Gifted Advocacy Council of Hillsborough, Inc.
United We Stand
Our mission is to promote and support a high quality education for gifted students, to inform and unite parents of gifted students in Hillsborough County, and to advocate on behalf of gifted students.
Gifted Education Websites
- Academy of Achievement The Academy of Achievement brings students face-to-face with the extraordinary leaders, thinkers and pioneers who have shaped our world.
- Advocacy Recommended Readings on Educational Advocacy
- Advocacy Partners From Surrounding Counties Broward County Citrus County Hernando County Pinellas County
- Advocating for a Grade Skip: A Portfolio of Research
- American Education Research Association
- American Mensa
- A Nation Deceived: How Schools Hold Back America’s Brightest Students
- Belin-Blank Exceptional Student Talent Search BESTS
- BLOGspot GACH, Inc. BLOG for you to post comments on current articles relating to gifted students/education
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Bloom's Taxonomy of Learning is a way to classify instructional activities or questions as they progress in difficulty. The lower levels require less in the way of thinking skills. As one moves down the hierarchy, the activities require higher level thinking skills. - BrainSize Booksis dedicated to providing innovative educational materials that stimulate, exercise and excite young minds.
- Bright Pennies: Brilliant Things for Bright Kids!
- Buros Institute of Mental Measurements Test reviews for all screening and IQ testing exams- fee involved
- Colorado Association for Gifted and Talented (CAGT)
- STEM Report (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics)
- Common Sense Media As a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, we exist to provide parents with trustworthy information to help manage their kids' media lives.
- Carolyn Coil has worked in the field of education for over 30 years as a teacher, training coordinator, project director, learning resources specialist, author and consultant. Presented at FLAG Conference 2007
- Davidson Institute for Talent Development
- Duke University's Talent Identification Program TiP
- Duke Gifted Letter
- Florida Citizens for Science Advocates for providing our children with the best education that modern scientific instruction can offer.
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2005 FLDOE Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services Monitoring Report.
The discussion of gifted services in Hillsborough County begins on page 33 of the report. - FLDOE Gifted Student Education State Laws and Regulations
- Florida Association for the Gifted
- Florida's Gifted Eligibility Rule, 6A – 6.03019 Special Instructional Programs for Students Who Are Gifted
- Florida Gifted Network our Gifted Lobbying Source for Florida
- Florida VirtualSchool Online Learning
- Free Spirit Publishing Great books
- Gifted Development Center Dr. Linda Silverman, Director
- Gifted Education Program at the University of South Florida
- Gifted Legislative Update
- Gifted Thinkers Great books and games
- Great Potential Press, Inc. Books, DVD's & more
- GT-Cybersource (from the Davidson Institute for Talent Development)
- Member Post "How We Formed a Tampa Advocacy Group in 3 Months"
- HATS High Achieving Talented Students Program
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Hillsborough County Schools: Main SDHC page Hillsborough County Public Schools K-12 Gifted Program page Lauri Kirsch. Ed.D., Supervisor K-12 Gifted
Phone: (813) 272-4966
Fax: (813) 272-4515 MaryEllen Elia, Superintendent
901 E Kennedy Blvd
P.O. Box 3408
Tampa, Fl 33601 USA
Phone: (813)272-4000 School District of Hillsborough County Board of Education:
(813) 272-4045 School Board Members Map of Board Member Districts - "Sound Off and be Heard" BLOG - "You have a voice...use it. Share information to help Hillsborough County school children..." Ms. Griffin, School Board Member District 6 (Countywide) wants to know what you really think.
- Hoagies' Gifted Education Page
- Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Educational Program The Federal Gifted and Talented Law
- List of Gifted Organizations
- National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC)
- ODYSSEY OF THE MIND The Odyssey of the Mind teaches students how to think divergently by providing open-ended problems that appeal to a wide range of interests.
- Pieces of Learning materials for differentiation in the classroom
- Pinellas County Schools Gifted Program web site
- Pine View School for the Gifted, Osprey, FL (Sarasota County)
- Scobee Scholarship
- Schoolwide Enrichment Model-Reading (SEM-R) Reading program at 20 Hillsborough County Schools
- St. Pete Times Education BLOG
- State Laws and Regulations concerning gifted education
- TALENTED & GIFTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
- The Gradebook Gifted Education in Sights 10/23/07
- Uniquely Gifted The Twice-Exceptional Gifted Learner
- Usborne Books Great books and games