The Gifted Parent Online: Totally Free Internet Tools for Parent Support & Advocacy

The Gifted Parent Online:Totally Free Internet Tools

for Parent Support & Advocacy

By Carolyn Kottmeyerand Kathi Kearney

You are not alone!

• 2.5% of the population

• Identification limited by state and district mandates

• Privacy prevents contact

• Internet allows world-wide interaction…

• We are not alone!

Online Support

• Gifted discussion communities Homeschooling Twice Exceptional Exceptionally / Profoundly Gifted

• Gifted Blogs 2e: Twice Exceptional Newsletter Eide Neurolearning Blog Gifted Exchange – Laura Vanderkam Unwrapping the Gifted – Tamara Fisher

Support Communities

• TAGFAM TAGFAM –Talented And Gifted FAMilies TAGPDQ – more than plain gifted TAGMAX – homeschooling gifted

• GT-Families GT-Families – general support GT-Special – twice exceptional gifted GT-Adult – adult gifted

• Gifted Online Conferences (NING) Variety of discussion topics plus conferences

Support Lists

• Specialized support groups… Homeschooling Gifted Children Homeschooling 2 College Life Michael Clay Thompson’s Language Arts Gifted-NLD-Aspergers 2e Young Adults Auditory Processing Bright Kids (American Mensa) State and local gifted organizations…

Netiquette

• Keep your tone positive Use “I language…” No “flaming” Consider your audience (international) The “7%-38%-55% Rule”

• 7% words, 38% tone of voice, 55% body language– Albert Mehrabian, Professor Emeritus of Psychology,

• (Print and) Keep your welcome letter Unsubscribe, nomail, digest Don’t send list commands to the list

Online Parenting Resources

• Parents www.hoagiesgifted.org/parents.htm Research Resources

• Books• Products• Games & Toys

Success Stories Frequently Answered Questions A Lighter Note

Online Parenting Resources• Parents

Characteristics & Identification Testing & Tests Highly / Exceptionally / Profoundly Gifted Traditional School Advocacy Homeschooling Summer & Saturday / Academic Programs Parenting Social-Emotional Twice Exceptional Special Topics

Online Parenting Resources

• Special Topics www.hoagiesgifted.org/special_topics.htm At-Risk Gifted Children ELL (ESL) Gender Issues Gifted Adults Creative / Math / Science / Humanities /

Musical / Technologically gifted students Philosophy

Online Parenting Resources• Twice Exceptional

www.hoagiesgifted.org/twice_exceptional.htm AD/HD Aspergers (AS) Auditory Processing (APD) Dyslexia / Dysgraphia / Dyscalculia Nonverbal Learning Disability (NLD / NVLD) Sensory Integration Disorder (SI) Visual Processing 2e Role Models 2e Books & Products Technology IEPs

Advocacy Resources• Gifted Advocacy

www.hoagiesgifted.org/advocacy.htm

• Competing with myths about the social and emotional development of gifted students Myth 1. Gifted students should be with students their

own age Myth 3. Being perfectly well rounded should be the

primary goal

• Distinguishing Myths From Realities: NRC/GT Research Useful quiz for self-discovery and professional

development…

• Arguments and Red Herrings www.hoagiesgifted.org/arguments.htm

Advocacy Resources

• ERIC EC Clearinghouse for Exceptional Children www.hoagiesgifted.org/eric

• Davidson Institute Guidebooks www.gt-cybersource.org Advocating for Exceptionally Gifted Young

People: A Guidebook Considering the Options: A Guidebook for

Investigating Early College Entrance (Parents & Students versions)

Mentorship: A Guidebook

Online Curriculum

• Enrichment Interactive Reading lists

• Curriculum Units Every topic, grade level Many include educational objectives met

• Complete Classes Middle & High school

Online Enrichment• Hoagies’ Kids & Teens Links

www.hoagiesgifted.org/links.htm Art, Theater, Music Books & Authors Brain Teasers, Logic Puzzles & Optical Illusions Interactive Challenges For the Love of Words Math & Multiplication Science & Natural Science Social Studies, Economics, Geography Space Young Kids

Curriculum Units

• Internet Investigations www.hoagiesgifted.org/investigations.htm Lesson Plan Collections K-12+

• Illuminations (math)• JetStream (weather)• Kennedy Center ArtsEdge (art)• NASA Educational Materials Finder• NOVA (PBS programs)• Smithsonian• Xpeditions (geography)

Individual Lesson Plans, too

Complete Online Courses• (Free) Online High School Courses

www.hoagiesgifted.org/online_hs.htm Ready-made curriculum

• Content, Evaluations, Text Some kids respond better than others to online

learning• Run trial lessons• Determine if course suits child

Include discussion time…• Parent, teacher, mentor, older student

Download the course website• WebWhacker**

Convincing Your School…

• Review the materials thoroughly

• Learn school policy on independent study for credit State policy / accepted course list Find advocate within the system

• Get necessary approval

• Excellent option for… Lower-SES schools Block / 6-day scheduled schools High-level acceleration at any grade level

Middle & High School Options• Assorted

MIT OpenCourseWare Video Courses National Repository of Online Courses, Monterey

Institute UCBerkeley on YouTube

• English / Literature SCORE Literature Cyberguides Principals of Composition Debate Central: Critical Advocacy

• Science Forensics Illustrated: Step Under the Tape General Biology, Chemistry AP Physics, Biology, Environmental Science

Middle & High School Options• Math

Algebra, Geometry, Calculus, Statistics AP Calculus, Statistics

• History Digital History AP U.S. History, U.S. Government My Own Business

• Languages Ancient or Modern Greek, French, German, Italian,

Icelandic, Mandarin Chinese, Spanish, Portuguese

• Electives Astronomy, Music Theory & Appreciation, History of

Religion, Computers

Online Professional Development• Support our teachers!

