Iowa Gifted & Talented Links & Resources
Belin-Blank Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development - Located at the University of Iowa, the Connie Belin & Jacquelin N. Blank International Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development is a full-service gifted education center that impacts the lives of gifted students, their families, and their educators.
A Nation Deceived - This national report highlightz the disparity between the research on acceleration and the educational beliefs and practices that often run contrary to the research.
A Nation Deceived - This national report highlightz the disparity between the research on acceleration and the educational beliefs and practices that often run contrary to the research.
Guidelines for Developing an Academic Acceleration Policy – A national work team is currently creating Guidelines for Developing Academic Acceleration Policy. The document will be available in December 2009.
Iowa Acceleration Scale (3rd Edition) - A tool to help schools make effective decisions regarding a grade-skip. The IAS guides a child study team (including educators, teachers, parents, and other professionals) through a discussion of the academic and social characteristics of the student.
Iowa Talented and Gifted Association – is Iowa's association of interested parents, educators, and concerned citizens dedicated to meeting the needs of talented and gifted children and youth. ITAG was organized more than 25 years ago with a vision that gifted/talented children in the state of Iowa should receive an education commensurate with their abilities and needs and is an affiliate of the National Association for Gifted Children.
National Gifted & Talented Links & Resources
National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) - A non-profit organization of parents, teachers, educators, community leaders and other professionals who unite to address the unique needs of all children and youth.
Supporting Emotional Needs of Gifted Children (SENG) - Dedicated to fostering environments in which gifted adults and children, in all their diversity, understand and accept themselves and are understood, valued, nurtured, and supported by their families, schools, workplaces and communities. http://www.sengifted.org/
Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) - The largest international professional organization dedicated to improving the educational success of individuals with disabilities and/or gifts and talents.CEC advocates for appropriate governmental policies, sets professional standards, provides professional development, advocates for individuals with exceptionalities, and helps professionals obtain conditions and resources necessary for effective professional practice.
Neag Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development at the University of Connecticut - The only federally funded research organization, known as The National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented (NRC/GT), has existed since 1990 with various university partnerships. As of 2006, the University of Connecticut partnership is with the University of Virginia. The current research studies for the NRC/GT are an integrated approach to identifying, serving, and evaluating academic outcomes.
College of William and Mary - Center for Gifted Education - A research and development center that provides services to educators, policy makers, graduate students, researchers, parents and students in support of the needs of gifted and talented individuals.
University of Virginia Curry School of Education - The National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented (NRC/GT) - A research center affiliated with the academic program of gifted education.
Davidson Institute for Talent Development - Formed in 1999, the Davidson Institute is a 501(c)3 private operating foundation funded by Bob and Jan Davidson. Our mission is to recognize, nurture and support profoundly intelligent young people and to provide opportunities for them to develop their talents to make a positive difference.
Educational Research Newsletter - The mission of the Educational Research Network is to build a close-knit community among the parents, teachers, teacher educators, administrators, policy makers and researchers who produce and use educational knowledge.
Supporting Emotional Needs of Gifted Children (SENG) - Dedicated to fostering environments in which gifted adults and children, in all their diversity, understand and accept themselves and are understood, valued, nurtured, and supported by their families, schools, workplaces and communities. http://www.sengifted.org/
Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) - The largest international professional organization dedicated to improving the educational success of individuals with disabilities and/or gifts and talents.CEC advocates for appropriate governmental policies, sets professional standards, provides professional development, advocates for individuals with exceptionalities, and helps professionals obtain conditions and resources necessary for effective professional practice.
Neag Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development at the University of Connecticut - The only federally funded research organization, known as The National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented (NRC/GT), has existed since 1990 with various university partnerships. As of 2006, the University of Connecticut partnership is with the University of Virginia. The current research studies for the NRC/GT are an integrated approach to identifying, serving, and evaluating academic outcomes.
College of William and Mary - Center for Gifted Education - A research and development center that provides services to educators, policy makers, graduate students, researchers, parents and students in support of the needs of gifted and talented individuals.
University of Virginia Curry School of Education - The National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented (NRC/GT) - A research center affiliated with the academic program of gifted education.
Davidson Institute for Talent Development - Formed in 1999, the Davidson Institute is a 501(c)3 private operating foundation funded by Bob and Jan Davidson. Our mission is to recognize, nurture and support profoundly intelligent young people and to provide opportunities for them to develop their talents to make a positive difference.
Educational Research Newsletter - The mission of the Educational Research Network is to build a close-knit community among the parents, teachers, teacher educators, administrators, policy makers and researchers who produce and use educational knowledge.
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