Useful Web Sites
A guide to useful online resources and information on gifted and talented for teachers, students, parents and carers.
General
Research and Learning
Parents
General
- Excellence East - a website specifically for the Gifted and Talented community in East Anglia. If you are a Gifted and Talented student or a parent, carer or teacher of a Gifted and Talented young person, this website will tell you all you need to know about Excellence East.
- London Gifted and Talented - Offers continuing professional development, resources and consultancy to improve the quality of gifted and talented teaching and learning. Good variety of multimedia teaching and learning resources largely developed by London schools.
- Standards Site - Gifted and Talented - Most up to date information on the Government's agenda on G & T.
 Young Gifted and Talented (YG & T) - (Formerly NAGTY) The national programme for students identified as gifted and talented managed by the CfBT Education Trust on behalf of the DCSF. The web site has different channels for Government, local authorities, parents, learners, schools etc. - Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency - Information on specific subject provision for G&T students.
- NACE - The
National Association for Gifted Children in Education. An independent education organisation which aims to support teachers in getting the best from able, gifted and talented pupils in the everyday classroom, whilst enabling all pupils to flourish. This site includes extensive information on conferences, resources, publications and plenty of examples of good practice
- Oxford Brookes University/Westminster Institute of Education - Professional development materials on gifted and talented provision including comprehensive guidelines for identification, monitoring and provision. Top institution for those seeking further qualifications in the area of G&T.
- Dialogue Works
An education and training organisation for Philosophy for Children, critical and creative thinking.
- World Class Arena - An international initiative designed to identify and assess gifted and talented students around the world. It was devised by Department for Education and Skills (DfES), and Arena items have been trialled by teachers and students in the UK, Australia, New Zealand and the US. At the heart of World Class Arena are World Class Tests in mathematics and problem solving aimed at nine and 13 year-olds.
Research and Learning
- Accelerated
Learning
Programmes of learning based on preferred learning styles developed by Colin Rose.
- Bloom's
Taxonomy
Designing and Managing MCQs: Appendix C: MCQs and Bloom's Taxonomy
- Brunel Able Children's Education Centre - Britain’s first university based Professional Development and Research Centre looks at the best ways to educate the gifted and talented. Professional Development courses for teaching staff, MAs, plenty of teaching resources and a comprehensive links section.
- Multiple
Intelligences
The theory of multiple intelligences was developed in 1983 by Dr. Howard
Gardner, professor of education at Harvard University. It suggests that the
traditional notion of intelligence, based on I.Q. testing, is far too limited.
Instead, Dr. Gardner proposes eight different intelligences to account for
a broader range of human potential in children and adults.
- Introduction
to Howard Gardner and the Theory of Multiple Intelligences
- Resources
on Multiple Intelligences
Books by Howard Gardner, author of The Theory of Multiple Intelligences (MI)
- Teachingthinking
Robert Fisher is a teacher, researcher and writer on teaching thinking and creativity. A selection of his papers are available on this web site.
- Thinking
Skills Vocabulary and Definitions
Can thinking skills be taught? Perhaps, but there is no question that they
can be learned. Thinking skills are one of the most important, yet inadequately
implemented areas of the curriculum. This site lists vocabulary and the definitions
are intended to help the prospective teacher sort out the various thinking
skills and terminology associated with curriculum and instructional decision
making.
Parents
There is a growing body of information available on the internet for
parents and carers about gifted and talented pupils. Amongst the many useful information,
support and advice sites are the following:
- Excellence East - a website specifically for the Gifted and Talented community in East Anglia. If you are a Gifted and Talented student or a parent or carer of a Gifted and Talented young person, this website will tell you all you need to know about Excellence East.
- Family
Education, Gifted and Talented - US site with advice for parents on identifying G&T and developing their children.
- Mensa
This site "provides a forum for intellectual exchange among members.
Its activities include the exchange of ideas by lectures, discussions, journals,
special-interest groups, and local, regional, national, and international
gatherings; the investigations of members' opinions and attitudes; and assistance
to researchers, inside and outside Mensa, in projects dealing with intelligence
or Mensa."
- National Association
for Gifted Children (USA)
NAGC is 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 with demonstrated gifts and talents as well as those
who may be able to develop their talent potential with appropriate educational
experiences.
- The
National Association for Gifted Children (GB)
 The
Association recognises that the needs of gifted children
are best met when parents, students, education professionals,
schools and colleges are able to share a common forum and
gain wider understanding of home/school issues.
- Tomorrow's
Achievers
 To
mark its 125th anniversary the Gabbitas, Truman and Thring
Educational Trust launched the Tomorrow's Achievers
initiative. The initiative runs masterclasses which are not like everyday lessons or part of the school curriculum. What makes them uniquely different is their focus on stretching the intellect, encouraging the use of lateral thinking and enabling youngsters to use their special talents in ways they find exciting and stimulating. Visit their web site
to find out more and about the Masterclasses they
are running.
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This
is a nonprofit international organization, dedicated to
the needs of gifted and talented children throughout the
world.
