The following are Gifted Education website and research sites:
The North Carolina Association for the Gifted and Talented -
MISSION: To support the educational and social-emotional needs of academically and/or intellectually gifted students.
VISION: Gifted and talented students are recognized, highly valued, and passionately supported in North Carolina.
The American Association for Gifted Children- is the nation's oldest advocacy organization for gifted children and their parents. AAGC was established in 1946 in New York and moved to Duke University in 1989. Their mission is to foster a better understanding of the needs and capabilities of children of high potential and to communicate information about them to parents, professionals, and the public.
The American Education Research Association- This special interest group deals with research studies that focus on how giftedness and talent are developed and nurtured
The Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth- Contains information about opportunities including summer programs, academic competitions and internships.
The National Association for Gifted Children- The premier association advocating for an appropriate education for the nation's gifted and talented children.
The Davidson Institute for Talent Development - ts. Our mission is to recognize, nurture and support profoundly intelligent young people and to provide opportunities for them to develop their talents to make a positive difference.
SENG - Supporting the Emotional Needs of the Gifted focuses primarily on the adults in the lives of gifted children, helping them to identify giftedness in children
and providing guidance, information and resources that will help children come to understand and accept their unique talents.
IRPA- Institute for Research and Policy on Acceleration- The University of Iowa - The Institute for Research and Policy on Acceleration (IRPA) is dedicated to the study and support of educational acceleration for academically talented students.
NC contacts for Gifted Education:
State Educational Agency
NC Department of Public Instruction
Sneha Shah-Coltrane
6307 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-6307
(919) 807-3849
[email protected]
http://www.dpi.state.nc.us
State Association or Affiliate
NC Association for the Gifted & Talented
Dr. Wesley Guthrie, Executive Director
P.O. Box 899 Swansboro, NC 28584-0899
(910) 326-8463
[email protected]
http://www.ncagt.org
Other
North Carolina School for the Arts
1533 South Main Street Winston-Salem, NC 27127
http://www.ncarts.edu/
North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics
1219 Broad Street P.O. Box 2418 Durham, NC 27715
http://www.ncssm.edu/
The North Carolina Association for the Gifted and Talented -
MISSION: To support the educational and social-emotional needs of academically and/or intellectually gifted students.
VISION: Gifted and talented students are recognized, highly valued, and passionately supported in North Carolina.
The American Association for Gifted Children- is the nation's oldest advocacy organization for gifted children and their parents. AAGC was established in 1946 in New York and moved to Duke University in 1989. Their mission is to foster a better understanding of the needs and capabilities of children of high potential and to communicate information about them to parents, professionals, and the public.
The American Education Research Association- This special interest group deals with research studies that focus on how giftedness and talent are developed and nurtured
The Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth- Contains information about opportunities including summer programs, academic competitions and internships.
The National Association for Gifted Children- The premier association advocating for an appropriate education for the nation's gifted and talented children.
The Davidson Institute for Talent Development - ts. Our mission is to recognize, nurture and support profoundly intelligent young people and to provide opportunities for them to develop their talents to make a positive difference.
SENG - Supporting the Emotional Needs of the Gifted focuses primarily on the adults in the lives of gifted children, helping them to identify giftedness in children
and providing guidance, information and resources that will help children come to understand and accept their unique talents.
IRPA- Institute for Research and Policy on Acceleration- The University of Iowa - The Institute for Research and Policy on Acceleration (IRPA) is dedicated to the study and support of educational acceleration for academically talented students.
NC contacts for Gifted Education:
State Educational Agency
NC Department of Public Instruction
Sneha Shah-Coltrane
6307 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-6307
(919) 807-3849
[email protected]
http://www.dpi.state.nc.us
State Association or Affiliate
NC Association for the Gifted & Talented
Dr. Wesley Guthrie, Executive Director
P.O. Box 899 Swansboro, NC 28584-0899
(910) 326-8463
[email protected]
http://www.ncagt.org
Other
North Carolina School for the Arts
1533 South Main Street Winston-Salem, NC 27127
http://www.ncarts.edu/
North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics
1219 Broad Street P.O. Box 2418 Durham, NC 27715
http://www.ncssm.edu/