Below are several websites on the Internet that can provide students with resources and provide parents with information on gifted education.

Parents

Kidsource identifies articles and digests that provide ideas, guidance and activities for both parents and educators of gifted students. While some of these articles are written specifically for educators, they can also benefit parents who are seeking a program for their children. In addition, many of these articles, such as those on college planning and underachieving students, are appropriate and helpful for other students.
 

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The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) is the largest international professional organization dedicated to improving educational outcomes for exceptional children. www.cec.sped.org/index.html

Gifted-Children.com (GCC) is an online parents newsletter with networking and information dedicated to making a difference in the education of children with special talents and abilities. www.gifted-children.com

The Associations for the Gifted (TAG) was organized as a division of The Council for Exceptional Children in 1958 to help both professionals and parents deal more effectively with the gifted child. www.cectag.org

The Gifted Development Center serves parents, schools and advocacy groups with information about identification, assessment, counseling, learning styles, programs, presentations, and resources for gifted children and adults. www.gifteddevelopment.com

The National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) is an organization of parents, educators, other professionals and community leaders. It addresses the unique needs of children with demonstrated gifts and talents as well as those youngsters who may be able to develop their talent potential with appropriate educational experiences. www.nagc.org

Students

The National Gallery of Art invites children of all ages to design a virtual model, create a collage, painting or a geometric sculpture online. Visit: www.nga.gov/kids/zone/

The National Archives has a website that allows students to view and download documents that chronicle U.S. history from 1776 to 1965. www.ourdocuments.gov

The Library of Congress offers a Learning Page with an abundance of features and activities, including American Memory Timeline, Elections Over Time, Port of Entry (Immigration), Women Pioneers and Historical Detective, a sleuth game on the web. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/features/

The American Society of Newspaper Editors has established a site that provides valuable resources for young journalists and hosts electronic versions of school newspapers from across the country. www.myhsj.org

The Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth has developed a great science site for gifted students. Full of news, interviews with scientists, profiles of young scientists and a searchable database of programs, the Cogito site allows students to become part of an online community and participate in discussion forums with each other and with experts in their fields. www.cogito.org

The New York Times Learning Page is an exceptionally comprehensive site that offers readers the option of turning on "knowledge tools" to enhance their understanding. www.nytimes.com/learning/

National Geographic's Interactive MapMachine allows users to select from numerous map themes and thenck and zoom to select political, economic, environmental and other data. www.nationalgeographic.com/maps

The Institute for Research and Policy on Acceleration provides a set of resources for gifted families and hosts the acclaimed report A Nation Deceived. www.accelerationinstitute.org/Nation_Deceived/

The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) is an international organization dedicated to improving educational outcomes for exceptional children. www.cec.sped.org/index.html

The National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented provides a number of research-based resources for parents with topics ranging from "parenting the very young" to "nurturing math-talented children." www.gifted.uconn.edu/nrcgt/resource.html#parent

The Associations for the Gifted (TAG) was organized as a division of The Council for Exceptional Children in 1958 to help both professionals and parents deal more effectively with the gifted child. www.cectag.org

The National Science Teachers Association distributes a monthly newsletter that can be found on their website. www.nsta.org/?lid=logo

The Gifted Development Center serves parents and advocacy groups with information about programs identification, assessment, counseling, presentations and resources for gifted children and adults. www.gifteddevelopment.com

The National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) is an organization of parents, educators, other professionals and community leaders. It addresses the unique needs of children with demonstrated talents. www.nagc.org