Resources

Montana AGATE is Montana’s Association of Gifted and Talented Education. AGATE’s mission is to advocate for Montana’s gifted students and to educate teachers and parents about their unique learning, social, and emotional needs.

NAGC, the National Association for Gifted Children, is an organization of parents, teachers, researchers, & administrators who work on a national level to develop & support gifted & high-potential learners.

SENG, Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted, is a non-profit organization that works to inform teachers, parents, and counselors about the social and emotional needs of gifted individuals and how to support and nurture them.

AEGUS, the Association for the Education of Gifted Underachieving Students, is an advocacy group dedicated to helping twice-exceptional students reach their full potential.

The Center for Talent Development at Northwestern University is an accredited learning center that educates and supports gifted students of all ages through online and on-site courses.

The Center for Talented Youth at Johns Hopkins University offers challenging online and on-site learning opportunities to gifted students

The Institute for Educational Advancement offers consulting services, apprenticeship programs, and Yunasa, a week-long summer camp for gifted students, located in Michigan.

The World Council for Gifted and Talented Children is an international organization whose mission is to focus worldwide attention on the needs of gifted students everywhere.

The Belin-Blank Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development at the University of Iowa provides various learning opportunities to gifted students in grades 2-12.

The National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented, located at the University of Connecticut and the University of Virginia, conducts renowned studies on multiple topics relevant to the education of gifted students.

The Talented and Gifted Division of the Council for Exceptional Children, CEC-TAG is dedicated to the well-being and education of youth with gifts, talents, and high potential.

The American Psychological Association's Center for Gifted Education Policy promotes awareness, research, and clinical applications of knowledge about gifted youth.

Gifted Education 2.0 is a social networking site for those interested in discussing and collaborating on Gifted Education issues.

The Davidson Institute provides services for profoundly gifted students, including the Young Scholars Program, Davidson Fellows, Davidson Academy, and the THINK Summer Institute.

Great Potential Press is "guiding gifted learners" by providing Gifted Education resources for parents and educators.

Creative Learning Press offers a multitude of "products for high-end learning."

Prufrock Press sells resources for teaching and parenting high-ability and special needs children.

Free Spirit Publishing offers a line of Gifted Education resources in their Special Needs section.

Fox Imaging (formerly Zanca) sells great thinking games!

ThinkFun even makes and designs many of the great brainy games you can find here and elsewhere!

MindWare sells a wide array of "brainy toys for kids of all ages."

Think Geek sells gifts and gadgets for "smart masses"!

Hosted by "Teacher Magazine," Unwrapping the Gifted is Polson Gifted Specialist Tamara Fisher's blog about Gifted Education and gifted students.

Author Karen Isaacson chronicles her family's life with five gifted children.

Also written by author Karen Isaacson, this blog, hosted by Squidoo, offers advice for those parenting gifted children.

The "More" Child is a mom-written blog about Gifted Education, homeschooling, and giftedness.

Hosted by Prufrock Press, the Gifted Child Info Blog is written by Carol Fertig, who has worked in the Gifted Education field for 18 years.

Also hosted by Prufrock Press, the Gifted Education Blog is written by Prufrock's Publisher, Joel McIntosh.

Gifted Exchange is a well-written blog about educating gifted children.

A Not So Different Place is a blog by nbosch, an elementary GT teacher, a wife, and mom to three grown gifted boys.

Growing Up Gifted is a mom-written blog about schools, learning, and gifted kids.

Gifted Education 2.0 is not a blog, rather it's a social networking site for those interested in discussing and collaborating on Gifted Education issues.

Teach a Gifted Kid is a blog by a teacher of the gifted.

Each April, the Montana Association for Gifted and Talented Education (AGATE) hosts a conference for teachers and parents of gifted students. The 2011 conference will take place April 28-30 in Kalispell featuring keynote speakers Sally Reis and Terry Neu!

Edufest is the West's best Gifted Education conference! It takes place the last week of July each year in Boise, Idaho, on the campus of Boise State University. Prepare yourself for an intense, in-depth, enlightening week!

Confratute is "THE summer institute on enrichment teaching and learning!" Located on the University of Connecticut campus in Storrs, Connecticut, it takes place every summer in July, either the 2nd or 3rd week.

The 2010 National Association for Gifted Children convention will take place November 10-14 in Atlanta, Georgia. Over 3,000 people attend this convention each year!

Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted, a.k.a. SENG, hosts a conference each year that focuses on the social and emotional development and needs of gifted individuals. The 2011 conference will take place in Seattle, Washington, July 15-17.

The Hoagies' Gifted Education Page Kids' tab offers an extensive collection of great links for gifted kids.

Peaks & Potentials is a summer experience for high-ability students entering-5th-grade through entering-7th-grade. It takes place at the Montana State University-Bozeman campus each June or July.

SpectrUM, located at the University of Montana campus in Missoula, offers year-round interactive science fun for kids!

Mentor Connection, located at the University of Connecticut campus in Storrs, is a three-week summer experience for entering-juniors and entering-seniors. Students are matched with university professor mentors and do real-world research or study in an area of interest.

The Carroll College Gifted Institute, located at the campus of Carroll College in Helena, Montana, offers an awesome camp each summer for gifted Montana students.

Cogito is a great site for young scientists!

The Center for Talented Youth offers summer and online learning experiences for gifted kids.

The Center for Talent Development offers summer and online learning experiences for gifted kids.

The Institute for Educational Advancement offers consulting services, apprenticeship programs, and Yunasa, a week-long summer camp for gifted students, located in Michigan.