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Click on any of the links below to be redirected to their web sites:
Neighboring Support Groups:
Citrus: COG (Citrus Organization for the Gifted)
Pasco: The Gifted Round Table
Pinellas: GAP (Gifted Association of Pinellas)
Hillsborough: GACH (Gifted Advocacy Council of Hillsborough)
For Educators:
Educators Guild: Free Nat'l Service - access an online community, free consulting services, and free educators' eNewsletters.
NAGC's Content Connections: Whether you're looking for lesson plans, interesting websites, or recommendations for challenging advanced students in a particular academic discipline, this is a great place to find innovative ideas.
Florida DOE:
Dept. of Education, Gifted Student Education
The WOGI Project (Working on Gifted Issues)
Associations:
National Association for Gifted Children
Florida Association for the Gifted
Florida Gifted Network
Publications:
A Nation Deceived: How Schools Hold Back America's Brightest Students (The Templeton Nat'l Report on Acceleration) This report can be downloaded.
2e Twice-Exceptional Newsletter
("2e kids" are exceptional because they’re gifted and because they have learning disabilities, learning disorders, attention difficulties, or just plain learning differences)
Online Courses (accredited):
FLVS Florida Virtual School: Free, online middle & high school courses (also available to elementary students).
EPGY: Stanford University's Education Program for Gifted Youth
CTY Distance Education: Johns Hopkins University's Center for Talented Youth
Programs:
Davidson Young Scholars Program: A FREE service for parents of profoundly intelligent children (IQ 145+, full scale or part, see qualification criteria). Offers individualized consulting services, an online community, assistance locating resources, and access to nationally recognized experts.
Publishers of Gifted Books:
Gifted Potential Press: Subscribe and win free books! Call for 50% off bruised book items.
Prufrock Press: The Nation's leading resource for gifted and advanced learners. Check out their web-only specials!
Free Spirit Publishing: "Self-help for kids that really helps."
General Interest Web Sites:
About.com: Your Guide to Gifted Children
Young Mensa
Hoagies Gifted Education Page The most comprehensive site on the Net for "all-things-gifted."
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