Resoues For Parents & Students

Enrichment Opportunities for Advanced Learners

https://sites.google.com/bcsemail.org/enrichthegifted/home

Duke TIP

Duke TIP is a global leader in identifying academically gifted students and providing them with opportunities to support their development.

AIG Specialists in Buncombe County provide parents with materials and information for registering. However, it is the responsibility of parents to register their child for any Duke TIP services.

http://tip.duke.edu/

Education Links

48 Essential Links for the Parents of Gifted Children 

"Every parent hopes for their child to be smart and to excel in school, but sometimes parents just don’t know what to do with a child who is especially exceptional. Keeping him or her challenged, interested, and engaged can be tough, as can dealing with an educational system that doesn’t always focus on helping out bright students. Parents of gifted children should know that they’re not alone and that there are hundreds of resources on the Web that can help every step of the way. Here are some we think stand out from the crowd, offering advice, information, support, and educational resources to help you support and encourage your child’s special abilities."

http://oedb.org/ilibrarian/50-essential-links-for-the-parents-of-gifted-children/

COOL MATH GAMES

Great site for kids to play challenging math games! This site is appropriate for all kids!

http://www.coolmath4kids.com 

Hoagies Gifted

For all things gifted! For parents, students, and classroom teachers - resources and information.

http://www.hoagiesgifted.org 

National Library of Virtual Manipulatives

This is a great site for kids to explore math manipulatives, critical thinking, and problem solving. Math concepts are listed and students can choose grade levels. 

http://nlvm.usu.edu

Brains On Website/Podcast that answers cool questions people have.  http://www.brainson.org/

Know it All

Know It All - K-12 web portal on learning about everything. Smart is Fun!

http://www.knowitall.org/

DIY - do it yourself

Learn anything and be anyone.

https://diy.org/featured

Geoguessr

Challenge your geographic knowledge in this fun, addictive game which uses Google Maps.

https://geoguessr.com/

Code.org

Learn to code

http://learn.code.org/

Khan Academy

Learn almost anything.

https://www.khanacademy.org/

Scratch

Create stories, games, and animations.

http://scratch.mit.edu/

Tynker

Fun site to teach kids about computer programming. (My 3rd grade students use this in our programming unit)

http://www.tynker.com/

SENG - Supporting the Emotional Needs of Gifted Kids

http://www.sengifted.org/

NC Association for the Gifted and Talented

Site dedicated to information for parents, teachers, and students related to Gifted Ed. in NC.

http://www.ncagt.org/

Particle Adventure - physics

The Particle Adventure is an award-winning site which allows you to explore the world of particle physics through interactive tours of quarks, antimatter, and other intriguing particles. Use this site even if your knowledge of science and physics is limited. It is user-friendly!

http://www.particleadventure.org/

Science News for Kids

https://www.sciencenews.org/

Library of Congress

Information on countless topics related to America. Pictures, songs, history, art, etc.

http://www.loc.gov/

North Carolina Museum of History

Historical topics from NC.

http://ncmuseumofhistory.org/

American Museum of Natural History

This exciting, interactive website for students includes areas in paleontology, earth science, plate tectonics, Einstein's theory of relativity, and much more. The site is also an excellent resource for teachers.

http://www.amnh.org/explore/ology

National Gallery of Art for kids (ipad)

Kids can explore concepts in art and the works of the National Gallery in Washington, DC.

http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/education/kids/kids-app.html

BBC Ancient Greeks

Ancient Greek Mythology

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/ancient_greeks/