Helpful resources for gifted education in Massachusetts and beyond.
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📚 Books and Podcasts
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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-Exceptional 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
Living with Intensity
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 Characteristics 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
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BOOKS
A Parent's Guide to Gifted Children, by Webb, Gore, Amend, and DeVries
Parenting Gifted Children 101, by Inman and Kirchner
Being Smart about Gifted Children: A Guidebook for Parents and Educators, by Matthews and Foster
Bright not Broken: Gifted Kids, ADHD, and Autism by Grandin, Banks, Kennedy
The Everything Parent's Guide to Raising a Gifted Child, by Sarah Herbert Robbins
Guiding the Gifted Child: A Practical Source for Parents and Teachers, by Webb, Meckstroth, and Tolan
The Joys and Challenges of Raising a Gifted Child, by Susan K. Golant
Living with Intensity, Susan Daniels, Michael Marian Piechowski
NAGC Guide to Parenting Gifted Children, Edited by Jolly, Treffinger, Inman, and Smutny
Parenting Gifted Children to Support Optimal Development, by Schroth and Helfer
Parenting Gifted Kids: Tips for Raising Happy and Successful Children, by James R. Delisle
Re-Forming Gifted Education: How Parents and Teachers can Match the Program to the Child, by Karen B. Rogers
The Social and Emotional Characteristics 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
Stand Up for Your Gifted Child: How to Make the Most of Kids' Strengths at School and at Home, by Joan Franklin Smutny
Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted: 30 Essays on Giftedness, Edited by SENG (sengifted.org)
Writing Your own Script: A Parent's Role in the Gifted Child's Social Development, by Barsily Goodwin and Gustavson
PODCASTSSee Me Podcast
Host Patty Lubold and Coach Courtney Edman of 2tametheshame, Inc. provide real talk and real solutions for navigating the journey of neurodiversity at home, at school, at work and in life.The Neurodiversity Podcast by Emily Kircher-Morris
Our Gifted Kids Podcast by Sophia Elliott
📝 Curriculum
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Free Video Webcasting at www.ustream.tv
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Center for the Improvement of Early Reading Achievement (CIERA)
🎓 Higher Education
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Nicholas Green Award
MAGE Service Network Scholarships & Financial Aid
Davidson Institute
Free Tools for the Classroom
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Video Webcasting
Video hosting, transcoding, live streaming, automated speech to text, and analytics - in a cloud video platform.
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Movie Maker Video Editor
Get this powerful and easy-to-use video editor app for making and sharing videos on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and more.
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Microsoft Reader eBook Software
This is a simple and powerful add-on that can open any document with ".epub" file extension.
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Project Gutenberg (free eBooks)
Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Access an online library of free eBooks.
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Music MasterWorks Composing Software
Make your own music with this award-winning music software from Aspire Software.