• Online Communities, Blogs, Support Lists Gifted Online Conferences (NING) 2eEducator Unwrapping the Gifted Davidson Institute Educators Guild CGEP Network (APA) Belin Blank Gifted Teachers Listserv

• Professional development curriculum…

Gifted Education Professional Development Package• Early childhood, primary & secondary

• Core, extension and specialisation Understanding Giftedness Identification of Gifted Students Social and Emotional Development Underachievement Curriculum Differentiation Developing Programmes and Provisions

• www.dest.gov.au/sectors/school_education/publications_resources/profiles/gifted_education_professional_development_package.htm

Online Social-Emotional Support• SENG

www.sengifted.org Articles and research Annual Conference

• Davidson Young Scholars www.davidsonyoungscholars.org Exceptionally / profoundly gifted ages 5-18 Wide variety of support available…

Online Access to… Conferences• Local, State, National, International…

NAGC NAGC State Affiliates Local school district groups SENG SENG Parenting Groups Beyond IQ CTY / CTD / TIP Family Conferences

Internet Safety

• PC Security It’s not just your mother’s antivirus program any

• Privacy You may be surprised what’s known about you And your home And…

PC Security

• Anti-Virus Current definitions!

• Anti-Spyware One scan, one memory resident

• Windows critical and security updates

• Phishing! Don’t click anywhere on an unexpected pop-up

• Google Toolbar

• www.hoagiesgifted.org/pc_security.htm

Privacy

• Learn all about yourself… www.Naymz.com www.ZoomInfo.com www.ZabaSearch.com

• Learn about your house! www.zillow.com

• Set up Google Alerts on yourself and family www.google.com/alert

• Register for Do Not Call; renew every 5 years www.donotcall.gov

Privacy Loss is Forever…

• Wayback Machine www.archive.org Historical snapshots of websites back to 1996

• Boards and Mailing Lists Archives

Special Note…

• The internet is free, but Internet websites are not…

• Hoagies’ Gifted Education Page is supported by your affiliate program purchases Shop through Hoagies’ Page links No cost to you; small percentage goes to

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Education

Academically or Intellectually Gifted Parent Guide...The Academically or Intellectually Gifted (AIG) Program provides an appropriately challenging education for students who perform,

TALENTED AND GIFTED PROGRAM SERVICES€¦ · X. Appendix 16-39 * These pages require student and parent signatures. 3 FULTON COUNTY SCHOOLS GIFTED INTERNSHIP PROGRAM- INTRODUCTION

Parent Update 10/13/2015 · KCSD Gifted Program Review – Parent Update 10/13/2015 1 Karen Rumley Director of Instructional Program Coordinator of Gifted Services Ke_krumley@kentschools.net

· 2015-10-07 · WILLIAMS, JOHAINE WILSON, TERRANCE position Teacher Parent IZ Rep SAF-DESIGNEE Parent Principal Parent Teacher SAC Co-Chair ESOL Rep Teacher Community Rep Gifted

New Braunfels ISD GIFTED/TALENTED SERVICES PARENT … · district’s specialized program services are essential and should include the gifted/talented population. State of Texas

Welcome Gifted and Talented Education Parent Information Night Spring 2006

TAGT: Advocacy & Enrichment for the Gifted – What you need to know about TAGT as a parent of an academically gifted child. Tracy Fisher Texas Association

Authentic Parenting Becoming a Love and Logic Parent Todd Jeffrey Oregon Association for Talented and Gifted

©2008 C. Kottmeyer & K. Kearney The Gifted Parent Online: Totally Free Internet Tools for Parent Support & Advocacy By Carolyn Kottmeyer and Kathi Kearney

April 23, 20101 Due Process: Views from the Sides Linda J. Deal, Teacher of the Gifted and Jay Clark, Parent and Attorney for Gifted Students

Created for the Florida Association for the Gifted SENG Conference Strand Shari Valencic, Ed.D. Parent and Teacher of the Gifted President, Florida Association

Gifted and Talented Update Cate Reed, Executive Director of Student Services Allison McCarthy, Gifted and Talented Coordinator EFA Parent Meeting March

Parent Seminar on Executive Functioning for the Gifted and Talented

Gifted and Talented Education Dublin Unified School District G.A.T.E Parent Meeting October 18, 2012

The Social and Emotional Needs of Gifted Children Arrowhead Area Gifted and Talented Network Parent Night November 16, 2011 Sarah Kasprowicz Merton Community

Academically Gifted (AG) 2010-13 - Guilford County … Parent Handbook.pdf · Academically Gifted (AG) 2010-13 ... Gr. 3-5 Enrichment by Quarter . ... Integrate research-based materials

Gifted and Talented Parent Meeting Help yourself to some candy. Help yourself to some candy

Parent Information Evening-Gifted and Talented

Relationship between a gifted child's label and perceived ... › a7ca › d1f080fc74664f391b556c6… · especially the interaction between parent and gifted child and between gifted

GT SCREENING— KINDERGARTEN Parent...Gifted/Talented Students In this subchapter, “gifted and talented student” means a child or youth who performs at or shows the potential for