The Association for the Gifted (TAG) was organized as a division of The Council
for Exceptional Children in 1958 to help both professions and parents deal
more effectively with the gifted child.
http://www.cectag.org
The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) is the largest international professional
organization dedicated to improving educational outcomes for individuals with
exceptionalities, students with disabilities, and/or the gifted.
http://www.cec.sped.org/index.html
Davidson Institute for Talent Development is currently one of two national
foundations supporting the profoundly gifted population. The Davidson Institute’s
mission is to recognize, nurture and support profoundly gifted young people
and to provide opportunities for them to develop their talents in positive
ways to create value for themselves and others.
http://www.davidsoninstitute.org
The ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education is part of the
National Library of Education (NLE), Office of Educational Research and Improvement
(OERI), and the U.S. Department of Education. ERIC is operated by The Council
for Exceptional Children (CEC) and provides information on a wide-variety
of education topics such as ADD, gifted, behavior disorders, early childhood,
inclusion, and learning disabilities.
http://www.ericec.org/gifted.html
The Gifted Development Center serves parents, schools, and advocacy groups
with information about identification, assessment, counseling, learning styles,
programs, presentations, and resources for gifted children and adults.
http://www.gifteddevelopment.com
The National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) is an organization of
parents, educators, and other professionals and community leaders to address
the unique needs of children and youth with demonstrated gifts and talents
as well as those children who may be able to develop their talent potential
with appropriate educational experiences.
http://www.nagc.org
The National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented (NRC/GT) is guided
by emerging research about the broadened conception of human potential and
the need to develop “high-end learning” opportunities for all
of Americas students.
http://www.nrcgt.org/
Theory and Practice: Curriculum and Instruction for Educators is a web site
designed to enhance a teacher’s classroom through a variety of practical
ideas, learning center task cards and formal lessons.
http://www-rcf.usc.edu/~skaplan/
