children as it is a book of understanding belonging and discovery of self, both ideas that gifted and talented children struggle with.
Odd Boy Out
This book describes Albert Einstein as a child and his brilliance, but how he was often considered an outsider because he was so different. It talks about how he was sometimes teased at school and how even his parents did not understand his differences.
This book is great for gifted and talented students because they can relate to the emotions that Albert goes through as a boy. They are able to see that not everyone may understand it but that like Albert, they can be accepted.
Neo Leo
Neo Leo is the story of Leonardo Davinci and his accomplishments. It discusses all that he did and how he was different and how some of his inventions did not come to fruition until 100 years after his death.
This is a perfect book for gifted and talented students as they are able to relate to someone that was famous that was gifted and talented and they are able to experience his accomplishments and how valued they are today. It allows students to see that it can be a wonderful thing to be intellectually different.
The Gifted Kids' Survival Guide
The Gifted Kids' Survival Guide is a wonderful book for gifted and talented kids. It is mostly an understanding guide that allows the children to understand that they are different, and that it is okay.
This book is perfect for gifted and talented students because most of the advice in it comes from gifted students themselves through surveys. It is a wonderful support and guide for children who are gifted and talented.
Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days
Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days by Stephen Manes is the story of a boy, Milo who has a book fall on his head that gives you silly directions on how to be a perfect person. He tries so hard to follow the directions in the book but soon finds that he is not a perfect person.
This book is perfect for a gifted and talented student because it reminds them that no one is perfect and they do not have to strive for perfection in everything that they do. It is also great for them because of the vocabulary that is used in the book such as sly and vegetate.
The Adventures of Penrose the Mathematical Cat
The Adventures of Penrose the Mathematical Cat by Theoni Pappas, is the story of a cat who loves math adventures. It takes students on math adventures with explinations from Penrose and his curiosity as to how he solves math problems. It is a cute story of a cat who loves math.
This book is great for gifted and talented students because it lets them see that it is okay to love math. The story is beyond cute when it talks about how Penrose began to love math and not only does it explain mathematical concepts in a kid-friendly way, it allows gifted and talented students to see that it is okay to be smart and love a subject.
Nobody's Perfect
Nobody's Perfect, by Ellen Burns is the story of a girl named Sally Sanders who feels like she needs to be the best and therefore she needs to be perfect. It becomes such a problem that if it is an activity where she cannot be the best, she does not participate. Her mother encourages her to branch out and try new things even if she won't be perfect and she soon learns that it is fun to not be perfect and not everyone is perfect at everything.
This is a great book for gifted and talented students because so often they excel in so many aspects of life that they feel like this needs to happen in everything. It is a wonderful story that can teach gifted and talented students that they can have fun and that they don't have to be perfect at everything.
Archibald Frisby
Archibald Frisby, by Michael Chesworth, is the story of a boy who loves science and reading. He was interested in things that were different from the other children at school so he often explored and played by himself. Then his mom decides that he needs to go to camp so he can do the things that a normal child does. He was still into the same science activities when he went to camp but he found ways to share his expertise with the other campers and they began to love him!
This is a great book for gifted and talented students because Archibald is a great example of being different and staying true to himself, and eventually he is understood and respected by his peers.
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