Resources
Organizations
- Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented(TAGT)
- National Association for Gifted Students (NAGC)
- Texas Education Agency (TEA)
- Region 20 Education Service Center (www.esc20.net
- Gifted and Talented
- Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted (SENG)
- The National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented (NRC/GT)
Parent Information
- National Association for the Gifted and Talented
- Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented
- Education Program for Gifted Youth – Stanford University
- GT World
- International Baccalaureate Organization
- ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education
- Hoagies Gifted Education Page
- Career Development Resources
- SAT Prep Center
Online Resources
- Texas Education Agency: Advanced Academic Services
- GT Toolkit
- GT Toolkit II
- Performance Standards Project for Gifted Education
- AP/TEKS Lighthouse Initiative
- Equity in G/T
- The Gifted Development Center
- Center for Talent Development
- Davidson Institute for Talent Development
- Education Program for Gifted Youth
- GT World
- International Baccalaureate Organization
- The College Board
- NEAG Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development
Learning with Interactive Websites
Presented by Abbie Scott, Teravista Elementary. [email protected]
Interactive games and activities that promote creativity, enhance typing and math skills.
Kenken (New York Times): Invented by a Japanese math teacher, Tetsuya Miyamoto, KENKEN® allows you to test your puzzle acumen and improve your math skills at the same time. http://www.nytimes.com/ref/crosswords/kenken.html http://www.kenken.com/
Daily SET Puzzle: http://www.setgame.com/set/puzzle_frame.htm
SET Tutorial: http://www.setgame.com/set/puzzle_rules
Games by subject including strategy games: www.abcya.com
Fact Monster: All kinds of facts for all kinds of things! This is a great site for the student who has a lot of questions! www.factmonster.com
Dance Mat Typing: http://www.bbc.co.uk/guides/z3c6tfr#zgkpn39
Math games: www.mathplayground.com/games.html
Scratch: http://scratch.mit.edu Coding for beginners. Students 15 enjoy this site.
How Stuff Works: http://www.howstuffworks.com/
Free Rice: Play a computer game to help the hungry around the world. For every correct answer, ten grains of rice will be donated to the World Food Programme. http://www.freerice.com/index.php#/english
Duolingo: Learn a language! www.duolingo.com
Interactive games and activities that promote creativity, enhance typing and math skills.
Kenken (New York Times): Invented by a Japanese math teacher, Tetsuya Miyamoto, KENKEN® allows you to test your puzzle acumen and improve your math skills at the same time. http://www.nytimes.com/ref/crosswords/kenken.html http://www.kenken.com/
Daily SET Puzzle: http://www.setgame.com/set/puzzle_frame.htm
SET Tutorial: http://www.setgame.com/set/puzzle_rules
Games by subject including strategy games: www.abcya.com
Fact Monster: All kinds of facts for all kinds of things! This is a great site for the student who has a lot of questions! www.factmonster.com
Dance Mat Typing: http://www.bbc.co.uk/guides/z3c6tfr#zgkpn39
Math games: www.mathplayground.com/games.html
Scratch: http://scratch.mit.edu Coding for beginners. Students 15 enjoy this site.
How Stuff Works: http://www.howstuffworks.com/
Free Rice: Play a computer game to help the hungry around the world. For every correct answer, ten grains of rice will be donated to the World Food Programme. http://www.freerice.com/index.php#/english
Duolingo: Learn a language! www.duolingo.com