Family Resources
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Click on the CHCCS logo above to get to the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools district gifted education page. You can find the 2019-22 AIG Plan, FAQs, and more here!
Follow the Colorado Association for Gifted & Talented on Facebook for free resources and articles on giftedness and diversity as well as live events with expert guest speakers.
The Davidson Institute aims to serve profoundly intelligent youth. Families may find the resource category "Social/Emotional Development" to be of interest in light of the pandemic and the unique anxiety gifted kids can face.
The NAGC is an excellent resource for families and educators. See these articles of interest: "Myths about Gifted Students" and the "Gifted Children's Bill of Rights."
Hoagies' Gifted Education Page has "all things gifted" for parents and educators. The parent page is linked to the logo, and families may find the table of contents helpful for navigation.
Click on the logo above for the article "48 Essential Links for the Parents of Gifted Children." There are organizations, Twitter handles, blogs, articles, and resources.
Click on the Education World logo to see a myriad of pages on gifted children, related links, and resources. Make sure to scroll all the way down to see them all!
Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted (SENG) has a myriad of resources for parents of gifted and twice exceptional individuals, as well as gifted adults. Click on the logo to access their library.
Articles, Blogs, and Books for Social Emotional Needs of Gifted Students
Dabrowski's Overexcitabilities in Gifted Children: An informative blog post on gifted children and their intense, "supersensitivities."
Kerr, Barbara A. Smart Boys: Talent, Manhood, and the Search for Meaning.
Kerr, Barbara and McKay, Robyn. Smart Girls in the 21st Century: Understanding Talented Girls and Women.
Neihart, Maureen; Pfeiffer, Steven; and Cross, Tracy. The Social and Emotional Development of Gifted Children: What Do We Know? (2nd edition).
Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted: A website designed to inform and support gifted individuals, their families, and the professionals who work with them, about the unique social and emotional needs of gifted persons.
Gifted Program Advisory Council (GPAC) Representative
GPAC is a district-level committee whose purpose is to advocate for students, address opportunity gaps, improve gifted programming, and foster clear communication among parents, schools, and the district. To find out more about GPAC, visit the CHCCS site linked here.
If you are interested in becoming the 2024-2025 representative, please contact the gifted education specialist.
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