Below you will find information on locating other resources of interest to families and educators of gifted and talented children. This list is non-comprehensive, and will be updated as often as possible. (Please note that KAGE provides this as a source of information, and does not necessarily endorse anything found on the sites or discussed on the LISTSERVs. Also, websites come and go and move - if you know of a site listed below that has changed or no longer exists, please contact the KAGE office at kage@wku.edu. Thanks!)The Kentucky Advisory Council for Gifted and Talented Education and Kentucky Department of Education have compiled a handbook of articles and other resources of interest to educators and families of gifted children. The handbook is intended to aid in the implementation of gifted and talented services that districts provide to Kentucky's gifted students. To read about and download this resource click here and THANK YOU to the council members who have worked so hard on this handbook!
GIFTED EDUCATION WEEK IN KENTUCKY was February 20-26, 2011, but NOW is always a good time to open positive dialogues with key decision makers, parents, local officials, and community members. For a list of activities YOU can do in your community to increase awareness of gifted education click here or contact the KAGE office. To download a pdf copy of the Gifted Education Week Proclamation, signed February 16 in Frankfort, click here.
PowerPoints and Handouts from past KAGE events
- What Needs to Be in Place?, Jan Lanham, presented at 2009 Gifted Education Symposium at Shakertown
- Who Are These Kids Called Gifted?", Jan Lanham, 2009, presented at Bowling Green Junior High, Kentucky
- Multi-Exceptional BG 2010.ppt, Leah Ellis, presented at 2010 Update for Teachers in Gifted Education, Bowling Green, KY
- 13 Things I Wish ALL Educators Knew About Gifted and Talented Students, Leah Ellis, presented at 2010 Update for Teachers in Gifted Education, Bowling Green, KY.
- KDE Updates Issues for Leaders 2010, Greg Finkbonner, presented at KAGE Fall Workshop, Lexington, KY
- Proposed Accountability Model PowerPoint Greg Finkbonner, presented at 2010 KAGE Fall Workshop, Lexington, KY
- Proposed Accountability Model pdf Greg Finkbonner, presented at 2010 KAGE Fall Workshop, Lexington, KY
Videos about Gifted and Talented Education
Links to Gifted Organizations and other sites of interest
Kentucky Gifted and Talented Endorsement Programs
- Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority (KHEAA)
- Kentucky Department of Education - Gifted and Talented Department
- The Center for Gifted Studies, Western Kentucky University
- National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC)
- Hoagies Gifted Education Page
- Kentucky Association for Academic Competition
- Gifted Sources.com
- Kentucky PTA
- Destination Imagination
- Odyssey of the Mind
- Duke - TIP
- SENG: Supporting the Emotional Needs of the Gifted
- The Davidson Institute
- Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
- National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented
- TAGFAM - for families of Talented & Gifted
- National Society for the Gifted and Talented
- Gifted Development Center
- GT World
- Center for Talent Development, Northwestern University
- Northern Kentucky University, Program for Talent Development and Gifted Studies
- Western Kentucky University, The Center for Gifted Studies
- Eastern Kentucky University
- Murray State University, Center for Gifted Studies
- Georgetown College
- Morehead State University
LISTSERVS
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About gifted tots (generally under 6 years of age). To subscribe send a mail message with "subscribe" in the subject (not the body) of the message to GTOT-L-REQUEST@eskimo.com for a regular subscription, or send it to gtot-digest-request@eskimo.com for a digest subscription.- TAG-L
About Talented and Gifted education in general. To subscribe send a mail message with "subscribe TAG-L firstname lastname" in the body (not the subject) of the message to listserv@listserv.nodak.edu Note: TAG-L also has archives available.- giftednet-l
National (USA) Science and Language Arts Curriculum Projects for High Ability Learners. To subscribe send a mail message with "subscribe giftednet-l your-first-name your-last-name" in the body (not the subject) of the message to listserver@listserv.cc.wm.edu Please note that the mailing list name ends in lower-case L, not numeral 1.- TAGFAM
For families and support for TAG or GT children. To subscribe send a mail message with "subscribe TAGFAM your-first-name your-last-name" in the body (not the subject) of the message to listserv@sjuvm.stjohns.edu More information about TAGFAM is available on the TAGFAM web page.- u-achiev
Addresses issues (family, school, peer, self) facing underachieving students (particularly gifted students). To subscribe, send a mail message with "subscribe u-achiev your-email-address" in the body (not the subject) of the message to majordomo@virginia.edu- e-TAG-USA
To discuss advocacy efforts for TAG students including, but not limited to, discussions about obtaining a national law, tips, suggestions, and ideas for advocacy at the district or state level, getting a bill passed, discussion about what state laws have helped or hurt TAG kids and why, and what laws *looked* good on paper but didn't help and more. For information on how to subscribe, please contact Monique Lloyd, at monique@rtinet.com- GT-Families :
An Electronic Mail List for Families and Friends of the Gifted and Talented (a mailing list you can subscribe to by visiting their web site).last updated 04.06.11
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