TCTA+Conference

=Differentiating for Gifted Students= February 10, 2012 Texas Classroom Teachers Association (TCTA) Annual Conference

Handout
[|Differentiating for Gifted TCTA Feb 2012 HO.pdf]

PowerPoint
[|Differentiating for Gifted Students PPT.pdf]

Web Resources
__State__ >
 * Gifted/Talented Education resources by TEA
 * // Texas State Plan for the Education of Gifted/Talented Students //
 * // Texas Performance Standards Project //
 * // Reading Strategies for Primary Readers //
 * // Gifted and Talented Teacher Toolkit //
 * // Gifted and Talented Teacher Toolkit II //
 * // Equity in Gifted & Talented Education //
 * Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented (TAGT)

__Content__ __Other__
 * Khan Academy
 * Math and Science mini-lessons, tutorial videos, and more
 * Wolfram Alpha
 * computational search engine
 * enter a math problem in the search bar and get details on how to work the problem
 * Math Train
 * math tutorials generally created by students
 * Quizlet
 * custom created flashcards and quizzes
 * Spelling City
 * customizable to study vocabulary and spelling words
 * Association for the Gifted (TAG) (a division of the Council for Exceptional Children)
 * Davidson Institute for Talent Development
 * // Gifted Education Professional Development Package // by Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, Australia
 * Hoagies Gifted Education Page
 * National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC)
 * National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented (NRC-GT)
 * New South Wales Association for Gifted and Talented Children
 * Prufrock Press, Inc. resources for educators
 * Social Emotional Needs of the Gifted (SENG)
 * 2e: Twice-Exceptional Newsletter
 * World Council for Gifted and Talented Children (WCGTC)

__Blogs__
 * Byrdseed by Ian Byrd
 * Gifted Exchange by Laura Vanderkam
 * Unwrapping the Gifted by Tamara Fisher

__Twitter__ Transcripts posted on the web site.
 * 1) gtchat takes place on Fridays at 11 am and 6 pm CST. Moderated by @DeborahMersino, [|www.ingeniosus.net]