The Best on the Web for Gifted

The facts, theory and research Australian Gifted research digest of research US **Free ebook for parents You know your child is gifted when…You know your child is gifted when… The Nation Deceived ( USA) - a report on academic accelerationThe Nation Deceived ( USA) - a report on academic acceleration ERIC database, can search gifted issues, current research etc in US

Support bodies and associations Gifted and talented information and help NSW Association for Gifted & Talented Children The Australian Association for Education of the Gifted and TalentedThe Australian Association for Education of the Gifted and Talented The Gifted & Talented Children’s Association of WA Northern Territory Association for Gifted & Talented ChildrenNorthern Territory Association for Gifted & Talented Children Gifted & Talented Children Association of SA Tasmanian Association for the Gifted The Victorian Association for Gifted and Talented ChildrenThe Victorian Association for Gifted and Talented Children National Association for Gifted Children (USA) - a very comprehensive and useful site, although it doesn’t have Australian information. Their position papers are very interesting, even in our context. National Association for Gifted Children position papers National Association for Gifted Children in Britain, lots of parent information National Association for Gifted Children in Britain NZACG New Zealand Gifted Education site NZACG Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted (SENG, USA) - specifically dedicates to socio- emotional needs of gifted individualsSupporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted

TKI.org site Many articles useful to parents, a New Zealand site.

Education Department Policy Currently under revision but based around Gagne’s modelGagne’s model Ros Cocker Curriculum Officer Extended Learning Department of Education, Tasmania Phone: (03) Choosing a school, interesting articleinteresting article

Professional learning for teachers The Australian Government commissioned the Gifted Education Research, Resource and Information Centre (GERRIC) at the University of New South Wales to develop this 2005 Gifted Education Professional Development Package, which consists of six modules to scaffold teachers’ learning over the course of a professional development programme. Available in schools on cd also available online.

Gifted and the National Curriculum ACARA statement on Gifted Education Students who are gifted and talented also have a right to rigorous, relevant and engaging learning activities drawn from a challenging curriculum that addresses their individual learning needs. Curriculum for gifted learners is guided by certain beliefs which include the following : The needs of gifted learners encompass cognitive, affective, social, and aesthetic areas of curriculum experiences. Gifted students are best served by a curriculum that incorporates both accelerated and enriched learning. Curriculum experiences for gifted learners need to be thoughtfully planned, written down and incorporate explicit assessment.

Blogs, face book etc Many of the international gifted organisations are in Face book, worth searching eg Hoagies Gifted Education, Prufrock Press

International meeting places GLOBAL CENTER FOR GIFTED AND TALENTED CHILDREN Global Virtual Meeting for Gifted Education in SECOND LIFE WEBSITE Karen Bendelman (USA) 27 October education-in-secondlife/

How can the Web help Maker (1982) describes curriculum modifications for gifted students as encompassing four areas: Content modifications Process modifications Product modifications Learning environment modifications

process Access to new and accelerated content eg Khan academy (has app also)

Accelerated content, ask an expert, community of learners Offers FREE enrichment material (Problems, Articles and Games)

Mindtools

Possibilities for changing the product Word cloud makers

Mind-mapping tools free mind mapping/ brainstorm tool

Creating… Storybird How to use storybird to make a picture book p.schools.nsw.edu.au/ICTeacher/Web%20Essentials9Storybird.pdf Using other Web 2. tools to present work example from Ad Astraexample from Ad Astra

Glogster EDU Glogster EDU’ is a web-based application designed to create a ‘glog’, or ‘interactive poster’ from a variety of multimedia elements such as text, images, audio, video, graphics, drawings and data using a ‘drag and drop’ interface. How to use Glogster: Under 13 need parent permission

Book making: lap-books _resources.php

Websites to explore with children

Word and logic puzzles

Printable puzzles

Word games

Engineering fun

Family Maths challenges

Just because they’re interesting Australian history via magazine covers a different kind of search engine a building simulation games and puzzles, interactive You tube VihartYou tube Vihart has fascinating videos of maths ideas, funny Scale of the universe interactive

Pre-Kinder sites These sites are suggested in the launching into learning birth to 4 initiative These sites

apps “weally wonderful apps”, not mine but has lots of suggestions under categoriesweally wonderful apps

Things you can subscribe to Byrdseed big website of resources and list Byrdseed CSIRO maths and stats by CSIRO science by Bedtime math Australian gifted newsletter

Being safe online Cyber safety including ten tips every parent should know and keeping Facebook private Cyber safety Young children and computers articleYoung children and computers Cyber-bullying Kids won't tell an adult about cyber bullying if they fear the result will be removal of the phone or internet access. Discuss this with your child and reassure them that's not how you'll deal with it. Cyber-bullying Quick interactive course on internet safety for parents Quick interactive course