Highly Capable Math Resources:
Math competitions have developed tests in various formats that are ideal for using as a resource for the kinds of questions appropriate for high performing students in each grade level. They can be used to create questions for independent and group games.
Math Competition Resources:
Washington State Math Championship
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While the name sounds like it is for middle school students, this site provides an outstanding set of problems for students grades K-12. It uses a unique approach for students to use numbers creatively and flexibly. Small groups of students can work together on these problems to compile a list of possible answers to a range of math concepts.
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Peter Liljedahl has created a powerful way of building engagement and collaboration in Math. The veritical whiteboard systems paired with "open" style problems is a great way to get High Cap students actively sharing their thinking about a variety of Math concepts.
Highly Capable ELA/Social Studies Resources:
Below are some useful websites that gifted students may use in class. These websites can be used as independent activities during class time, but for some (such as Google Sites, We Video, and Good News Network), websites can be used in a larger Project-Based Learning format.
https://sites.google.com/ (website creation)
www.wevideo.com (video creation website - all students in the Mount Vernon School District has premium access to this software)
www.duolingo.com (language acquisition practice online - all students in the Mount Vernon School District has premium access to this software)
www.freerice.com (multiple choice quiz game that donates rice to developing countries for each right answer)
www.beanbeanbean.com (similar to the previous website)
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/ (great website for reading good news stories - lots of project idea possibilities here)
https://eyes.nasa.gov/ (this website allows students to explore space missions, planets, and celestial bodies in a visually engaging way. They can track real-time data from spacecraft and telescopes, or simulate space missions themselves.)
Social/Emotional Resources:
2e - Twice-Exceptional; 2e students are highly capable, but also have a learning challenge such as an auditory or visual processing disorder, ADHD, Asperger's, or dyslexia.
2enewsletter.com