Web Directory

» Acceleration: Should Gifted Students Be Grade-Advanced?
   Covers reasons for and against advancement.
   http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content/Should_Gifted_Students.html

» Basic Educational Options for Gifted Students in Schools
   Article by J.VanTassel-Baska discusses the different curriculum options available to schools to address the needs of the gifted.
   http://www.geniusdenied.com/Cybersource/Record.aspx?lib=1&scat=902&stype=110&sid=12845&sterm=%22Tips+for+Teachers%22&sort=SourceName

» Curriculum Differentiation
   Curriculum Differentiation as an educational provision for gifted students.
   http://www.austega.com/gifted/provisions/curdifferent.htm

» GATE/AP ChatBoard
   discussion board for discussions related to Gifted and Talented Education/Advanced Placement.
   http://www.teachers.net/mentors/GATE/

» Guiding the Gifted Reader
   ERIC Digest #E481 discusses how to offer challenging reading to gifted students, how to guide their reading, and how to know what books to recommend.
   http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content/guiding_gifted_reader.html

» Learning & Instruction: The TIP Database
   Summaries of 50 major theories of learning and instruction. These theories can also be accessed by learning domains and concepts.
   http://tip.psychology.org/

» National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented (Javits Center)
   Describes the goals and objectives of Javits Center plus current projects which include successful classroom practices, curriculum compacting, cooperative learning.
   http://www.ed.gov/offices/OERI/At-Risk/javitctr.html

» Personal Computers Help Gifted Kids Work Smart
   Gifted students are benefiting from increased use of computers because their special needs are being met through informed use of technology.
   http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content/pc.gifted.html

» Successful Strategies for Teaching Gifted Learners
   Tips for teachers of an all-inclusive classroom.
   http://www.geniusdenied.com/Cybersource/Record.aspx?lib=1&sort=SourceName&scat=902&stype=110&sid=11201&NavID=&sterm=%22Tips+for+Teachers%22

» Teachers Resources
   Links on issues associated with highly gifted children and on general gifted education.
   http://www.ri.net/gifted_talented/teachers.html

» Technical Wizards
   How to cope with a technical wizard in the classroom or family.
   http://www.gifteddevelopment.com/Articles/vsl/v90.pdf