Websites for parentshttp://www.nagc.org/ National Association for Gifted Children's website. This is full of helpful definitions, facts, and resources for parents of gifted children.
http://www.childdevelopmentinfo.com/learning/gifted_ children.shtml Find more information about raising gifted children here. http://www.byrdseed.com/11-lists-of-characteristics-of-gifted-students/# This website was created by a teacher of the gifted and has info and resources for both parents and teachers. http://resources.prufrock.com/ If you're interested in following some blogs by parents of gifted children, check this site out. http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/parents.htm Hoagies is a well-respected source of information on giftedness. http://www.aagts.org/ Here is our local organization for Albuquerque. If you aren't already a member, I'd encourage you to think about joining. AAGTS goes to bat for gifted education whenever the legislature threatens to remove the program from special education (which is about every year!). They also host yearly conferences here in ABQ and publish 4 newsletters a year. |
Links for studentsHere are some cool websites for students to use. They are grouped by subject/area of interest.
Math/Spatial Reasoning/Engineering: http://www.architectstudio3d.org/AS3d/design_studio.html (This website allows you to use architectural software to design your own buildings. ) http://www.edheads.org/activities/eng_cell/ (On this website, you design a cell phone!) http://www.edheads.org/activities/simple-machines/ (Learn about simple and compound machines here!) Reading/Writing *Since I teach this, I have another page dedicated to sites related to specific topics, but here is a great site that has links to TONS of cool sites: http://jc-schools.net/tutorials/interact-LA.htm http://www.shakespeare-online.com/ (This site has all of Shakespeare's plays, but translations.) Science http://www.sciencemadesimple.com/ (All of your science questions answered! Well, some of them...) http://www.kidsites.com/sites-edu/science.htm (Lots and lots of links to GREAT science websites!) http://www.stevespangler.com/ (Terrific site with a fun variety of science topics.) http://www.howstuffworks.com/ (Answers to science questions you hadn't even asked) Social Studies http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page (This site allows you to download over 30,000 ebooks for free! It's an excellent place to look for research sources.) http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/ (National Geographic website just for kids.) Art/Music http://scratch.mit.edu/ (Do you like animation? Create your own at this free website put together by MIT.) http://www.sphinxkids.org/ (Music, music, music at this site!) http://www.capta.org/sections/programs-smarts/websites-music.cfm (Another music site with oodles of links to other fun music sites.) Miscellaneous http://www.factmonster.com/ (This site has all kinds of interesting stuff on it, including handy reference desk with almanacs, timelines, etc.) http://www.howstuffworks.com/ (You'll find all sorts of fascinating things on this site.) |