For Educators

Myths about Gifted Students

Defining Giftedness

According to the National Association for Gifted Children
Characteristics of Gifted Kids
Giftedness: The Dominant Schools of Thought
A Guide to Recognizing and Educating GT Students
The Three Ring Concept of Giftedness by Joe Renzulli
Schoolhouse Gifted and Creative Producer
Glossary of Terms used with Gifted Education
Albie Newton: A New Picture Book about a gifted child by Josh Funk - Every teacher knows at least one Albie!

John Elder Robison

An autistic child who went from high school dropout to successful author, Neurodiversity scholar at William and Mary College, founder J E Robison Automotive and EMC Sound

Scott Barry Kaufman

A New Theory of Human Intelligence

Psychologist, author and podcaster who is interested in helping all kinds of minds live a creative, fulfilling, and meaningful life.

Books

A Nation Deceived: How Schools Hold Back America's Brightest Students, The Templeton National Report on Acceleration

A Nation Empowered:Evidence Trumps the Excuses Holding Back America's Brightest Students, Edited by Assouline, Colangelo, Van Tasset-Baska, Lupkowski-Shoplik

Alternative Assessments with Gifted and Talented Students, Edited by Joyce Van Tassel-Baska

Being Gifted in School: An Introduction to Development, Guidance, and Teaching , by Coleman and Cross

Being Smart about Gifted Children: A Guidebook for Parents and Educators, by Matthews and FosterBest Best Practices in Gifted Education: An Evidence-Based Guide, by Robinson, Shore, and Enersen

Bright not Broken: Gifted Kids, ADHD, and Autism Why Twice-Exceptioan Children are Stuck and How to Help Them, by Kennedy & Banks, with Temple Grandin

Compacting the Curriculum, by Burns, Renzulli, and Reis

Comprehensive Curriculum for Gifted Learners by Joyce Van Tassel-Baska

Conceptions of Giftedness, Edited by Sternberg and Davidson

Critical Issues and Practices in Gifted Education: What the Research Says , Edited by Plucker & Callahan

Different Minds: Gifted Children with ADHD, Asperger Syndrome, & other Learning Deficits, by Deirdre V. Lovecky

Failing our Brightest Kids: The Global Challenge of Educating High Ability Students, Finn and Wright

Guiding the Gifted Child: A Practical Source for Parents and Teachers, by Webb, Meckstroth, and Tolan

Handbook of Gifted Education, by Colangelo and Davis

Identification of Students for Gifted and Talented Programs, Edited by Joseph Renzulli

Independent Study for Gifted Learners by Johnsen and Goree

Nature and Nurture of Giftedness: A New Framework for Understanding Gifted Education, by Yun Dai

Recruiting & Retaining Culturally Different Students in Gifted Education, by Donna Y. Ford

The Schoolwide Enrichment Model, by Renzulli and Reis

The Social and Emotional Characteristice of Gifted Students, Tracy C. Missett

The Social and Emotional Development of Gifted Children: What Do We Know?, Edited by Neihart, Reis, Robinson, and Moon

Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted: 30 Essays on Giftedness, Edited by SENG (sengifted.org)

To Be Gifted and Learning Disabled, by Susan Baum

Unlocking Emergent Talent: Supporting High Achievement of Low-income, High-Ability Students, by Olszewski-Kubilus and Clarenbach

Educational Strategies

Acceleration
- 20 Types of Acceleration
  - http://www.accelerationinstitute.org/Resources/acceleration_types.aspx
- A Nation Deceived from the Acceleration Institute, University of Iowa
- A Nation Empowered from the Acceleration Institute, University of Iowa
- Early Entrance to Kindergarten
- How to do Subject Acceleration
- How to find out if a child is ready for more advanced work
  - use above grade level testing as described in this article
    - https://belinblank.wordpress.com/2016/10/06/best-kept-secret-in-gifted-ed/
Extension Menus, as described in Teaching Gifted Kids in the Regular Classroom by Susan Winebrunner
- Tic-Tac-Toe Choice Board Menus
- Choice Boards for Differentiation
- Offer Choice with Extension Menus
- See also Colleen Carey's Presentation below "How to Differentiate Curriculum..."
NEW!! Academic Acceleration ~ Policies based on Research from The High Flyer, a publication of the Fordham Institute and NAGC
Recipe for a Successful GT Program
Curriculum Compacting
A Michelangelo of a Teacher from Inside Higher Education
Content Imperatives
Are Kids Missing Out By Not Skipping A Grade?
Top 20 Principles from Psychology for PreK-12 Creative, Talented and Gifted Students' Teaching and Learning American Psychological Association; Includes Effective instruction, Classroom environments that promote learning, and Appropriate use of assessments. Recommended for all teacher preparation programs.
Sensory Sensitivities of Gifted Children from the American Journal of Occupational Therapy

Why Do We Need Gifted Education?

Why are so Many Gifted Best Struggling Students Hidden in Plain Sight? Anaya Kamenetz interview with Scott Barry Kaufman
Why are Gifted Programs Needed?
Are Gifted Students Now an Underserved Population? from eSchool News
How can so Many Students be Invisible? Large Percentages of American Students Perform Above Grade Level from the Johns Hopkins Institute for Education Policy
How America Turned Against Smart Kids
Reflections on Gifted Education from the Olympics by Sally Krisal from High Flyer, a joint publication of the Fordham Institute and NAGC

Presentations

Matching Student Learning Needs to School Opportunities

From our 2017 MAGE Conference

Keynote by Susan Dulong Langley can be accessed at this site https://sites.google.com/site/dirtdifferentiatedinstruction/home
How to Differentiate Curriculum for your high ability students by Colleen Carey
A Empowering Parent-Teacher Relationships by Suzanne Fedorka and Carol Lach

NAGC WEBINARS - For Members Only (You must be logged in for this link to work)

46 Webinars available from NAGC - Complete list and access

- Topics include: Classroom Practice, Parenting, Social-Emotional, and Underserved Populations
Ted Talk by Michelle Barmazel, one of MAGE's board members
- Why Gifted May Not Be What You Think
A Teacher's Guide to Advanced, Bright, Gifted, High Potential, and Talented Students by MaryGrace Stewart
Alpha Kids by MaryGrace Stewart