The National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) website provides information and resources for parents and teachers of Gifted and Talented students. Visit this website to find out more about your students!http://www.nagc.org/
The Colorado Association of Gifted and Talented website provides information about Gifted and Talented programs in Colorado. They also post upcoming events that may be of interest for your Gifted and Talented students! http://www.coloradogifted.org/
Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted (SENG) has many resources for parents and educators. http://www.sengifted.org/
Common Myths
Gifted students can teach themselves! False! Go here to read about common myths concerning out gifted and talented students. http://www.nagc.org/commonmyths.aspx
GT Hispanic Disparity Abstract This seven page abstract gives a short overview of the history of the GT program in the United States, an explanation of the referral process for students historically, and a plea for the screening process to recognize minority students at an earlier age and for passion , persistence, and self-discipline. It would be well worth your time to read these seven pages to understand the typical GT students of Adams 14. http://www.coe.ufl.edu/Faculty/toakland/gifted.pdf
Visual Teaching Strategies for the Gifted and Talented Excellent article describing the need for visual teaching. The 21st Century student is the visually stimulated generation. Teachers must begin to teach the way students learn best. This article is intended to influence visual teaching techniques. Includes excellent suggestions.
Gifted Underachievement This excellent article provides definitions, general characteristics, and causes for the underachiever. It includes the culturally diverse student as well as the "hidden achiever."The article offers intervention strategies.
Schoolwide Enrichment Model Reading (SEM-R)
This research-based program was created in order to increase student enjoyment of reading, encourage students to pursue challenging independent reading, and to improve fluency, comprehension, and self-regulation, http://www.gifted.ucon.edu/semr
The Differentiator
This website is actually an electronic newsletter that gives you examples of different ways to differentiate. You can also search the website for other examples. http://www.byrdseed.com/the-differentiator/
The Colorado Association of Gifted and Talented website provides information about Gifted and Talented programs in Colorado. They also post upcoming events that may be of interest for your Gifted and Talented students! http://www.coloradogifted.org/
Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted (SENG) has many resources for parents and educators. http://www.sengifted.org/
Common Myths
Gifted students can teach themselves! False! Go here to read about common myths concerning out gifted and talented students.
http://www.nagc.org/commonmyths.aspx
GT Hispanic Disparity Abstract
This seven page abstract gives a short overview of the history of the GT program in the United States, an explanation of the referral process for students historically, and a plea for the screening process to recognize minority students at an earlier age and for passion , persistence, and self-discipline. It would be well worth your time to read these seven pages to understand the typical GT students of Adams 14.
http://www.coe.ufl.edu/Faculty/toakland/gifted.pdf
Visual Teaching Strategies for the Gifted and Talented
Excellent article describing the need for visual teaching. The 21st Century student is the visually stimulated generation. Teachers must begin to teach the way students learn best. This article is intended to influence visual teaching techniques. Includes excellent suggestions.
http://www.northside.isd.tenet.edu/departments/giftedandtalented/gtac_handouts/VisualTeachingStrategies.pdf
Gifted Underachievement
This excellent article provides definitions, general characteristics, and causes for the underachiever. It includes the culturally diverse student as well as the "hidden achiever."The article offers intervention strategies.
http://www.prufrock.com/client/client_pages/GCT_articles/Gifted_Underachievement.cfm
Schoolwide Enrichment Model Reading (SEM-R)
This research-based program was created in order to increase student enjoyment of reading, encourage students to pursue challenging independent reading, and to improve fluency, comprehension, and self-regulation,
http://www.gifted.ucon.edu/semr
Differentiation Central
This web-site was creating by Carol Ann Tomlinson and has differentiated lessons and videos.http://differentiationcentral.com/
Dare to Differentiate
This website has lots of examples of different ways to differentiate in many grade levels.
http://daretodifferentiate.wikispaces.com/home
The Differentiator
This website is actually an electronic newsletter that gives you examples of different ways to differentiate. You can also search the website for other examples.
http://www.byrdseed.com/the-differentiator/
Other Differentiation Websites:
http:www.edutopia.org/blog/differentiated-instruction-strategies-pbl-andrew-miller
http://members.shaw.ca/priscillatheroux/differenatingstrategies.html
http://adifferentplace.org/classroom.htm
http://www.livebinders.com/play_or_edit?id=19538
http://www.doe.in.gov/achievment/individualized-learning/tiered-curriculum-project