Websites For Parents
Websites For Parents
Here are websites potentially of interest to parents of GATE students as assembled by the GATE district office.
(Websites are in English)
The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) is the largest international professional organization dedicated to improving educational outcomes for individuals with exceptionalities, students with disabilities, and/or the gifted.
www.cec.sped.org
The Association for the Gifted (TAG) was organized as a division of The Council for Exceptional Children in 1958 to help both professionals and parents deal more effectively with the gifted child.
www.cectag.org
The ERIC Clearinghouse 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) is the world's largest source of education information. You can find information on a wide-variety of education topics such as gifted, social/emotional issues, and educational options.
www.ericec.org
The National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) is an organization of parents, educators, other professionals and community leaders to address the unique needs of children and youth with demonstrated gifts and talents as well as those children who may be able to develop their talent potential with appropriate educational experiences.
www.nagc.org
Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted (SENG) focuses 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.
www.SENGifted.org
The National Parent Information Network (NPIN) is a project of the ERIC system and is administered by the National Library of Education and the U.S. Department of Education. The mission of NPIN is to provide access to research-based information about the process of parenting, and about family involvement in education.
www.npin.org
Hoagies' Gifted Education Page is a resource guide for the education of gifted children with links to resources on nearly every aspect of gifted education available on the Internet, plus annotations and first hand information provided by parents.
www.hoagiesgifted.org
Gifted-Children.com: Identification, Encouragement, and Development (GCC) is an on-line parents' newsletter with networking and information dedicated to making a difference in the education of children with special talents and abilities.
www.gifted-children.com
GT World is an on-line support community for parents of Gifted and Talented children.
www.gtworld.org
The Gifted Development Center serves parents, schools, and advocacy groups with information about identification, assessment, counseling, learning styles, programs, presentations, and resources for gifted children and adults.
www.gifteddevelopment.com
Davidson Institute for Talent Development is currently one of only two national foundations supporting the profoundly gifted population. The Davidson Institute'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.
www.davidsoninstitute.org
California Association for the Gifted provides many valuable services including 1) conferences and training institutes for professionals and parents 2) publications and handbooks addressing frequently asked questions and contemporary issues affecting gifted learners 3) Parenting strategies to motivate giftedness
www.cagifted.org
San Francisco Unified School District Gifted and Talented Education Program provides Mission Statement and school profiles of GATE programs, forms, detailed description of district-wide GATE program
www.sfusd.edu (Departments > Gifted and Talented Program)