The following links support the HSS Austin GT Curriculum. The list is not comprehensive and, like the internet, is an ongoing work in progress! Visit the Dept. of Energy's student site to learn how to do a Home Energy Checkup! U.S. Department of Energy Compare your eating habits to recommended foods for a healthy you! Food Pyramid The crown jewel of Austin culture! Austin Public Library U.S. Department of Labor definition and description for occupations. Occupational Outlook Handbook In 2004, The John Templeton Foundation sponsored a report titled A Nation Deceived: How Schools Hold Back America’s Brightest Students. This national report highlighted the disparity between the research on acceleration and the educational beliefs and practices that often run contrary to the research. A Nation Deceived The Center for Talent Development at Northwestern University has a broad range of summer programs, as well as a useful “resources” page. Center for Talent Development Since 1980, the Duke Talent Identification Program (Duke TIP) has been a world leader in identifying academically talented students and providing innovative programs to support the development of their optimal potential. Duke Talent Identification Program Is your child bright, or truly gifted? Learn the difference and find activities and games to challenge her mind, and tips and resources to keep her centered. Bright or Truly Gifted? An on-line support community for parents of Gifted and Talented children, exploring issues including parenting and advocating for our children, teaching them how to advocate for themselves, the experience of growing up gifted, obtaining an appropriate education, helping gifted kids with learning disabilities, and the wide range of other issues. GT World Best Site for All You Need to Know about Gifted Hoagies GT
It’s a tough time to raise, teach or be a highly gifted child. As the term “gifted” and the unusual intellectual capacity to which that term refers become more and more politically incorrect, the educational establishment changes terminology and focus. Is it a Cheetah? The National Society for the Gifted & Talented™ (NSGT) is a non-for- profit 501(c)(3) foundation created to honor and encourage gifted and talented (G&T) children and youth. National Society for the Gifted and Talented SENG is dedicated to fostering environments in which gifted adults and children, in all their diversity, understand and accept themselves and are understood, valued, nurtured, and supported by their families, schools, workplaces and communities. Supporting Emotional Needs of Gifted