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National Research Center for Gifted and Talented at the University
of Virginia Curry school of Education – Information about Research Projects,
Lesson Plans, Programs for teachers and children, and classes offered
through the University. http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/gifted/projects/NRC/
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The
ENC has designated three K-6 math programs among its Exemplary &
Promising Programs:
Everyday
Mathematics (http://www.everydaylearning.com)
MathLand (http://www.creativepublications.com)
Number Power (http://www.devstu.org)
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New Mexico CultureNet
Promoting the cultures
of New Mexico by connecting people, ideas and resources. Teaching about NM?
GO HERE! http://www.nmculturenet.org |
University
of Wisconsin
The Why Files portrays science as a critical human
endeavor conducted by ordinary people. We use news and current events
as springboards to explore science, health, environment and technology. http://whyfiles.org/
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The National Center for Teaching Thinking
Great classroom tested lessons, which infuse Critical and Creative
Thinking into content instruction. They have been selected from material
that NCTT uses in its staff development work. http://www.nctt.net/lessonsarticles.html |
Learning Communities bring people together
with diverse skills and multiple perspectives to construct knowledge.
There are many different types of community experiences possible for students
who are using the Internet. http://www.gse.uci.edu/tlc/students.html |
Exemplars offers differentiated, classroom-tested, standards-based
assessment and instruction materials. http://exemplars.com/ -Fees Involved |
Once again – Looks good but not free
MarcoPolo: Internet Content for the Classroom is a consortium of
premier national education organizations, state education agencies and
the MarcoPolo Education Foundation dedicated to providing the highest
quality Internet content and professional development to teachers and
students throughout the United States. http://marcopolo.worldcom.com/
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The Center for Gifted Studies
Western Kentucky University is a major center for gifted and talented
education in the United States. They offer extensive programs for
children. http://www.wku.edu/gifted/ |
GT World
A national on-line support community for parents of gifted and talented
children. http://www.gtworld.org |
Hoagies
A comprehensive gifted
education web site for parents.
http://www.hoagiesgifted.org |
Georgia Department of Education
http://www.glc.k12.ga.us/
This link contains dozens of lesson plans in several different
curricular areas and all grade levels. http://www.glc.k12.ga.us/search/
For gifted curriculum use the following link or type gifted in the search
box. http://www.glc.k12.ga.us/search/gs_sum.asp
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Think Like a Disciplinarian – Sandra Kaplan / Warren
Dale
Approaches studies from the perspective of a sociologist, geographer,
historian, and mathematician.
http://www-rcf.usc.edu/~skaplan/discpline.html |
William & Mary Curriculum
Designed with Joyce Van Tassel Baska’s Integrated Curriculum Model.
There are units in science, language arts, and social studies on this site available
for purchase. http://www.wm.edu/education/gifted-ed/ |
Academic Enrichment Curriculum - McGee-Keiser
Two NAGC award units are included in the curriculum materials for grades
1-8. The authors state that the
materials address differentiation, gifted strategies and are based
on the Parallel Curriculum Model.
http://www.mcgee-keiser.com/ |
Awesome Library - A number of science-related
web sites that teachers and students might use to dig deeper into studies
of ecology, botany, zoology, and energy.
Some provide wonderful summer enrichment activities for bright,
curious kids! http://www.awesomelibrary.org/Library/Special_Education/Gifted/Gifted.html
Environmental
Education for Children
A
giant list of kid-friendly environmental sites. http://www.fxbrowne.com/html/kid_space.htm
Tours of the world's ecosystems. http://www.worldwildlife.org/windows
Botany dictionary. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/plants
Botany for kids. http://www.nbii.gov/disciplines/botany/kids.html
The
Great Backyard Bird Count. http://www.birdsource.org/gbbc
"Roots
& Shoots," Jane Goodall's environmental program for young
people
http://www.janegoodall.org/rs/index.html
Audubon
Society. http://www.audubon.org
The Nature Conservancy. http://nature.org
Students
may ask a Department of Energy expert questions http://www.eere.energy.gov/askanenergyexpert
Math
and science professors answer students' and educators' questions within
two days. http://www.carolina.com/faq/index.asp
Naturalists
answer kids' e-mails. http://www.enature.com/expert/expert_home.asp
Through
the Environmental Protection Agency's Explorers' Club, students may
correspond with EPA scientists. http://www.epa.gov/kids/ask.htm
The
web site for the Smithsonian National Zoological Park contains information
on conservation, as well as a wide variety of animals. http://natzoo.si.edu/default.cfm
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start here
from the Library of Congress
Getting Started, Lesson Plans, Features and Activities, Collections Connection, Community Center, and Professional Development are some of the categories available on this site. It is sponsored by the Library of Congress and has an amazing array of materials on-line.
http://www.memory.loc.gov/learn/ |
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