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Resources to Help Support Gifted Children:
Parents of gifted children often feel alone in the process of advocating and locating appropriate local resources to help ensure that their child’s needs are met inside and outside of the school environment. Below, I have listed many different web-based resources and texts relating to local and national Gifted and Talented programs/organizations for parents (and teachers) to use. I separated the resources into seven categories: Maine Resources, Websites, Hot Topics in Gifted Education, Blogs, Groups, Noteworthy Books, and Extracurricular Activities.
Maine Resources
GIFTED RESOURCE CENTER OF NEW ENGLAND
MAINE EDUCATORS OF THE GIFTED AND TALENTED
PATTI DRAPEAU EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANT
Popular Gifted and Talented Websites
HOAGIES’ GIFTED EDUCATION PAGE
JOHNS HOPKINS CENTER FOR TALENTED YOUTH - A WORLD LEADER IN GIFTED EDUCATION
NAGC
Hot Topics in Gifted Education
A NATION DECIEVED - ACCELERATION
http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED535138.pdf
MISDIAGNOSIS AND DUAL DIAGNOSIS OF GIFTED CHILDREN
http://www.sengifted.org/archives/articles/misdiagnosis-and-dual-diagnosis-of-gifted-childreN
http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/twice_exceptional.htm
SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL NEEDS OF THE GIFTED
Groups
SENG MODEL PARENT GROUPS
http://www.sengifted.org/programs/seng-model-parent-groups
PARENTS OF GIFTED CHILDREN RESOURCE GROUP ON FACEBOOK
https://www.facebook.com/groups/pogcrg/
PARENTING GIFTED PAGE ON FACEBOOK
Noteworthy Books
They Say My Kid's Gifted: Now What F. Richard Olenchak, Ph.D.
http://www.prufrock.com/They-Say-My-Kids-Gifted-P1414.aspx
A Parent’s Guide to Gifted Children. James T Webb, PhD, Janet L. Gore, M.ed., Edward R. Amend, Psy.D. , Arlene R. DeVires, M.S.E.
http://giftedkids.about.com/od/wheretofindhelp/fr/parents_guide.htm
Raising Gifted Children: A Practical Guide for Parents Facing Big Emotions and Big Potential
by Catherine Zakoian MA NCC LPC | Jan 5, 2020
Emotional Intensity in Gifted Students: Helping Kids Cope With Explosive Feelings
by Christine Fonseca | Dec 1, 2015
Understanding Your Gifted Child From the Inside Out: A Guide to the Social and Emotional Lives of Gifted Kids
by James R. Delisle Ph.D. | Oct 1, 2018
The Drama of the Gifted Child: The Search for the True Self
by Alice Miller, Suzanne Toren, et al.
Differently Wired: Raising an Exceptional Child in a Conventional World available on Audible
Misdiagnosis and Dual Diagnoses of Gifted Children and Adults: ADHD, Bipolar, OCD, Asperger's, Depression, and Other Disorders (2nd edition) by James T Webb , Edward R Amend, et al. | Nov 1, 2016
Extracurricular Activities
ACADEMICS
Maine School of Math and Science
https://www.mssm.org/ 95 High Street Limestone, Maine 04750 207-325-3303 FAX 207-325-3340
Mad Science Camp
http://www.colby.edu/administration_cs/special_programs/programs/2017/2772091/Mad-Science-Camp.cfm
105 Main St South Portland, ME 04106 207-878-2222 Fax: 207-210-6617
Modern Robotics Summer Camp
https://locorobo.co/2020/summer-camp-12020.html 484-704-2613
Versant Power Astronomy Center and Maynard Jordan Planetarium
https://astro.umaine.edu/virtual-astronomy-experiences/planetarium@maine.edu or call 207-581-1341 to request a date and time
Challenger Learning Center of Maine
www.astronaut.org 30 Venture Way, Bangor, ME 04401 207-990-2900 contact@astronaut.org
The Telling Room
http://tellingroom.org/programs/summer-camps Suite 201 225 Commercial Street, Portland, Maine 04101 207-774-6064 | writers@tellingroom.org
Hurricane Island Center for Science and Leadership
http://mainecamps.org/camp/hurricane-island-center-science-leadership/
PO Box 1280 Rockland, ME 04841 207-867-6050 www.hurricaneisland.net programs@hurricaneisland.net
Marine Science Summer Camps: Downeast Institute
www.downeastinstitute.org/education.htm PO Box 83, 39 Wildflower Lane Beals, Maine 04611 207-497-5769
Hearty Roots
https://www.heartyroots.org/ PO BOX 302, Bristol, Maine 04539
Acadia Institute of Oceanography
Seal Harbor | www.acadiainstitute.com 800-375-0058 or explore@acadiainstitute.com
Seeds of Peace Camp
Otisfield, Maine https://www.seedsofpeace.org/programs/developing-leaders/camp/
370 Lexington Avenue Suite 1201 New York NY 10017 United States 212-573-8040 info@seedsofpeace.org
VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS
The Davinci Experience: Science and Art Camps
http://www.davinciexperience.com/falmouth/ Judy J. Crosby, Executive Director
(207) 541-9171 info@DavinciExperience.com
Johnson Hall SPARK Theater Camp For Kids
https://www.johnsonhall.org/programs/ 280 Water Street, Gardiner, ME 04345 207-582-7144
THE PAINTED DOG: Art & Stitch
https://www.facebook.com/THE-PAINTED-DOG-art-stitch-studio-949049135117683/
13 Pleasant Street, Brunswick Maine 207-504-2438
New England Music Camp @ Snow Pond
http://mainecamps.org/camp/new-england-music-camp/ 8 Goldenrod Road Sidney, ME 04330
844.476.6976 https://snowpond.org/nemc/ info@nemusiccamp.com
Portland Conservatory of Music
https://portlandconservatoryofmusic.org/class-schedule/ 202 Woodford St., 3rd Floor Portland, ME 04103 207-775-3356
Maine College of Art
https://cs.meca.edu/youth-teen/ 522 Congress St. Portland, ME 04101 207-699-5061
TED talks
I’m 17 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OkOQhXhsIE
How do you define yourself? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzPbY9ufnQY
Identity https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikGVWEvUzNM
Transgender Teen Shares Powerful Message https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0v_idyvjco
Be the Change https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8oJV_mBY9g
Dream https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoI1dk9J_SY
Homeschooling Makes Me Happy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h11u3vtcpaY
How a 13 year old changed 'Impossible' to 'I'm Possible' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bC0hlK7WGcM
Forget what you know | Jacob Barnet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uq-FOOQ1TpE
The little piano man | Brandon Goldberg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCz4_xZT2uk
A 12-year-old app developer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fkd9TWUtFm0
15-Yr-Old Kelvin Doe Wows M.I.T. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOLOLrUBRBY
14-Year-Old Prodigy Programmer Dreams In Code https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBXZWB_dNsw
Unstoppable 9-Yr-Old Tennis Prodigy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1i-eH1qbXRA
What adults can learn from kids - Adora Svitak https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TN79Qyddsf0
The Power of Words: Soren Palumbo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J88Pcw3jPXU
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