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Accredited Online Colleges

A comprehensive college directory with many resources useful to prospective students and parents interested in advancing their education. A school’s accreditation status should play a large role in choosing which school to attend and AccreditedOnlineColleges.org, provides the tools to make this research easier than ever.
www.accreditedOnlineColleges.org

Center for Talented Youth
This Johns Hopkins University program identifies America's top academic students in grades two through eight and provides challenging educational programs through their tenth grade year.
www.cty.jhu.edu/

Talent Identification Program
The Duke University Talent Identification Program (Duke TIP) identifies gifted children and provides resources to nurture the development of these exceptionally bright youngsters. Programs are available for students, families, and educators.
www.tip.duke.edu/

The Council for Exceptional Children
The Council is the largest international professional organization specifically dedicated to improving educational outcomes for individuals with exceptionalities, students with disabilities, and/or the gifted.
www.cec.sped.org/

National Association of Gifted Children
This nonprofit organization is for parents, teachers, educators, other professionals and community leaders addressing the unique needs of children with demonstrated gifts and talents.  
www.nagc.org/ 

Odyssey of the Mind
This creative, team problem-solving competition that has three levels of competition -- local, state, and world -- where teams from around the world get together to compete.
www.odysseyofthemind.com/

Programs for Gifted Students with Learning Disabilities (GT/LD)
This site provides goals of for programs, characteristics of GTLD students, articles and Web sites, best practices, and other useful information, from Montgomery County Public Schools (Maryland).
www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/enriched/gtld/

Enriched and Innovative Instruction
This site includes information on differentiation, science, mathematics, arts, and other aspects of teaching, from Montgomery County Public Schools (Maryland).
www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/enriched/

National Society for the Gifted and Talented  www.nsgt.org

Kidsource Online   www.kidsource.com/kidsource/pages/ed.gifted.html

 


*Disclaimer:
These site links are provided as a helpful source of information. The Paradise Valley Unified School District neither supports nor endorses any of these sites, and is not responsible for their content in any way.

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