Resources

Churchill GT Website Resources

Reading Lists:

MENSA for Kids Reading List (K-3):

- http://www.mensaforkids.org/achieve/excellence-in-reading/excellence-in-reading-k-3-list/

MENSA for Kids Reading List (4-6):

- http://www.mensaforkids.org/achieve/excellence-in-reading/excellence-in-reading-4-6-list/

TED Talks on Giftedness:

What adults can learn from kidsChild prodigy Adora Svitak says the world needs "childish" thinking: bold ideas, wild creativity and especially optimism. Kids' big dreams deserve high expectations, she says, starting with grownups' willingness to learn from children as much as to teach.

The power of introvertsIn a culture where being social and outgoing are prized above all else, it can be difficult, even shameful, to be an introvert. But, as Susan Cain argues in this passionate talk, introverts bring extraordinary talents and abilities to the world, and should be encouraged and celebrated.

The child-driven educationEducation scientist Sugata Mitra tackles one of the greatest problems of education -- the best teachers and schools don't exist where they're needed most. In a series of real-life experiments from New Delhi to South Africa to Italy, he gave kids self-supervised access to the web and saw results that could revolutionize how we think about teaching.

The world needs all kinds of mindsTemple Grandin, diagnosed with autism as a child, talks about how her mind works -- sharing her ability to "think in pictures," which helps her solve problems that neurotypical brains might miss. She makes the case that the world needs people on the autism spectrum: visual thinkers, pattern thinkers, verbal thinkers, and all kinds of smart geeky kids.

Other Interesting Stuff from the Rabbit Hole Called GATE...

BRAINS

https://www.ted.com/talks/suzana_herculano_houzel_what_is_so_special_about_the_human_brain?utm_campaign=tedspread--b&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare

AIRPLANES

http://www.funpaperairplanes.com/

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