FOR PARENTS
Centers for Gifted Students
Center for Gifted Education – The
The
Center for Talent Development Northwestern University
A center dedicated to serving gifted students and their parents. Contains information about the Midwest Talent Search Competition and Learning Links, a source for distance learning.
http://www.ctd.northwestern.edu/
The Davidson Institute
The Davidson Institute is a 501(c)(3) private operating foundation founded in 1999 by Bob and Jan Davidson out of a concern that our nation’s most gifted and talented students were largely neglected and underserved. The Davidson Institute offers much-needed services such as individualized support programs, scholarships, assessment assistance, educational advocates, academic opportunities and online support communities.
The Education Program for
Gifted Youth (EPGY) at
A continuing project dedicated to developing and offering multimedia computer-based distance-learning courses. Combining technical and instructional expertise, EPGY provides high-ability students of all ages with an individualized educational experience, optimized in both pace and content. Through EPGY, students have access to courses in a variety of subjects at levels ranging from kindergarten through advanced-undergraduate.
CTY conducts the nation's oldest and most extensive academic talent search and offers educational programming for students with exceptionally high academic ability.
The work of The National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented (NRC/GT) is guided by emerging research about the broadened conception of human potential and the need to develop "high-end learning" opportunities for all of America's students.
Organizations
AEGUS, The Association for the Education of Gifted Underachieving Students
This association serves as an advocate for this special population. It provides ideas and interventions aimed at helping these twice-exceptional students reach their full potential.
The Davidson Institute
Created to support profoundly gifted children and young adults. The Davidson Institute offers programs and scholarships for students with rigorous application and selection criteria.
Hoagies Gifted Education Page
This webpage offers a multitude of resources related to gifted education.
http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/
National Association for Gifted Children:
A national organization that supports gifted students and their parents.
NAGC compiles a list of
opportunities throughout the country, including
http://www.nagc.org
A statewide organization that supports gifted students and their parents. OAGC compiles a list of summer opportunities for students at the local, state and national level. www.oagc.com
For the Summer Opportunities Guide:
http://www.oagc.com/SummerOpps/summeropplist_x.php?marea=all&areaname=ALL
SENG: Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted
This organization is dedicated to fostering environments in which gifted adults and children, in all their diversity, understand and accept themselves.
Family Achievement Clinic
Dr. Sylvia Rimm is a psychologist and author. She directs the
Family Achievement Clinic at the Cleveland Clinic in
