New
Links
Problem
of the Week in Math - http://mathforum.org
Micro
Worlds Computer Programming - http://www.kidscanprogram.com/
Lego
Logo - el.www.media.mit.edu/groups/el/projects/legologo.
Book
List
The Gifted Kids Survival Guide for Ages 10 and Under
by Judy Galbraith
The Gifted Kids Survival Guide
by Judy Galbraith
Smart Parenting: How to Parent So Children Will Learn
by Dr. Sylvia Rimm
Why Bright Kids Get Poor Grades
by Dr. Sylvia Rimm
Teaching Gifted Kids in the Regular Classroom
by Susan Weinbrenner
Parents Who Love Reading; Kids Who Don't
by Mary Leonhardt
We also have numerous periodicals dealing with the high end learner.
Gifted Child Today and Parenting For High Potential are two that we have multiple
copies of and would be happy to have people check out.
Websites with
latest research on gifted education
This is a site for the National Association of Gifted Children. It is a rich site with links to standards for gifted education, information on conferences, materials, and parenting strategies. http://www.nagc.org/
To get involved with grassroots organization that promotes fair public education for the gifted, this national network is a good place to start.
http://www.nnfgc.org/
Highly gifted children have IQ's that measure over 150. This site offers resources to families of very bright children. http://www.hollingworth.org/
This website is great for information on bright kids and materials: www.eskimo.com/~user/kids.html
The National Center for Research on Gifted Education is made up of a consortium of University of Connecticut, Yale University, and the University of Virginia. Their website offers research and articles on the topics in this field. http://www.gifted.uconn.edu
Links
(The status
of these sites have not been checked recently)
Math Problem of the Week
Gateway
to Art History
resources to go along with Gardner's Art History book with
great links
Islamic
Art in the collection of The Detroit Institute of Arts
The
Planets
Math
and Science Links from Cornell
Homeworkcentral.com
links to a wealth of educational resources
InternetScout
a guide to hot resources on the web, many specifically for kids
700
Great Sites for Kids (and their Parents) from the American Library
Association
Ask
Jeeves
a natural language, meta search engine
Thinkquest
web creation in a game environment
PBS
Public Broadcasting
Library
Spot
the name says it all
Physics
2000 not for this age probably, but rather impressive
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