
All Education Schools:
This
site offers a complete online guide to both undergraduate and graduate
education programs as well as information about a career in education.
Use this site to search for colleges and universities by location,
program type, or specialty, then read detailed fact sheets on featured
schools of education, and contact admissions officers by requesting
information.
American Psychological Association (APA) Esther Katz Rosen Center for Gifted Education Policy:
The mission of the center is to generate public awareness, advocacy,
clinical applications, and cutting-edge research ideas that will enhance
the achievement and performance of children and adolescents with
special gifts and talents.
The Davidson Institute:
The Davidson Institute is a non-profit, national foundation that offers
resources to profoundly gifted young people from the ages 4-18 and their
parents.
How to stop wasting our brightest young minds - a book and website resource area by Jan & Bob Davidson.
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence:
More
than 30 Federal agencies formed a working group in 1997 to make
hundreds of Federally supported teaching and learning resources easier
to find. The result of that work is the FREE web site.
The Hoagies Gifted Education Page:
This site offers a general, introductory resource for families of gifted children and adolescents.
The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation:
The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation is a private, independent foundation
established in 2000, to help young people of exceptional promise reach
their full potential through education.
The National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES):
NCES is the data collection arm of the U.S. Department of Education.
NCES collects, analyzes, and makes available data related to education
in the US and other nations.
The National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented:
The NRC-G/T is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education to
investigate, develop, and disseminate new methods for identifying and
teaching gifted students. Special emphasis is placed on research that
serves highly able students from culturally, linguistically, and
ethnically diverse populations. The NRC-G/T is located at the University
of Connecticut and is run collaboratively with the University of
Virginia. In addition, researchers work in conjunction with more than
300 public school districts across the country as research study sites.
School Matters:
This
site offers tools and data for parents, educators, and decision makers
to easily research and compare information about U.S. public schools.
State Education Agency Websites:
Most legislation concerning gifted education is crafted and adopted at
the state level. This comprehensive listing provides addresses and
website URLs for state departments of education throughout the U.S.
State Gifted Organizations Affiliated with NAGC:
In many states, there are organizations who advocate at the state
level and maintain information about legislation, policies, and
practices concerning gifted children within the state.
Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted (SENG):
SENG
is dedicated to promoting understanding about the affective side of
giftedness. Their website is filled with thoughtful resources for
parents of gifted children, teachers, mental health professionals, and
gifted adults.
The Association for the Gifted (TAG):
TAG
is a special interest group of the Council for Exceptional Children
(CEC) which seeks to help professionals and parents work more
effectively on behalf of gifted children.
U.S. Department of Education:
This comprehensive website sponsored by the federal government provides
information and many free resources for students, parents,
administrators, and teachers. Information about grants offered through
the Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Act is
located at this site as well.