Below are links to 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 in 2010 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.
GIFTED EDUCATION WEEK IN KENTUCKY is usually designated in February, but NOW is always a good time to open positive dialogues with key decision makers, parents, local officials, and community members. To download a list of activities YOU can do in your community to increase awareness of gifted education, click here.
KAGE LISTSERV
KAGE has set up a LISTSERV with news about legislative action conferences workshops, and other noteworthy events. You will only be able to receive messages – this is not a discussion/bulletin board.
To subscribe to the KAGE LISTSERV, click here, Go to the section titled SUBSCRIBING TO KAGE-L. If you have any questions about the KAGE LISTSERV, you may call the KAGE office at 270-745-7301, or send email to kage@wku.edu.
Bibliography for Parents of Gifted Children – Click here to download.
LINKS TO GIFTED ORGANIZATIONS & OTHER SITES OF INTEREST
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)
Kentucky Association for Academic Competition
SENG: Supporting the Emotional Needs of the Gifted
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
Center for Talent Development, Northwestern University
OTHER LISTSERVS:
gtot-l
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
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 05/21/2013
