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On this page you will find annotations for
over twenty internet sites ranging from large educational data bases to single lessons ready to use with
students. There is also an emphasis on sites dedicated to gifted
education. We hope you will find some useful information!
Sites Directly Related to
Gifted/Talented and Enrichment Education
Hoagie's Gifted
Education Page
http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/index.htm This
site was initiated in 1998 by a software engineer who is raising
two gifted children. The table of contents is impressive, site
has grown to over 130 pages on every aspect of raising and
educating gifted children. This site offers information
from highly respected contributors in the field of gifted
education and has a friendly personal tone; a refreshing place for
parents of gifted children to find useful information.
Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory
http://www.nwrel.org/nwedu/fall_97/article1.html A great resource for parents or teachers who want to understand key
issues in gifted education and build a case for programming. This Fall 97 edition of
"North West Education Magazine" is titled, Growing Up Gifted: The
Challenge of High Ability Students. Published by the Northwest Regional Educational
Laboratory a private nonprofit corporation that provides research and development
assistance to education, business and community agencies. The glossary of terms
would be particularly helpful to parents and there are vivid examples of programs that
work. This site has a direct political tone in support of gifted programming. Gifted
Children With Learning Disabilities
http://www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/gt_ld/jld_gtld.html This
article by Linda E. Brody and Carol J. Mills is a page in
the website called LD Online. It is an excellent overview of all
aspects of the gifted/LD experience. Very well
researched, easy to read and complete. Section on teaching
strategies is helpful. This article is realistic and
respects the individuality of each learning and teaching
situation. The bibliography is also a great resource. Hollingworth
Center For Highly Gifted http://www.hollingworth.org
The
Hollingworth Center for Highly Gifted Children is a national
network for parents, children and schools. The site provides
resources and links that can help families support their highly
gifted children. If you have never read, "Is it a
Cheetah ?" by Stephanie Tolan it's worth a visit to
this site just for that article.
Gifted Development Center http://www.gifteddevelopment.com/FramesIndex.html
Since 1979 this center has offered assessment and consultation for
gifted children and their families. Dr. Silverman is an
international expert in gifted education, she has decades of
experience with thousands of gifted children. Many outstanding
resources and publications are generated at the gifted development
center. This center is a cornerstone in gifted education. KidsBoston.com
a Resource For Parents
http://kidsboston.com/fastreso.htm This
site offers links to over 25 sites for very bright children.
You can go directly to John's Hopkin's Institute for Academic
Advancement of Youth, Educational Program for Gifted Youth at
Stanford, and other like programs. A great place to
research nationally recognized programs for gifted youth. Britesparks
http://britesparks.com This
site is a great resource for all kinds of information related to
gifted children. It reaches beyond public education to
include the deschooling movement and home schooling. It is
very strong in academic resources and also features lots of
information for young gifted children, highlighting web sites
created by children. Very diverse site, but quite
interesting! Vermont
Council For Gifted Education http://www.danvillek12vt.org/ccsu/vcge/VCGE.htm There
is a lot to check out at this site, which is hosted by the Vermont
Council For Gifted Education, a group of dedicated Vermonters who want
to make things better for gifted children in Vermont. Past
newsletters, useful links and advocacy information can be found at
this site. Sites
That Make You Think About
the Future of Education ThinkQuest
http://www.thinkquest.org/ Thinkquest
is a non profit online community of parents students and teachers
who want to advance education through the use of technology.
In the Thinkquest Internet Challenge Contest students team up with
other students from the worldwide community of internet users to
create websites to be judged for a competition. Check
out the websites that won the 2000 competition. Some amazing
work! The contest has been going on since 1996 so there
are lots of sites you can search. You will find, unusual,
yet high quality websites created by students from over 100
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The George Lucas Education Foundation
http://www.glef.org/
The GLEF is a nonprofit foundation dedicated to transforming
public education. Provides school success stories with an emphasis on education
technology. This hopeful site gets you thinking about what could be.
The
tone of respect for teachers and for the complex process of learning is refreshing!
Large Databases
with Lots of Educational Resources
Blue Web'n
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/index.html
Launched in 1995 by Pacific Bell this database offers over
1000 educational sites which can be searched by content, subject, or grade level and by
type (lessons, activities, projects and resources). All teachers
and parents can use this
remarkable resource. Very high quality and easy to use.
Sites For Teachers
http://www.sitesforteachers.com/
There are 288 sites in this database which
claims to be a list of the best teacher's resource and educational
sites on the net. I'm not sure about that, but it does give easy
to grab lesson ideas and is quite extensive. Sites ranked by
popularity. I had some trouble linking directly to each site,
but the side bar menu was efficient and I found a good writing lesson
quickly. Could be a good resource for a busy teacher!
Science Learning Network
http://www.sln.org/
Links, resources, eleven science
museums from all over the world and that's just the beginning.
I was particularly impressed with the Franklin Institute and the
Exploratorium's Exploranet. Science kids, teachers and parents
will find so much at this site. Lessons, top ten lists, almanacs
and so much more; what a resource!
Innovative Lives
http://www.si.edu/lemelson/centerpieces/ilives/index.html
Twenty-five different inventive people are
featured on this site which highlights biographical information on
people who have invented such well known things as scotch guard,
windsurfers, and Kevlar. Lot's of inspiration for
inventive kids here!
Scholastic
http://teacher.scholastic.com/webguide/index.htm
This site is a teacher's dream. Very
useful lesson plan ideas, well organized and easy to follow. I
have used lessons from the Writing With Writers section and they have
been very successful. This is a very direct, practical
site that offers great lessons related to language arts, social
studies, science and math.
Practical Sites
Featuring Lessons
and Activities For Children
Mathletics
http://www.richmond.edu/~ed344/webunits/math/sport.html
Math applications for baseball, basketball, football and
bowling. Teachers can take these pages directly into math class to challenge their
students with math problems related to sports!
The Biography Maker
http://www.bham.wednet.edu/bio/quest.htm
Practical step by step instructions to help students
write a thoughtful biography. Teachers will love this site!
The Virtual Field Trips Site
http://www.field-guides.com/
This remarkable site offers seventeen
virtual field trips. Destinations include: Antarctica, desert
regions, oceans, salt marshes and volcanoes. Each trip is
introduced with: motivating background and questions, vocabulary and
concepts. All destinations are well researched and the
navigation scheme is easy to follow. Wonderful rainy day
activity for kids at home, or incredible resource for classroom
teachers to use as complement to social studies and science lessons.
Also great teacher's lounge with links to fabulous resources.
K-8 Aeronautics Internet Textbook
http://wings.ucdavis.edu/
This site is a quick way to pull together
a high quality unit on flight. It includes history, principles
of aeronautics, a great tutorial on the internet, activities and
lesson plans complete with assessment. One stop here and
you can provide a strong curriculum on flight!
Educational Web Adventures
http://www.eduweb.com/adventure.html
This site specializes in
exciting interactive pages that will motivate children
while delivering in depth content. History, art and
science are the broad topics covered. If you send your students
here to discover some sites everyone will benefit!
Cynthia Lanius' Home Page - Center for
Excellence and Equity in Education - Rice University http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/
This site offers ready to use math
lessons plus incredible resources across subject areas on the
curriculum page. Teachers could ask students to use some
of these pages to supplement classroom work. Teachers could also use
many of these activities with large classes.
McRel's Accessible Science Series
http://www.mcrel.org/resources/whelmers/
This page offers twenty high
interest science lessons. Each lesson uses easily
obtainable materials and is easy to read. Assessment and relationship
to National Science Standards is included.
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