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Gifted Education
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Acceleration: Is moving ahead the right step? - A
few psychologists' observations argue that
acceleration--skipping grades--can be one of the best
practices for realizing the needs of gifted youth.
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APA.org - Cultivating otherwise untapped potential -
"With the proper environment and the proper education,
you can increase the number of high-ability youngsters
and adults."
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Gifted Forum - Support center for parents and
teachers of gifted children. Includes bulletin board,
education laws searchable by state, articles, links, and
a kids' area.
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Is It a Cheetah? - Essay authored by Stephanie S.
Tolan. Relates gifted students as cheetahs.
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Providing for Gifted and Talented Children - An
examination of Excellence in Cities and other
grant-funded programs provided by the UK's Ofsted
(Office for Standards in Education).
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Summer Programs for the Gifted --- Links by Subject
- Discover summer programs, academic competitions, and
helpful web sites.
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Villiers Park Educational Trust - Seeks to
facilitate inspirational 14 to 19 education and teaching
by fostering the distribution of knowledge and best
methods. Offers INSET classes and master courses at
AS/A2 level and forms networks between schools and local
universities. Provides listings of courses, teaching
ideas, networks and contact details.
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We Always Knew He was Bright - Offers analysis of
the traits of a uniquely gifted child.
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Australians for Gifted - Unique
enrichment and extension for specially
talented students.
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Contests & Scholarships - Directory
offering talent searches, academic
contests, scholarships and other awards
ideal for gifted learners.
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Continental Math League - Provides
contests for K-12 math. Links to sister
websites for current events, geography,
and other topics.
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Gifted and Talented Contests -
Offers an array of contests for gifted
and talented students.
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Gifted Resource Council - General
enrichment designed especially for kids.
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Imagine - Provides links to academic
competitions for gifted and talented
youth.
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Kidstuff - Gifted Activities - Lots
of student references, majority are
middle school level. This site is
especially for kids of all ages. You
"asked" for stimulation and challenge
and you will find it here with links to
homework help sites to interactive Java
games and tests.
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Math League - Math contests designed
for grades 4-8.
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Miller Middle School Academic Team of
Macon, GA Website - Offers a full
record of all of the team's tournaments,
details the objective of a Quiz Bowl or
Academic Team, and provides practice
suggestions/techniques.
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Quiz Hub - Web-based interactive
educational games and exercises,
puzzles, and quizzes.
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Think Quest - A contest rewarding
extraordinary web design.
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Abstract Strategy Games - Database
organized by letter and author. Features
pictures, game descriptions, and rules.
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Setup Group Inc. - Details
concerning classic games. Features
information on variations, rules, and
history.
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The World of Abstract Games -
Contains 100 of the purest abstract
games from across the globe. Every game
can be played with minimal materials
using a regular board.
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Keith Haring's Interactive Coloring Book
- Enhance your creativity using our
online art tool.
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Making Music - Produce your very own
synthesized music utilizing a musical
sketch pad.
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Music for Gifted Pupils - A UK
offering a variety of ideas and links to
assist you in teaching music to the
academically gifted.
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Music for the Gifted Mind - Variety
music selections provided by the Hoagies
website.
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