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Hoagies' Gifted Education Page Resources for parents and educators of gifted children, including articles and research, books, organizations, on-line support groups, and academic programs.
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Florida Association for Gifted Children The mission of FLAG is to support educationally appropriate programs for gifted students through exchanging information, promoting research, supporting constructive changes in all areas of gifted education, and cooperating with local and state organizations in reaching mutual goals and objectives in support of students who are gifted.
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The mission of the Florida Gifted Network is to educate the public on the needs of gifted learners and to advocate effectively for issues that affect the rights of these exceptional students and the services they receive.
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The Mensa Foundation has a strong commitment to supporting educational outreach and social stimulation for gifted young people everywhere. It can be tough to be the smartest kid in the room, and Mensa provides wholehearted understanding and support from the local level through the national level.
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Gifted children have long been important to American Mensa; one of the first two Special Interest Groups recognized in 1965 focused on their unique issues. American Mensa has more than 1,300 members under the age of 18 with the youngest being 3 years old.
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Council for Exceptional Children: The Association for the Gifted (TAG) Tag is a division of the Council for Exceptional Children. TAG plays a major part in helping both professionals and parents work more effectively with one of our most precious resources: the gifted child.
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Florida Department of Education Gifted Student Education section
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The National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) An organization of parents, educators, orther professionals and community leaders to address the unique needs of children and youth with demonstrated gifts and talens as well as those children who may be able to develop their talent potential with appropriate educational experiences.
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World Council for Gifted and Talented Children (WCGTC) An organization that focuses attention on gifted and talented children and ensuring the realization of their valuable potential.
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Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted (SENG) Focusing primarily on the adults in the lives of gifted children, SENG provides information on identification, guidance, and effective ways to live and work with gifted individuals.
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The American Association for the Gifted (AAGC) The American Association for Gifted Children (AAGC) is the nation's oldest advocacy organization for gifted children. It was established in New York in 1946.
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Serves parents, schools, and advocacy groups with information about identification, assessment, counseling, learning styles, programs, presentations, and resources for gifted children and adults.
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Neag Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development Research team focusing on meeting the needs of gifted and talented youth whose studies have received national and international attention for over 40 years.
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Working on Gifted Issues (WOGI) Project funded through the Florida Legislature and the Florida Department of Education to provide professional development and technical assistance related to gifted education. WOGI's mission is to provide support for district coordinators of the gifted, educators who work with gifted learners, and parents of the gifted to foster academic achievement for studetns who are gifted.
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A free, public school for profoundly gifted pupils on the University of Nevada, Reno campus whose mission is to provide profoundly gifted young people with an advanced educational opportunity matched to their abilities, strengths and interests.
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Highlights disparities between the research on acceleration and the educational beliefs and practices that often run contrary to the research. |
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The College of William & Mary Center for Gifted Education The Center for Gifted Education at The College of William and Mary, is a research and development center, established in 1988 under the direction of Dr. Joyce VanTassel-Baska. The Center provides services to educators, policy makers, graduate students, researchers, parents, adn students in support of the needs of gifted and talendted individuals. Located in Williamsburg, Virginia, the Center has established a national reputation for excellence in research, curriculum development, and service. Several major grants, including funding from the Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Act, have provided significant support for the work of the Center.
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Davidson Institute for Talent Development Currently one of only two national foundations supporting the profoundly gifted population. The organization's mission is to recognize, nurture and support profoundly gifted young people and to provide opportunities for them to develop their talents in positive ways to create value for themselves and others.
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The ERIC Clearninghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education Part of the National Library of Education (NLE), Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI), and the U.S. Department of Education, the Clearinghouse is the world's largest source of education information; find information on a wide-variety of education topics such as gifted, social/emotional issues, and educational options.
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The National Parent Information Network (NPIN) A project of the ERIC system administered by the National Library of Education and the U.S. Department of Education with the mission of NPIN providing access to research-based information about the process of parenting, and about family involvement in education. |
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