School District Website (with links to individual
schools)
West
Des Moines Community School District
College Search
G&T Organizations
Iowa
Talented and Gifted (ITAG)
The Belin & Blank Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development
National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC)
The Australian Association for the Education of the Gifted and Talented
American Association for Gifted Children
Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
General Information on G&T
Hoagies'
Gifted Education Page
Austega Gifted Information
Gifted Resources Home Page
Talent Searches and Study Programs
CTY
(Institute for the Academic Advancement of Youth (IAAY) Center for
Talented Youth
FishNet
Independent Study for Gifted
Learners
International Baccalaureate Organization
Research and Education
Gifted
and Learning Disabled
Eric Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education
Developing Thinking
in the Gifted
Learning
Disabilities and Giftedness
The National Research Center
on the Gifted and Talented
One size fits all?
Age based tracking versus ability grouping in elementary school
mathematics
Understanding
Tests and Measurements for the Parent and Advocate
Thomas B. Fordham Foundation
News Sites
Des
Moines Register
CNN
New York Times
General Sites For Kids
Kid
Source Online
Britesparks
Kid's
Web
Ask Jeeves Kids
The Great Kids Network
FunBrain.com - The Internet's #1 Education Site for K-8 Teachers and Kids
Sources for Teachers
and Parents
PBS Teacher Source
Educational Web Adventures
(Eduweb)
ThinkQuest
Using the Little Planet Times
NY Times
Education Links
Publishers
Free Spirit
Publishing
Gifted
Psychology Press
Prufrock Press
Mathematics
National Council for Teachers of Mathematics - The site of the national standards organization for mathematics education. There are activities and Java applets available for math.The Math Forum - An incredible wealth of mathematics research, articles, activities, problems, etc.
Dave's Short Course in Trigonometry - A tutorial in basic trigonometry concepts.
Bamdad's Math Comics Page - A collection of copyrighted cartoons and comic strips with math subjects..
MathNets: Transformations by Brian Dye - A great series of interactive Java applets about geometric transformations.
Manipula math with Java - A collection of a large range of Java applets on different topics from middle school to calculus..
Social Studies and History
The
Worldwide Museum of Natural History
The
American Red Cross Virtual Museum
Guardian’s Egypt
Smithsonian Museum of Natural History
A Presidential Exploration - Home Page
Science
The
Space Place
The Exploratorium the museum of science, art and human perception.
Welcome to the Yuckiest Site on the Internet!
Kidzone - ENERGY.GOV -
US Dept of Energy
Discovery Kids
Art
Lizzy Visits the Sculpture Garden
National Gallery of Art -- Online Tours
National Gallery of Art NGAkids splash page
Global Children's Art Gallery - The Natural Child Project
Language Arts