{"id":500,"date":"2015-07-20T10:48:24","date_gmt":"2015-07-20T15:48:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.lps.org\/gifted\/?page_id=500"},"modified":"2023-02-20T09:12:20","modified_gmt":"2023-02-20T15:12:20","slug":"further-information-for-parents","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/gifted\/further-information-for-parents\/","title":{"rendered":"Gifted Organizations and Links"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"500\" class=\"elementor elementor-500\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-217964c elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"217964c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cdca25b\" data-id=\"cdca25b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a3bd14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4a3bd14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Further Information for Parents<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-37a90c7a elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"37a90c7a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-21443803\" data-id=\"21443803\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f425fee elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f425fee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Gifted Organizations<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddd286c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ddd286c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nagc.org\/\">National Association for Gifted Children<\/a>: NAGC is the national organization that supports the teaching of gifted students. Get information about legislative action, conferences, and more.<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.negifted.org\/\">Nebraska Association for the Gifted<\/a>: This site provides information about scholarships, conferences, and other news pertinent to gifted in Nebraska.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.world-gifted.org\/\">World Council for Gifted and Talented Children<\/a>: The World Council for Gifted and Talented Children, Inc. (WCGTC) is a worldwide non-profit organization that provides advocacy and support for gifted children.<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cec.sped.org\">Council for Exceptional Children<\/a>: As the recognized leader for special education professional standards, CEC develops standards, ethics and practices and guidelines to ensure that individuals with exceptionalities have access to well-prepared special educators.<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidsongifted.org\/\">Davidson Institute<\/a>: Located in Nevada, the Davidson Institute provides exceptional learners a school that links with the University of Nevada. The institute is a nonprofit US organization that provides free services to gifted young people. A number of yearly scholarships\u2014The Davidson Fellowships\u2014are offered to young people under the age of 18 in increments of $50,000, $25,000 and $10,000. Also available is a free database of resources (GT-CyberSource) for and about the gifted, their parents and the professionals who serve them.<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.idodi.org\/\">Destination ImagiNation<\/a>: A number of LPS elementary and middle schools participate in Destination ImagiNation, which emphasizes teamwork, creativity, and presentation skills.<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncaps.org\/\">Nebraska Destination ImagiNation<\/a> (N-CAPS) is the Destination ImagiNation organization within Nebraska.<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hollingworth.org\/\">Hollingworth Center for Highly Gifted Children<\/a> exists as a national volunteer resource and support network for highly gifted children and the communities that support them.<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sengifted.org\/\">Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted<\/a>: SENG supports parents and educators in supporting the social and emotional needs of gifted students. SENG acts as a repository for many articles on subjects that address social-emotional needs of gifted students.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b2638a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7b2638a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Gifted Websites<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-744589a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"744589a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hoagiesgifted.org\">Hoagies<\/a> contains a wealth of articles on topics related to gifted and the raising of gifted students.<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/gtworld.org\/links.html\">GT World<\/a> is an on-line support community for gifted and talented individuals and those who support and nurture them.<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.us.mensa.org\">Mensa<\/a> provides a potpourri of information for bright minds. The local contact is J. Hanson at janejanielou@gmail.com.<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uniquelygifted.org\/\">Uniquely Gifted<\/a> focuses on students who have two exceptionalities: giftedness and learning disabilities.\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d494fc5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d494fc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Publishers of Gifted Materials<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f35419d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f35419d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.criticalthinking.com\/\">Critical Thinking Company<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.freespirit.com\/\">Free Spirit<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.giftedunlimitedllc.com\/\">Gifted Unlimited<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mindware.orientaltrading.com\/\">Mindware<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.prufrock.com\/\">Prufrock Press<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25af540 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"25af540\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Research About Gifted<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d55b57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d55b57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gifted.uconn.edu\">University of Connecticut Neag School of Education<\/a>: This has also been the home of The National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented (NRC\/GT) since 2006. Abstracts of many of the research findings are available.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.education.uiowa.edu\/belinblank\/\">University of Iowa Belin Blank Center<\/a> provides a comprehensive center focused on nurturing potential and inspiring excellence through myriad programs and services.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/education.virginia.edu\/academics\/programs\/gifted-education-professional-learning\">School of Education and Human Development<\/a>: Current research focuses on specialized programming for gifted students in pull-out programming, as well as more broadly developing potential giftedness and talent in students from underrepresented groups.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nrcgt.uconn.edu\/\">National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented (NRC\/GT<\/a>): Located at the University of Connecticut, the NRC\/GT investigates and develops new methods of identifying and teaching gifted students. The center produces a wide variety of materials, both practical and research-based. They also provide a forum for asking questions and having researchers respond.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Further Information for Parents Gifted Organizations National Association for Gifted Children: NAGC is the national organization that supports the teaching of gifted students. Get information about legislative action, conferences, and more. Nebraska Association for the Gifted: This site provides information about scholarships, conferences, and other news pertinent to gifted in Nebraska. 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