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2008 Summer Enrichment Opportunities
Minnesota
Educators of the Gifted and Talented
http://www.ties.k12.mn.us/~megt/
There are a large number of
Internet sites specifically designed for gifted kids and their parents, sites to
go to to find reference and resource materials, sites for parents to explore,
and sites for kids to publish.
Great
Potential Press, Inc.
http://www.giftedbooks.com/
Great Potential
Press, Inc. is a publishing company that specializes in books for parents,
teachers, counselors and educators of gifted and talented children. The titles
cover guiding gifted and talented children, creativity, college planning,
self-esteem, legal issues, smart girls and boys, mentorship, leadership
development, parent advice, and more.
National
Association for Gifted Children
http://www.nagc.org/
The National Association
for Gifted Children (NAGC) is an organization of parents, educators, other
professionals and community leaders who unite to address the unique needs of
children and youth with demonstrated gifts and talents as well as those children
who may be able to develop their talent potential with appropriate educational
experiences. NAGC support and develop policies and practices that encourage and
respond to the diverse expressions of gifts and talents in children and youth
from all cultures, racial and ethnic backgrounds, and socioeconomic groups. To
this end, NAGC supports and engages in research and development, staff
development, advocacy, communication, and collaboration with other organizations
and agencies who strive to improve the quality of education for all
students.
Database of Award-Winning Children's Literature
http://www.dawcl.com/search.asp
A cool website that allows you to search a vast database by suggested age of reader, genre, format, historical time period, protagonist gender, etc.
The College
Board
http://www.collegeboard.com
At this site
your can register for the SAT, practice for PSAT/NMSQT, SAT, & AP exams,
search for colleges, search for college scholarship and career opportunities,
calculate college costs, and learn about the Advanced Placement Program to name
a few.
American College
Testing
http://www.act.org/
ACT provides information on
taking the ACT college entrance exam. Online registration is available.
Math On-Line
http://mathonline.missouri.edu/
Help prepare for the math portion of the ACT and SAT college entrance exams, college math courses, and school math competitions with free tests for practice or self-evaluation.
FastWEB
http://www.fastweb.com/
FastWeb is a database of
more than 180,000 scholarships, fellowships, grants, and loans. You can conduct
a no fee full scholarship search.
Peterson’s
Education & Career Center
http://www.petersons.com/
You can search two-year and
four-year colleges alphabetically, geographically, by major, or by keyword. This
site also has information on test preparation, financing education, and career
exploration.
Explore career options, job
openings, college and training programs available in Minnesota.
Princeton
Review
http://www.review.com
Conduct college searches, calculate what college will cost you "out of pocket," and if you're confused about where to apply to college complete the Student Match so that schools can find you easily.
US
News
http://www.usnews.com
Follow the link in the
left-hand navigation bar to Rankings. U.S. News ranks the top universities
and colleges into four categories: National Universities, National Liberal Arts
Colleges, Regional Universities (North, South, Midwest, West), and Regional
Liberal Arts Colleges.
If you
have any other helpful web sites for gifted and talented students,
please
email them to Mrs. Hammann at hammannk@district112.org.
Thanks!