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Teacher Resources and
Links
Mississippi
Department of Education's Gifted Education Page
This site
contains MDE publications and regulations regarding gifted education
programs as well as contact info for the gifted education specialist
at the Mississippi Department of Education.
MUW Roger F. Wicker Center for
Creative Learning
The Center for Creative Learning hosts a variety of educator
workshops year round. The Center also has an Action Research
Program that awards up to $2,000 to Mississippi teachers which funds
innovative practices in the classroom that raise student
achievement. Visit the resource center for teacher kits
(complete with materials and assessments) and professional
resources.
Hoagies' Gifted
Education Page for Educators
This is a resource site for
parents and educators of gifted children. It includes articles,
research, books, organizations, conferences, on-line support groups,
academic programs, products, humor, and more.
National Association for Gifted
Children
NAGC is a non-profit organization of parents,
teachers, educators, community leaders and other professionals who
unite to address the unique needs of all children and youth with
demonstrated gifts and talents as well as those who may be able to
develop their talent potential with appropriate educational
experiences.
ERIC Digests about
GIfted Education
These digests (short articles) on gifted
education are from the ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted
Education (ERIC EC), one of 16 federally funded ERIC Clearinghouses.
Kathy Schrock's
Guide for Educators is a
categorized list of sites useful for enhancing / differentiating
curriculum. It is updated often to include the best sites for
teaching and learning.
Karnes Center
for Gifted Studies
This site lists
services available in Mississippi to parents, teachers, and others
interested in gifted children and youth.
Possible
Problems Associated with the Gifted
This chart shows possible
problems associated with characteristic strengths of gifted
children. These behaviors may occur at school or at home.
Problem Solving Competitions and
Organizations
Destination
Imagination "encourages students of all ages to build on their
strengths and to discover skills they never knew they possessed, be
they technical, theatrical, analytical, comic, linguistic,
musical...the list goes on." (quote from DI marketing vice
president)
Future Problem Solving
of Mississippi
"Teaching students creative problem solving
processes through competitive and non-competitive instructional
programs so they learn to work with others in designing positive
futures" (quote from FPS site)
Mississippi Chess
Association
This site highlights provides information about
scholastic chess in Mississippi.
Invent America
K-8
teacher-created program that helps kids learn by inventing
Odyssey of the Mind
"fosters creative thinking and problem-solving skills among
participating students and features an annual competition component
at local through international levels. Students solve problems in a
variety of areas, from building mechanical devices such as
spring-driven vehicles to giving their own interpretation of
literary classics." (from their website)
GET CERTIFIED IN GIFTED
EDUCATION
The
following colleges / universities offer gifted education degree
programs and/or coursework required to obtain a gifted education
endorsement for a Mississippi teaching license. Click on one of the
links for more information.
Delta State University
Jackson State
University
Mississippi
College
Mississippi State
University
Mississippi
University for Women (and smart men, too!)
University of
Mississippi
University
of Southern Mississippi (Karnes Center for Gifted Studies)
William Carey
College
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