Links to Other Sites of Interest

Articles

• SENG Supporting the Emotional Needs of the Gifted, Featured Articles
• Understanding The Emotional, Intellectual and Social Uniqueness Of Growing Up Gifted - Lesley Sword
• Communication and self esteem in gifted children - Paule Eckhaus
• Understanding Giftedness Through Film - J. E. Farrall
• Don't throw away the old binet - Linda Silverman & Kathi Kearney
• The Theory of Positive Disintegration - Dabrowski
• Is It a Cheetah? - Stephanie Tolan

Articles on Parenting Gifted & Talented Children

• A Parent's Guide to Helping Children: Using Bibliotherapy at Home -- Mary Rizza
• Life In The Asynchronous Family -- Kathi Kearney
• Parents, Research, and the School Curriculum -- Mallory Bagwell
• Preaching to the Choir: TV Advisory Ratings and Gifted Children -- Robert Abelman
• Stimulating Children's Creative Thinking With the Invention Process -- Karen L. Westberg

Education Queensland's Gifted and Talented Education

• The Learning Place, Professional Learning Community
  Developing a whole school approach to gifted education and talent development, sites of best practice, the services LDC's G & T provide, Education Queensland's programs, policies and research reports and a wealth of other G & T information.

Associations

• Australian Association for the Education of the Gifted and Talented Ltd. (AAEGT)
  Email: info@aaegt.net.au
• New South Wales Association for Gifted and Talented Children Inc. (NSWAGTC)
  Email: office@nswagtc.org.au
• Victorian Association for Gifted and Talented Children Inc. (VAGTC)
  
  P.O. Box 132, Caufield South, Vic 3162
  Email: info@vagtc.asn.au
• Professional Association of Parents and Teachers of the Gifted (ProAPT) WA
  
• Gifted and Talented Children's Association of Western Australia (GTCAWA)
  Email: gatca-wa@gatcawa.org
• Gifted and Talented Children's Association of South Australia Inc.(GTCASA)
  Email: info@gtcasa.asn.au
• Tasmanian Association for the Gifted Inc. (TAG)
  Email: office@tasgifted.org.au
• Northern Territory Association for the Education of the Gifted and Talented Inc. (NTAEGT)
  Email: president@ntaegt.org.au
• (Vic) CHIP Centre & Foundation
  Email: millicent@chip.edu.au
• World Council for Gifted and Talented Children (WCGTC)
  email worldgt@earthlink.net
• European Council for High Ability (ECHA) - News, Forums, Journal
• The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
• MultiAgeAssociation of Queensland (MAAQ)
• Queensland Council of Parents and Citizens Associations inc. (QCPCA)

Projects and Competitions

• Natural Maths - online maths competition (follow the challenge links)
• CSIRO's Double Helix science club
• Australian Museum Eureka Prizes - Schools prizes under "Education"
• Australian Science Teachers Association - Events include National Science Week
• Queensland Association of Mathematics Teachers
• Queensland Association of Mathematics Teachers - Problem Solving Competitions
• RoboCup Junior Queensland
• Bright Minds - Faculty of Biological & Chemical Sciences,
  The University of Queensland
• The Opti-MINDS Challenge presented by Opti-MINDS Inc.
  Director: Fiona Meyer (07) 3356 4455(w)
• Tournament of Minds Australia
• SciComEd - science communication and education services
• Science Daily - Regional and School Competitions
• BRAINways - programs provide opportunities for highly able and gifted children.

Resources

• GiftEd - Consultancy services to help Schools with their Gifted & Talented Programs
• Brainy Days - an Australian games, toys & educational products on-line store
• Film Australia - Digital Learning Over 1000 free video clips, lessons, teacher notes
• The Resource Room Tools, Strategies, and Structured Explorations for Interesting Learners
• Abacus Teaching Aids Educational Toys and Games, Brendale, Queensland
• Kidport Educational resources
• Super Kids Educational games and resources for home and school
• Know Drama - Darron Davies, Tasmania
  incorporating The Creative Teaching Space on-line magazine
• GT World an on-line support community.
• World Class Arena
• Gifted and Creative Services Australia - Lesley Sword
  email info@giftedservices.com.au
• Structure of the Intellect (SOI) - Ken Imison
  email a_imison@hotmail.com
• Gifted Education Resources - Austega (David Farmer)
• Yahoo's Gifted Youth Index
• Gifted Education Resources - TalentEd (University of New England)
• Helen Dowland Educational Consultant - Articles explaining gifted issues and parenting strategies
• Gifted Education Research, Resource & Information Centre (GERRIC) University of NSW
• Bright Minds for the new Biologies at UQ
• Hollingworth Center for Highly Gifted Children
• Teaching Treasures
• Art of Problem Solving resources for eager math students
• The Montana Mathematics Enthusiast Journal
• K through 12 Education a comprehensive index
• Locating Resources Salisbury Community Kindergarten and Preschool Inc.
• SuperKids Educational Software Review
• Screen It! (film reviews for parents)
• eTeachers provider of professional development for educators
• Hawker Brownlow Education browse or buy books

ERIC Digests

• CEC - ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education
• Search Eric for the topics that interest you.

Sites for children and teenagers

• The Brain Rummager - puzzles and fun with English

Home Education

• Australia HomeSchooling links to resources

Reference Sites

• Bartleby.com Great Books On-Line - Reference, Verse, Fiction, Non-fiction
• Blue Web'n Education Web site directory an index of education and reference sites.
• Australian Maps
• WWW sites in Australia - Charles Sturt University
• Shakespeare
• Gilbert and Sullivan Archive
• The Vatican Exhibit
• Galileo space probe to Jupiter
• Discovery Cable Channel
• British Museum of Natural History
• The Smithsonian Institute

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• Family Source - Search Engine for families